tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680721109687600502024-03-12T20:57:14.555-07:00The Real Ilena RosenthalDedicated with many thanks & blessings to my Friends -- old & new -- who have given me strength, love and guidance through thirteen years of hearty challenges.
And to my Enemies ... [who by suing me & cybersquatting, highjacking & attempting to destroy my personal & unique good name] ... have inspired me to create this blog.Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-16062472216972236902009-09-07T13:04:00.000-07:002009-09-07T13:10:43.837-07:00This video blew me away ... Four Minutes Til Midnight - "Cold Lonely Train"Filmed in one of my beloved hometown's in Tuolumne County, California ... and having known the brilliant young singer since he was born ... I am jumping up and down and cheering this group.<br /><br /> <br />Every day I have more hope for their generation ... and believe this video captures the timeless and ageless Mother Lode spirit by talented and creative and bold souls.Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-55837810539726711642008-09-14T12:23:00.001-07:002008-09-14T13:59:59.669-07:00Tribute to Women Who Fought for Our Right to Vote<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl45jdQ4vP8pB8vrmvw9U_uaT51BwQYx25e8ss-zkQrN2eX5xUi6hDmyQuu2K36bGSHFf78HnnkrMpKbXJMJXayocMcaeFLZPUYjsXZWQL4-BdQm7zY8Af3kA5ZW30uKeDJP5APJIB0da3/s1600-h/jailed+for+picketing+White+House.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl45jdQ4vP8pB8vrmvw9U_uaT51BwQYx25e8ss-zkQrN2eX5xUi6hDmyQuu2K36bGSHFf78HnnkrMpKbXJMJXayocMcaeFLZPUYjsXZWQL4-BdQm7zY8Af3kA5ZW30uKeDJP5APJIB0da3/s200/jailed+for+picketing+White+House.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245968956302009074" /></a><br />I frequently ask young women how long they believe that females have been able to vote in the United States.<br /><br />Most all are shocked to learn that it's been only since 1920 ... and few realize the hardships, sacrifices, imprisonment, and defamation these courageous and strong 'suffragettes' endured.<br /><br />HBO has done an outstanding job in bringing to the screen <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.hbo.com/films/ironjawedangels/synopsis/index.html">Iron Jawed Angels</a></span> ... so named for their iron will against being forced to eat while enprisoned.Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-7251808949944898302008-09-11T07:08:00.001-07:002008-09-14T15:00:42.984-07:00Lose your house, lose your vote ? ? ? In the U S of A ? ? ?<div dir="ltr"><p align="left"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">With 7,000 families a day losing their homes to foreclosure ... this can not be allowed.<br></font></b></p><p align="left"><b><a href="http://www.michiganmessenger.com/4076/lose-your-house-lose-your-vote" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Lose your house, lose your vote</font></a></b><font face="Verdana" size="2"> --<b>Michigan Republicans plan to foreclose African American voters</b> By Eartha Jane Melzer 10 Sep 2008 The chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County Michigan, a key swing county in a key swing state, is planning to use a list of foreclosed homes to block people from voting in the upcoming election as part of the state GOP's effort to challenge some voters on Election Day. <b><font color="#ff0000">"We will have a list of foreclosed homes and will make sure people aren't voting from those addresses,"</font></b> party chairman James Carabelli told Michigan Messenger in a telephone interview earlier this week. </font></p><br>-- <br>Ilena's Health Lover Blog<br><<a href="http://ilenarose.blogspot.com">http://ilenarose.blogspot.com</a>><br><br>Breast Implant Awareness Blog<br><<a href="http://breastimplantawareness.blogspot.com">http://breastimplantawareness.blogspot.com</a>><br> </div>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-53553238358061827252008-08-19T15:36:00.000-07:002008-09-14T14:53:09.677-07:00Human Race Humour<div dir="ltr"><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">A little girl asked her mother: 'How did the human race appear?'</span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">The mother answered, 'God made Adam and Eve;</span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">they had children; and so was</span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="#4141ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">all mankind made.'</span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">Two days later the girl asked her father the same question. <br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">The father answered, 'Many years ago there were monkeys from which the human</span></span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" color="#4141ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">race evolved.'</span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" color="blue" face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">The confused girl returned to her mother and said,</span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">'Mum, how is it possible</span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" color="#4141ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">that you told me the human race was created by God, and Dad said they</span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" color="#4141ff" face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">developed from monkeys?'</span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"><br><br>The mother answered, 'Well, Dear, it is very simple.</span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">I told you about my side of the family, and your father told you about his.'</span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <br><br> <br> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> </span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" color="black" face="Verdana" size="1"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <br> </span></font><br style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">I</span><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://ilenarose.blogspot.com">lena's Health Lover Blog</a><br style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> <br style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><br style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://breastimplantawareness.blogspot.com">Breast Implant Awareness Blog</a><br style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> <br style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> </div>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-90930191451212242662008-08-18T18:15:00.000-07:002008-08-18T19:20:06.099-07:00Choosing Death ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kUPic_knaFVmgLKYe6JT4va6YDLuY-wjYkP48W-UzIfNKWhbXAjvJfSnMAh0aliawk83DKihUcfW6iMrdfGwbtDSE0QkKidGihxdIoKNv13RWLOIQpFcb4QREgonwCkVT0i4U8nJ_fIq/s1600-h/unforgettable+cast.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kUPic_knaFVmgLKYe6JT4va6YDLuY-wjYkP48W-UzIfNKWhbXAjvJfSnMAh0aliawk83DKihUcfW6iMrdfGwbtDSE0QkKidGihxdIoKNv13RWLOIQpFcb4QREgonwCkVT0i4U8nJ_fIq/s320/unforgettable+cast.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236031794630626642" /></a><br /><br />Powerful and sensitive playwright, C.N. Taylor, courageously tackles a rarely spoken of <span style="font-style:italic;">end of life</span> challenge in <a href="http://ilena-rosenthal.blogspot.com/2008/08/unforgettable.html">Unforgettable </a>. This moving play is now being presented in Murphys, California, in the heart of the Mother Lode.<br /><br />When independent, determined healthy, intelligent, and aging <span style="font-style:italic;">Henry </span>chose to end his life, he turned to his only daughter for support.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">I had stayed with my father while he purposefully made his exit from this world. It was a difficult experience for me, yet at times quite joyous. I was left with a feeling of profound respect for a man I loved dearly and with whom I disagreed on just about everything.</span><br /><br />After years of family suffering as his wife of many decades passed slowly and painfully away, he had a different plan.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Unforgettable</span> targets life and death article from the Sonora Union Democrat Weekender ... click <a href="http://www.print2webcorp.com/news/WesternComm/Sonora-Weekend/20080814/p15.asp">here</a>.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://ilena-rosenthal.blogspot.com/2008/08/unforgettable.html">here </a>for contact information. Black Bart Theatre in Murphy's through August 24th.Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-89798263543623756272008-08-18T08:30:00.000-07:002008-08-18T09:21:40.081-07:00Life is a garden ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBS__sTevK32koWpSqho5r41nR-5pI4G_dC1hNXs2_GLRYVok4_4JvFZRbkbJDaKIpn1V87ghzLg4r42hfinxgTMid4uNz9g6N9FyJ8zLtS5CTvO42JawP8zCf1yn-Gus_gtiNIbQ5zKc/s1600-h/life+is+a+garden.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBS__sTevK32koWpSqho5r41nR-5pI4G_dC1hNXs2_GLRYVok4_4JvFZRbkbJDaKIpn1V87ghzLg4r42hfinxgTMid4uNz9g6N9FyJ8zLtS5CTvO42JawP8zCf1yn-Gus_gtiNIbQ5zKc/s400/life+is+a+garden.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235893558864976194" /></a><br /><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;" class="gmail_quote"><div bgcolor="#ebe9ea"><div align="center"><b><font size="2"> <div><font size="2">life is a garden,</font></div> <div><font size="2">not a road</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="2">we enter and exit</font></div> <div><font size="2">through the same gate</font></div> <div> </div> <div>wandering,</div> <div><font size="2">where we go matters less</font></div> <div><font size="2">than what we notice</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="2">~ Bokonon ~</font></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><font size="1">(<i>The Lost Book</i>) Thanks to Lucky<br></font></div></font></b></div> <div align="center"><b> </b></div> <div align="center"><b> </b></div></div></div><b style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">-- </span><br style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><a href="http://ilenarose.blogspot.com"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Ilena's Health Lover Blog</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"></span><br style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> <a href="http://breastimplantawareness.blogspot.com%3E"><br style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Breast Implant Awareness Blog</span></a><br style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><br></span></b></div></div><br> </div>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-91627224810643788012008-08-02T18:31:00.000-07:002008-08-02T18:41:50.465-07:00Unforgettable ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEyHriMcq5WFxJWuVJzHgqTQxWcAIPASQa39ux5Y2fpizKXcFqv8HZrP0vqxrSHaVpa5cpcCLzjDW54q7mWBGxpxFlYz7o_vbT8WqIbay88zjG63y-56TmHu5fDhs8cLoNDMaRb4kkCBo/s1600-h/Unforgettable_poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEyHriMcq5WFxJWuVJzHgqTQxWcAIPASQa39ux5Y2fpizKXcFqv8HZrP0vqxrSHaVpa5cpcCLzjDW54q7mWBGxpxFlYz7o_vbT8WqIbay88zjG63y-56TmHu5fDhs8cLoNDMaRb4kkCBo/s320/Unforgettable_poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230098168710604434" /></a><br />August 15, 16, & 17, 2008 - By C.N. Taylor.<br />A humorous, poignant family drama will be presented at Black Bart Theatre in Murphys August 15-24. Produced by Duende and directed by Van Gordon, the cast includes local favorites Sheila Gradison, Mitch Agruss and Sid Marsh. Friday and Saturday curtain is at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. and a special talkback performance begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August, 21st. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. For reservations call 532-5643.Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-50954445138512835962008-08-02T17:52:00.001-07:002008-08-02T18:29:31.703-07:00Wise Words & Wolves<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0STQRm-R6o7rcXROqiiUKfLOL9KEXbD_XFE-LMgqhXs0S6Zb9KU-y7W9A1bDzqpYr7m9PC4cfS89PhUbJF7HHsAazOtXv_O14w3ViM5QyCvlyXTtYjkIqCi_yyprJRo0wadsJVECoShx/s1600-h/wolves.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0STQRm-R6o7rcXROqiiUKfLOL9KEXbD_XFE-LMgqhXs0S6Zb9KU-y7W9A1bDzqpYr7m9PC4cfS89PhUbJF7HHsAazOtXv_O14w3ViM5QyCvlyXTtYjkIqCi_yyprJRo0wadsJVECoShx/s320/wolves.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230097241331699650" /></a><br /><br />One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, 'My son, the battle is between two 'wolves' inside us all.<br /><br />One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.<br /><br />The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.'<br /><br />The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: 'Which wolf wins?'<br /><br />The old Cherokee simply replied, 'The one you feed.'<br /><br />(with love & thanks to Gail)Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-32528913375309775352008-07-06T14:45:00.001-07:002008-07-08T12:22:35.453-07:00JUDGE ORDERS GOOGLE TO TURN OVER YOUTUBE RECORDS<i><font face="times new roman,serif">Thanks Lucky ... I believe this is a very, very, dangerous precedent.</font></i><font face="times new roman,serif"><br></font><span class="gmail_quote"><font face="times new roman,serif"><br> </font><font face="times new roman,serif"><font color="#333333"><font face="times new roman,serif">*****************************</font><font face="times new roman,serif">*************************** </font><font face="times new roman,serif"><br> </font><font face="times new roman,serif"> </font><font color="#333333"><font face="times new roman,serif">SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in New York has ordered Google to turn over to Viacom a database linking users of YouTube, the Web's largest video site by far, with every clip they have watched there. Click <a href="http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=127394">here</a> for full article.</font></font></font></font></span><font face="times new roman,serif"> </font><font face="times new roman,serif"><br> </font><a href="http://ilenarose.blogspot.com"><font face="times new roman,serif">Ilena's Health Lover Blog</font></a><font face="times new roman,serif"><br></font><a href="http://breastimplantawareness.blogspot.com"><font face="times new roman,serif">Breast Implant Awareness Blog</font></a><font face="times new roman,serif"> </font>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-86381467860703331712008-06-08T08:19:00.000-07:002008-06-08T10:59:50.963-07:00Woman Owned & Operated & Designed... BRAVO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5d6tg5wWg7j5h2wKcAoeNa0hSHDbUp6B4WJDtvUzNJllgtNGa4LavOr4t6rXjM6ev9Za3zJ4XKa4jbT-1-Jkb2_1YFFl8VQh6_DUz8PATCR703HYwk6dv3SotRuc48BLx9n1xTnL21cP0/s1600-h/Edge.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5d6tg5wWg7j5h2wKcAoeNa0hSHDbUp6B4WJDtvUzNJllgtNGa4LavOr4t6rXjM6ev9Za3zJ4XKa4jbT-1-Jkb2_1YFFl8VQh6_DUz8PATCR703HYwk6dv3SotRuc48BLx9n1xTnL21cP0/s400/Edge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209531129872133810" /></a><br /><br />Given free reign in a men's bathroom in New York City, all woman <a href="http://www.edgedesign.com">Edge Design</a> came up with this. <span style="font-style:italic;">Thanks & love to Ginger and Debbie!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://ilenarose.blogspot.com">Ilena's Health Lover Blog</a>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-32263350756073306862008-06-07T14:30:00.001-07:002008-06-12T11:41:53.069-07:00Polar Bear Swims 200 Miles Shot Dead For Its Efforts ... how dare they ? ? ?Thank you Mark Graffis:<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="85%"><tbody><tr valign="middle"><td><div><div><span><i>Published on Friday, June 6, 2008 by </i><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jun/05/animalwelfare.animalbehaviour" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"><i>The Guardian/UK</i></a></span> <div> by Allegra Stratton and agencies</div></div><div><p>A polar bear that swam more than 200 miles in near-freezing waters to reach Iceland was shot on arrival in case it posed a threat to humans.<a title="0606 02 1" href="http://?ui=2&ik=0f69cf5121&attid=0.1&disp=emb&view=att&th=11a60c99624024eb" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"><img alt="0606 02 1" src="http://www.commondreams.org/archive/wp-content/photos/0606_02_1.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="238" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="350"></a></p> <p>The bear, thought to be the first to reach the country in at least 15 years, was killed after local police claimed it was a danger to humans, triggering an outcry from animal lovers. Police claimed it was not possible to sedate the bear.</p> <p>The operation to kill the animal <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7496024423861124503&q=polar+bear+iceland&ei=p9JHSLquKov6iQLGtITNDA" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">was captured on film</a>.</p> <p>The adult male, weighing 250kg, was presumed to have swum some 200 miles from Greenland, or from a distant chunk of Arctic ice, to Skagafjordur in northern Iceland.</p><p>More <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jun/05/animalwelfare.animalbehaviour" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">here</a></p> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><a href="http://breastimplantawareness.blogspot.com">Breast Implant Awareness Blog</a> <br>I<a href="http://ilenarose.blogspot.com">lena Rosenthal's Health Lover Blog</a><br>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-5129042672396674892008-06-06T16:07:00.001-07:002008-06-07T14:53:09.578-07:0003 04 05 06 07 08<b style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">Saturday, at 4 minutes and 5 seconds after 3, in the United States .... it will be <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><i><font size="4"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style:italic;">03:04:05 06.07.08</span></span></font></i>.<br> <br style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Have a great day!</span><br></span></b>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-52881839240606042792008-04-25T14:13:00.001-07:002008-04-25T15:19:26.476-07:00Our Little Ol' Piggy Bank<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);font-size:6;" ><b><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">T</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">his is our <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:85%;" >Piggy Bank</span> after filling the car up with gas and buying groceries yesterday.</span></span></span></b></span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFa6ekDv1XtCvtae71-CHUNttF3Ue7sDj8XdiP9a_MVXPJse9eh1oKnEGnyRfzzVcqIQzz1MwynsExmJEMmCxLEQ6lbbYuxDclEKIRcBuoK7Eh0JkhwXJq65SEKMqpxx2swnjaPPu1M6H/s1600-h/piggy-bank.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFa6ekDv1XtCvtae71-CHUNttF3Ue7sDj8XdiP9a_MVXPJse9eh1oKnEGnyRfzzVcqIQzz1MwynsExmJEMmCxLEQ6lbbYuxDclEKIRcBuoK7Eh0JkhwXJq65SEKMqpxx2swnjaPPu1M6H/s400/piggy-bank.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193295372257092066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><blockquote><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode;font-size:100%;" ><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);font-size:6;" ><b><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:6;">D</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">id the </span>oil companies <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">really need</span> $123 BILLION in profit <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">last year</span></span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;">???<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Ponder the fact that Exxon alone profited over $40 BILLION DOLLARS in 2007, and that fact that foreclosures here in California alone, rose 375% from one (very, very) bad year ago. I believe it is all related.<br /><br />A day hasn't passed recently that I haven't heard of another family losing their home. Neighborhoods, formerly manicured and safe, are decaying rapidly and expansively, while those corporations who pushed for this Middle East debacle, profit without limits. <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Thanks to my precious Gail for the piggy picture ... if anyone can find the artist, I'd love to acknowledge how much this photo touched me.)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">And thanks to all of you have been contributing to our work. Your generous donations, small and large, allow us to keep our message on the internet. We appreciate it more than you know.<br /><br />References: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span>Exxon also set an annual profit record by earning <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">$40.61 billion last year - or nearly $1,300 per second in 2007</span>.</span> That exceeded its previous record of $39.5 billion in 2006. Click <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/01/news/companies/exxon_earnings/">here </a>for article in CNN Money.<br /><br />"Last year these companies alone {Exxon Mobil (<a href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=XOM&source=story_quote_link">XOM</a>, <a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2007/snapshots/496.html?source=story_f500_link">Fortune 500</a>), Royal Dutch Shell (<a href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=RDSA&source=story_quote_link">RDSA</a>), BP (<a href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=BP&source=story_quote_link">BP</a>), Chevron (<a href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=CVX&source=story_quote_link">CVX</a>, <a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2007/snapshots/290.html?source=story_f500_link">Fortune 500</a>), and ConocoPhillips (<a href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=COP&source=story_quote_link">COP</a>, <a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2007/snapshots/1050.html?source=story_f500_link">Fortune 500</a>)} made over <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">$123 billion in profit,</span>" said Markey. "What is the oil industry doing with all this profit? Unfortunately, it goes as much to financial engineering as to renewable engineering." Click <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/01/news/companies/oil_hearing/">here </a>for article in CNN Money.<br /><br /></div></span></blockquote></div></div></div>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-38439517159751176442008-04-21T08:20:00.001-07:002008-04-21T10:47:42.260-07:00A fairy tale ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMtozzRZCO6WR0SQoTHBvRvuOBy9cBeIjAZ1CGf5d3GbzSyRYClyGnCg1Pr2D4XKcZZ48FU5ePLQLQB1HwZV6QGOu1tIC9k4QzLISG8w3WIUSzyCHed9NPSQihg8QeR1JhQ85hmZezxQa/s1600-h/woman.gif"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMtozzRZCO6WR0SQoTHBvRvuOBy9cBeIjAZ1CGf5d3GbzSyRYClyGnCg1Pr2D4XKcZZ48FU5ePLQLQB1HwZV6QGOu1tIC9k4QzLISG8w3WIUSzyCHed9NPSQihg8QeR1JhQ85hmZezxQa/s400/woman.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191720796846124082" border="0" /></a><br /><span><div><span><div><div><p><span>O</span><span><span><span><span>ne day, a long, long, long time ago....</span><br /><br /><span>There lived a woman who did not whine, nag or bitch.</span><br /><br /><span>This was a long, long, long time ago ... </span><br /><br />And it was just that one</span><span><span> day.</span><br /><br /><span>The End</span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>D</span>edicated with much love to all my friends & fellow activists who whine, nag and bitch while raising awareness to the dangers of:<br /><a href="http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/">breast implants,</a><br />vaccinations,<br />genetically modified seeds,<br />cell phones,<br />Multiple Chemical Sensitivity,<br />and other environmental industry cover-ups.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p face="georgia" size="12"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>(And heartfelt thanks to Marlene for this perfect piece ... and for her decades of invaluable love & support. )</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div></span></div></span>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-49106632207798802742008-03-12T13:51:00.001-07:002008-03-13T01:18:31.692-07:00Zeitgeist Day ~ Ides of March ~ 3.15.2008This <a href="http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/">video,</a> winner of the Award, has educated and inspired many of my friends and myself.<br /><br />Click below to find a list of private and public events & showings on this date.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/zdayevents.htm"><img src="http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/eventbuttonsm.jpg" border="0" height="45" width="225" /></a>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-79481131408393455342008-03-10T14:00:00.000-07:002008-03-13T16:39:24.387-07:00Sex Hormones, Mood Stabilizers Found In Drinking Water Of 41 MILLION Americans ... Common Industrial Chemicals In Tiny Doses Raise Health Issue<i><b>Note from Ilena Rosenthal: There is such outrageous news coming at us all by moment by moment right now ... I really appreciated Andy Borowitz's satirical slant on this amazing revelation. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/bush-reveals-tap-water-as_b_90750.html"></a></b></i><br><br>Excerpts:<br>And while researchers do not yet understand the exact risks from decades of persistent exposure to random combinations of low levels of pharmaceuticals, recent studies _ which have gone virtually unnoticed by the general public _ have found alarming effects on human cells and wildlife.<br><br>In the course of a five-month inquiry, the AP discovered that drugs have been detected in the drinking water supplies of 24 major metropolitan areas _ from Southern California to Northern New Jersey, from Detroit to Louisville, Ky. <i><b>Here's the full article on <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/bush-reveals-tap-water-as_b_90750.html">Huffington Post.</a></b></i><br><br><h1><font size="4"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/bush-reveals-tap-water-as_b_90750.html" title="Permalink" id="title_permalink">Bush Reveals Tap Water as Prescription Drug Plan</a></font></h1> <i><b>Note from Ilena: One of the most important articles I've read that explains what a potentially health killing legacy these chemicals are could be creating was published in the Wall Street Journal a few years ago. It totally disputes all the rabid <a href="http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/snake-oil.htm">chemical industry publicists</a> (aka flacks, shills, media, etc.) who claim that the many complex and multifaceted symptoms and illnesses commonly known as </b></i><b>Multiple Chemical Sensitivity </b><i><b>is a myth ... and then <a href="http://breastimplantawareness.org/quackwatchwatch.htm">they </a>blame everything but the chemicals! <br> <br>Here's an excerpt ... I'll send you a copy of the whole article if you can't access it and want to read the rest. It's very, very, important. <font size="1">(send me note at mailto:<a href="mailto:colibrimama@gmail.com">colibrimama@gmail.com</a>)<br> </font><br></b></i><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB112224731634594459.html"><font size="4"><b>Common Industrial Chemicals In Tiny Doses Raise Health Issue </b></font></a><br><b>By Peter Waldman Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL </b><br> <br>For years, scientists have struggled to explain rising rates of some cancers and childhood brain disorders. Something about modern living has driven a steady rise of certain maladies, from breast and prostate cancer to autism and learning disabilities.<br> <br>One suspect now is drawing intense scrutiny: the prevalence in the environment of certain industrial chemicals at extremely low levels. A growing body of animal research suggests to some scientists that even minute traces of some chemicals, always assumed to be biologically insignificant, can affect such processes as gene activation and the brain development of newborns. <i><b>Amazing article <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB112224731634594459.html">here.</a></b></i><br>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-44329607172816165162008-02-27T09:53:00.000-08:002008-02-27T10:28:41.052-08:00Bolivia to Denounce US Interference ... Bolivia Charges U.S. Official With Espionage<b style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-size:9;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;">Note from Ilena: A good friend in Costa Rica has long believed that the Peace Corps volunteers were being 'used' for purposes other than peace.</span></span><br /><br /></span></b> <div style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" class="storytitle" id="post-26374"><b><a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/02/15/bolivia-charges-us-official-with-espionage/" rel="bookmark">Bolivia Charges U.S. Official With Espionage</a></b></div> <div class="postSubline" style="padding-top: 5px; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><b> By: Bill W. on Friday, February 15th, 2008 at 9:45 AM - PST <span class="diggthisplugin" style="width: 140px; padding-top: 10px; margin-left: 20px;"> </span></b> </div> <p style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><b><a href="http://static.crooksandliars.com/2008/02/abc-schaick-fullbright-spy-020808.jpg"><img src="http://static.crooksandliars.com/2008/02/abc-schaick-fullbright-spy-020808.thumbnail.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4290936&page=1">Bolivia has now filed espionage charges</a> against Vincent Cooper, a U.S. Embassy official who instructed Peace Corps volunteers and Fulbright scholar John Alexander van Schaick at mandatory orientation and security briefings "t<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=4262036&page=1">o provide the names, addresses and activities</a> of any Venezuelan or Cuban doctors or field workers" they encountered. </b></p> <b style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-size:11;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2008/february/26/reg05.htm">Bolivia to Denounce US Interference</a><br /></span> </span><span style="font-size:9;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> The Bolivian government announced on Monday the beginning of an international campaign to denounce the interference in its domestic affairs by the US Embassy.</span><br /></span> </b>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-64261690931553937942008-02-25T11:33:00.001-08:002008-02-25T12:15:12.101-08:00Bravo Bill Maher ... His pick for Best Movie<div class="gmail_quote"><img alt="Bill Maher" src="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/contributors/bill-maher/headshot.jpg" /> <h2><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-maher" target="_blank">Bill Maher</a></h2><div>"My favorite movie of the year was the one about the heartless con man who's obsessed with finding oil. Its called <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.noendinsightmovie.com/">No End In Sight</a></i>."</div><div> </div><div></div><div>For Youtube intro... click <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGPp-WhgEXE">here</a>.</div><br /></div>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-40560497707132270792008-02-19T09:20:00.001-08:002008-02-19T09:38:27.165-08:00February 20, 2008 ~ Full Moon Eclipse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKh-rUaEtEMNzek95onOojtXAViuWAxeZcHf2AhP_5LF5_RYIZcAH46ryRJrte7DlqnRQPe-1bqTUAmFzUNiAk7CkNdTN4uwRwBme-ieldpf0shCVdaBD4a3pzOSCs-4XkPoc6X09yLWK/s1600-h/eclipsemapfeb202007f.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKh-rUaEtEMNzek95onOojtXAViuWAxeZcHf2AhP_5LF5_RYIZcAH46ryRJrte7DlqnRQPe-1bqTUAmFzUNiAk7CkNdTN4uwRwBme-ieldpf0shCVdaBD4a3pzOSCs-4XkPoc6X09yLWK/s200/eclipsemapfeb202007f.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168745794456823986" /></a><br /><br />The full lunar eclipse on Wednesday night, Feb. 20 – the last visible here for almost three years – will happen at a perfect time for viewing in most of the United States. Assuming the weather cooperates. More at <a href="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/02/perfect-viewing.html">Wired!</a>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-83021033587621816642008-01-31T09:44:00.000-08:002008-02-15T11:31:48.801-08:00Celebrating Life at 60 . . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx_sdh0oaqgUlJcLWC3sAuPGoitsX6O5HPkCXlQwlxmkXZdE_OQlUXMWc8YSxwlFh-z9qNah39bayrPu-wVieVKmh6pbFYE8bnfnSr89LcUi-Z4GF_B6odR37mu49LiJ2FGDC3Z2EWR0w/s1600-h/Ilena-&-Mud2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx_sdh0oaqgUlJcLWC3sAuPGoitsX6O5HPkCXlQwlxmkXZdE_OQlUXMWc8YSxwlFh-z9qNah39bayrPu-wVieVKmh6pbFYE8bnfnSr89LcUi-Z4GF_B6odR37mu49LiJ2FGDC3Z2EWR0w/s320/Ilena-&-Mud2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162036302189031058" /></a><br /><div align="center"><br />At 60 I believe<br /><br />. . . if I'm deep in mud ... laugh!<br /><br />. . . that friendships are my greatest treasures<br /><br />. . . it isn't the most beautiful nor those with the most perfect bodies that have the best & most loving relationships<br /><br />. . . no good deed goes unpunished<br /><br />. . . that our world is headed in a direction where simple is a good idea<br /><br />. . . The <a href="http://www.night-thunder.com/fivesecret.html">Ministry of Truth</a> from the prophetic <strong><i>1984</i></strong> is partly embodied indeed in <a href="http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/quackwatchwatch.htm">"the media"</a> ... my longterm nemesis, Stephen Barrett and his Quackwatch and Healthfraud groups.<br /><br />. . . the more I dance, the happier I am<br /><br />. . . I feel best when I do these <a href="http://www.night-thunder.com/fivesecret.html">Five Tibetan Rites</a><br /><br />. . . <a href="http://breastimplantawareness.blogspot.com/">breast implants</a>, <a href="http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/snake-oil.htm">vaccinations</a>, amalgam, aspartame and other <i>controversial</i> ongoing medical debates can and do affect an unknown percentage of the population very negatively, often with debilitating health effects. There is a massive and well connected and funded <a href="http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/quackwatchwatch.htm">media</a> that works diligently to deny the harm these substances can cause, and attempts to silence those of us who share these messages<br /><br />. . . more soon</div>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-9201126718208772062007-12-30T11:47:00.000-08:002007-12-30T11:48:00.538-08:00Ilena quoted in RedWood Age: Resolutions That Go Beyond Losing Weight<p><b>Excerpt from <a href="http://redwoodage.com/">Redwood Age</a>:</b></p> <p><strong>#6 Become a better health advocate</strong><strong></strong></p> <p><strong> <a href="http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/">Ilena Rosenthal</a>, a women's health advocate, cautioned boomers not to be swayed by advertising, and to be mindful of subsequent perks some physicians receive to tout products. </strong></p> <p><strong><em>"Learning to follow the money behind the massive number of medical messages we receive daily may well lead us to realize that modern medicine has little to do with health and everything to do with business," Rosenthal said."</em></strong></p> <p><strong>… full article <a href="http://redwoodage.com/content/view/124080/1/">here</a></strong></p><p><strong></strong><b>Visit <a href="http://ilena-rosenthal.blogspot.com">Ilena's Blog</a></b><br><strong></strong> </p> Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-77743867547282596102007-12-17T11:20:00.001-08:002007-12-17T13:05:38.398-08:00Let's stop the Increasing Numbers of Murders of Whales ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/image_full/international/photosvideos/photos/an-endangered-fin-whale-harpo-5.jpg"><img src="http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/image_full/international/photosvideos/photos/an-endangered-fin-whale-harpo-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This year, 1,400 whales, <strong>including 50 humpback whales</strong>, could die in another senseless annual hunt.<p><a href="http://go.care2.com/e/xgHj/RpNO/WAyf" target="_blank">Please sign the petition to the Ambassador of Japan today >></a> </p><p>In the past 15 years, Japan has increased its catch five-fold. <strong>More than 30,000 whales have been killed for commercial purposes since the ban on global whaling in 1986.</strong> <span> </span></p><p>The Japanese government attempts to defend its whaling program by calling it "scientific" whaling. </p><p>Killing whales under the guise of conducting research, when the real purpose is to sell their meat for a profit, is deceitful and <em>illegal under international law</em>.</p><a href="http://go.care2.com/e/xgHj/RpNO/WAyf" target="_blank">Please join us in sending a strong message to Japan: stop the illegal killing of all whales, including the humpback, immediately. </a>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-29184676079417207632007-12-12T13:08:00.000-08:002007-12-12T13:12:18.792-08:00For Women of a certain age ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3hyphenhyphenKiEV17z1IZhNoZyxNc8LWhF0_bv6OMY-HUDHNPVLRtQnl6E3Vm-gkpZ3FpC3ScDVBxajUj_THogagFwfvJh_7xgQd5yGy-Cxkq885hx0El-tok-dQzkNJQZ6slFY4SfOC9Ldn1P9_/s1600-h/paul-newman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3hyphenhyphenKiEV17z1IZhNoZyxNc8LWhF0_bv6OMY-HUDHNPVLRtQnl6E3Vm-gkpZ3FpC3ScDVBxajUj_THogagFwfvJh_7xgQd5yGy-Cxkq885hx0El-tok-dQzkNJQZ6slFY4SfOC9Ldn1P9_/s200/paul-newman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143196429558607186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />Women of a certain age will fully appreciate this true story.</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">If you don't, ask your Mom ... for sure she will.</span><br /><br />A Michigan woman and her family were vacationing in a small new England town where Paul Newman and his family often visited.<br /><br />One Sunday morning, the woman got up early to take a long walk. After a brisk five-mile hike, she decided to treat herself to a double-dip chocolate ice cream cone.<br /><br />She hopped in the car, drove to the center of the village and went straight to the combination bakery/ice cream parlor.<br /><br />There was only one other patron in the store.<br />Paul Newman, sitting at the counter having a doughnut and coffee.<br /><br />The woman's heart skipped a beat as her eyes made contact with those famous baby-blue eyes.<br /><br />The actor nodded graciously and the star struck woman smiled demurely.<br /><br />Pull yourself together! She chides herself. You're a happily married woman with three children, you're forty-five years old, not a teenager!<br /><br />The clerk filled her order and she took the double-dip chocolate ice cream cone in one hand and her change in the other. Then she went out the door, avoiding even a glance in Paul Newman's direction.<br /><br />When she reached her car, she realized that she had a handful of change but her other hand was empty.<br />Where's my ice cream cone? Did I leave it in the store? Back into the shop she went, expecting to see the cone still in the clerk's hand or in a holder on the counter or something. No ice cream cone was in sight. <br /><br />With that, she happened to look over at Paul Newman.<br /> His face broke into his familiar warm friendly grin and he said to the woman,<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> 'You put it in your purse.'</span><br /><br />(Thanks to my precious friend, Gail. Please let me know if you find the source.)<br /><br /><br />--Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-55055195620107240912007-12-08T18:12:00.001-08:002007-12-08T18:20:35.146-08:00"Here's to the crazy ones !!!"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR3W5_mnqNEfgCt3WAgxI7ZIJvdJt62ZORKRCVoN6CErd7ZVEOQun-Uo1aTGLqdD69JQOKBySG9-uf1GAtUuNC0akT2zbqbZsu322ucyTBmX9pkUAGuEXIM-0wbM86dBMlcxxoR5cFRCp/s1600-h/Beggars+Pelicans+and+Seagulls.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR3W5_mnqNEfgCt3WAgxI7ZIJvdJt62ZORKRCVoN6CErd7ZVEOQun-Uo1aTGLqdD69JQOKBySG9-uf1GAtUuNC0akT2zbqbZsu322ucyTBmX9pkUAGuEXIM-0wbM86dBMlcxxoR5cFRCp/s200/Beggars+Pelicans+and+Seagulls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141791863583665426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" class="gmail_quote"><div bg=""> <div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:85%;" >Here's to the crazy ones.<br />The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers.<br />The round pegs in the square holes.<br />The ones who see things differently.<br />They're not fond of rules.<br />And they have no respect for the status quo.</span></div> <div> </div> <div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:85%;" >You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,<br />disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.<br />About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.<br />Because they change things.<br />They invent. They imagine.<br />They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire.<br />They push the human race forward.<br />Maybe they have to be crazy.</span></div> <div> </div> <div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:85%;" >How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?<br />Or sit in silence and hear a song that's never been written?<br />Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?<br />While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.</span></div> <div> </div> <div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:85%;" >Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world,<br />are the ones who do.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:85%;" ></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;" >(<i>Advertisement for Apple Computer</i>)</span></div></div></div>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268072110968760050.post-12068707227289293742007-09-10T15:07:00.001-07:002007-09-10T15:16:02.199-07:00Common Dreams: Six Years of 9/11 as a License to Kill<div align="center"><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/"><img alt="Common Dreams NewsCenter" src="http://www.commondreams.org/images/newfrontlogo2.gif" align="left" border="0" height="75" width="350" /></a><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;">It evokes a tragedy that marks an epoch.<br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;">From the outset, the warfare state has exploited “9/11,” a label at once too facile and too laden with historic weight — giving further power to the tacit political axiom that perception is reality.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">What happened on Sept. 11, 2001, was extraordinary and horrible by any measure. And certainly a crime against humanity. At the same time, it was a grisly addition to a history of human experience that has often included many thousands killed, en masse, by inhuman human choice. It is simply and complexly a factual matter that the U.S. government has participated in outright mass murders directly — in, for example, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Panama, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq — and less directly, through aid to armies terrorizing civilians in Nicaragua, Angola, East Timor and many other countries. more</span><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/09/10/3738/"> here.</a></span><br /></p></div>Ilena Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994803853352793459noreply@blogger.com