Open Thread – The Weird, Wet Web.
7 10 2009
It’s been raining a lot. This is fine with me. Rain means one thing in October in Alaska. It means no snow.
I can hear the rain coming down in sheets on my metal roof. It tends to get pretty windy in these parts and metal roofs are the norm in my neighborhood. So, as long as I can hear it, I know we’re fine. This morning there was a heavy frost on the ground though, so I know it’s going to happen any time now. Maybe it’ll hold off a few more days…
October 7th, 2009 at 1:23 PM
somehow I missed seeing this video, lol…….refreshing to hear intelligent thoughts about Scarah as VP, it’s the vid of a focus group opinion and impression.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnV1pS7qVD8&feature=player_embedded
BTW, anybody have tips for sinus irritation/infection? I can’t seem to shake it. It started when outside mold spore count was high. I’m using the netty pot which has helped a little, I’m also rubbing vit. E oil inside my nose, but my sinus’ still hurt. I can breath fine. I’m going to try Silver Colloidal spray, it’s worked for me before. I hate not feeling good, tired, headache, blah. Poor me, lol.
October 7th, 2009 at 1:27 PM
http://www.unfoundation.org/global-issues/climate-and-energy/its-getting-personal/ is your link from the U.N. to tell the world what it is you’ll miss as the climate changes.
Beautiful photo, I love spiders and their webs (though one of my best friends was bitten by a brown recluse, and could have died — fortunately, she knew how to neutralize the poison).
Health and peace to all. See you in chat tonight?
October 7th, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Wow. I can’t stand spiders but this photo is really amazing. Very beautiful.
October 7th, 2009 at 3:55 PM
Your pictures are lovely.
October 7th, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Say No to Palin in Politics – @51
Ever try oil pulling? There is lots of info on the tubes about it. We love it – it has kept spouse allergy free all year. Also, helps my sinuses. It might be worth a try.
October 7th, 2009 at 5:48 PM
For those appalled by the Jon McNaughton Jebus & Constitution painting, there is a lovely parody site all ready for you enjoyment. Mouse over the various characters, as in the original, for the “real” commentary.
http://www.shortpacked.com/McNaughton%20Fine%20Art.htm
October 7th, 2009 at 7:41 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/07/joe-scarborough-grows-exa_n_312471.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/06/michael-moore-and-sean-ha_n_311936.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/07/meet-the-senators-who-vot_n_312976.html
Moore, Blumenthal and Senator Franken are doing a good job in fighting the Republicans.
October 7th, 2009 at 7:42 PM
I love the picture. Look like crystal..lol
October 7th, 2009 at 9:39 PM
A beautiful picture of strength and fragility. Wow. Amazing photo!
October 7th, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Didn’t read the previous comments on this OT. Love your photo. Initial thought, breaking through the glass ceiling. Then, because you are in Alaska, I thought, trapped in the shattering glass of a misbegotten attempt (at breaking through the glass ceiling.
Thanks for the firing of brain synapses.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:09 AM
To fromthediagonal. It is a version..of a native american/perhaps americas..tradition of ingesting a bit of web..to .. perhap… metaphorically-speaking..to enter into..a contact, or awareness of those who have gone on before. A contact with the dead..to remind us..of all that we cherished..which Has..gone on before us..but..that we..in that ..moment..acknowledge..we too..will fade..but..that all..’They’..have left us..presents a pattern, a way..to..reconnect. That there is..a strength to this world..and ..worlds unseen..but kept close in the hearts of all who cherish..The Family of Man.
October 8th, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Juneaudream @61:
I did assume you were referring to Ancient Wisdoms, but I just had to ask.
Folk medicine in many regions teaches that strands of a web will help close a a scar. Passages of Those Who Came Before can leave us scarred, and thus your description of ingesting a strand of a web makes much sense if done with contemplation and meditation upon the past, present and future, knowing that it is the everchanging Moment in which we live.
I look forward to your interpretations of current affairs on how they may reflect the framework of Old Traditions.