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I'm looking around and seeing no modern day Jesus,
Just men with or without hearts,
Women their equal.
 
People still thinking they are above and outside the bonds of community,
Because they think they can play the system,
And those who see the necessity but can't find the object.
 
It's a world in whirling transition out there,
And hip waders will only get you so far,
Especially on TV or in print.
 
Walking around the edges stinks,
And being at the center is drowning in the dream-turned-nightmare.
 
It's time for another time,
Another paradigm,
And you just made me write a poem,
Without even thinking deep,
SuSanne.
 
In response to SuSanne's "Too Deep To Wade".
(http://thegoldenquill.yuku.com/topic/13911 <http://thegoldenquill.yuku.com/topic/13911> )
 
AquarianM
 
By: Daniel A. Stafford
©01/28/2009

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Got my astrology chart done 2day...

Got my astrology chart done 2day, GLOWING report from my astrologer. Should be a banner year. He actually said he doesn't ever remember doing a chart with so many beneficient aspects. Way cool.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

I HATE grocery shopping.

Did I mention that I HATE grocery shopping? 1 or 2 bags, fine, but more than 5 sux.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Beautiful Day In Plainfield

A Beautiful Day In Plainfield - sunny and 35, easy shoveling snow now softened. We went out for lunch, I had a small Greek salad, (no anchovies) chicken oreganato with broiled potatoes, and lemon water. The driveway is clean, I'm fed, and it's time for bed. I even got a little extra in at my Sax blog, 66 Sax. ( http://66sax.blogspot.com ) I hope all of you out there have a great day!

Thank you for reading,

Dan

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Set up Intergarden yesterday

I'm pretty happy I set up Intergarden yesterday. http://intergarden.ning.com -

Intergarden is a site devoted to hooking up people who have unused garden space but would love some free produce with those who have time but no space and need or want free produce.

Share the garden space and split the produce!

Community garden program run out of plots last year? Join and promote Intergarden!

Have community garden plots go unused last year? Join and promote Intergarden!

Have gardening knowledge you'd like to pass on to others for the future? Join and promote Intergarden! Write your tips in our discussion forums.

Intergarden is free to join. I don't make a dime off of it either, though Ning.com might through a few ads.

For me, it's all about helping people all over the world.

So Join and promote Intergarden. It's for all of you.

http://intergarden.ning.com

Dan Stafford


Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Looks like another...

Cold, sunny day. In-house chores 2day, maybe a flick 2nite. No cigar 4 3 weeks. Maybe that 2.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Beautiful sunny 22

Sunshine on 22 +, delight in light, piles of snow brightly tall, glistening. Winter's pride in stark white.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Tons & Tons of Blogger Templates For The Aspiring Blogomaniac:

Thx @alexkaris -Here you go, tips, tools, and above all, TEMPLATES: http://mashable.com/2009/01/16/blogger-toolbox/

Wow.

Dan

Woooooo-oooo!

#chicagosnow -18 degrees F when I left home @ 10:30 pm. Is my butt still there, or frozen off?

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Chicago Freezer

#chicagosnow - it is -15 deg. F in my driveway in Plainfield. Sunny @ 11:45am. Chicago freezer indeed.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Updated Mom's memorial page

I just did multiple updates 2 Mom's memorial: http://rememberjudymom.blogspot.com

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Plainfield, IL Snow 01/14/2009

Snow is getting deep in Plainfield. #chicagosnow - youtube video posted at http://www.whizzyrds.com .

Fixed the snow thrower flat.

#chicagosnow - Fixed the snow thrower flat. Bearing greased bead seal, bike pump from there.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

More Chicago Snow

#chicagosnow - accumulated snow now over 1.5' deep here. Snow stopped, winds kicking up.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Softening Spell...

Ease and conversion, snow for wind, a quiet fall of gentle white, in the steady heartbeat of a serene hush, Winter's light plays easy and fun, silken child of cold whisping easily about, languidly brilliant. I drift in the calm arms of the season, eased and comforted.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Blizzard #2 coming

#chicagosnow - an even stronger clipper heading 4 Great Lakes Wednesday.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Blackmore's Night

Blackmore's Night - http://www.blackmoresnight.com - Renaissance-hard rock.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Chicago Snow - again:

#chicagosnow - already snowing with an inch on the ground. Blizzard warning 4 2nite midnight.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Long week

I've had a week of very little sleep. Off 2 put a 10-hour Zzzzone on. Tweet sweet, Tweets.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Off 2 a Wake

Off 2 a Wake 4a friend's Mom who just passed. Way over 2 Shererville, IN.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Chicago Snow - Again

#chicagosnow - more predicted Mon. Eve. Followed by high winds gustg 2 40mph.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Snowmonster Hijinx 3

#chicagosnow More Mercury retro: plow driver backed over our mailbox. 'S floating on snow.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Snowmonster Hijinx 2

#chicagosnow They 4got re: Mercury retrograde starts 2morrow. Flat tire on snowblower.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Snowmonster Hijinx

#chicagosnow - someone cast a fairly powerful blizzard spell. 6" in Plainfield.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Still snowing in Chi-town

#chicagosnow - Still snowing in Chi-town, and fairly heavy, too. Be here couple more hours.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Snowy Chicago Morning 01/10/2009 Video

Around 07:00 this morning:

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Riding in to work last night:

Snowing In Chicago

#chicagosnow - looks like at least 5" in downtown Chicago @ Washington & Wacker so far. It's still snowing.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

01/10/2009 Poetweet:

Poetweet: In the softness of Hawai'ian morning before dawn, the moon glows upon the sea. Dance with your heart open, swim the stars.

Maui's Moon Dancer...

Maui's Moon Dancer...

Aloha from the sky,
She is soft motion in the silvery night,
Dancing over ghostly blue waves,
She wears a star flower twinkling at her ear,
Undulating sea flows fluid as goddess tears.

The rhythm of her breautiful light soothes,
Calls dreamers to fall in love like children,
Washes over the sands of sleep's ocean,
Playing night magic over the sea she dips,
Glides behind Pele's mountain,
Vanishes softly below the sea,
Only her star children are seeded in the fields,
Fields of forever night,
Mohalo sweet lady moonlight.

AquarianM

By: Daniel A. Stafford
© 01/05/2006

Author's Comment:
Ulalena review.
Ulalena - Cirque de Sole' style Hawaiian Myths and Legends

Test message 1

Trying to consolidate posting, experimental post here.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Blog Consolidation

Maybe I can get it to four or 5. Tricky subject.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

I think it's time 2 seriuosly consider blog consolidation. 25 blogs 2 update - ugh!

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Web 2.0 Heroes - Technorati.com

Big huge diff: search Co. name on Google, Co. Site=top result. Technorati, what said most recent re: Co. Name=top.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

The need to break routine and get offline sometimes:

Sometimes we need to refresh. Other times, we need to assimilate and absorb new information. Last week, I was off work. My wife & I spent 5 evenings of it at Borders with tea & books. I was doing serious reading on Web 2.0 subjects from several sources, getting good sleep, really in a good space for learning. It opened up all kinds of ideas and possibilities, some in-progress already and some yet to come. I have new avenues of research to pursue as well. Sometimes, we get so good at and caught up in what we're already doing, we forget to open up space for new and better things to come into our lives. Breaking the pattern several times a year is good if you can. Take a Bit Break!

Thank you for reading!

Dan

01/08/2009 Poetweet...

Poetweet: Quicksilver words reach lips, spill through, glistening. Shrinking in the cold, an imperfect measure. Coal ash in the high air.

Bit Break

Bit Break=offline re: 1) internal clock pressure stress 2) connectivity loss

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

01/06/09 Poetweet:

Clock pressure strikes, video game speed, tight attention, world internal @ internet time.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Web 2.0 Heroes - the book

This is a completely awesome and mind-blowing book. It features interviews with 20 of the biggest movers and shakers in web-based applications considered "Web 2.0" and has them explain what they're doing now, how they got there, and what they see in the future of the web.

I've read about six or seven of the interviews so far, and it has already greatly increased my knowledge of what's possible online.

I highly recommend checking this book out.

Web 2.0 Heroes: Interviews with 20 Web 2.0 Influencers (Hardcover)

by Bradley L. Jones (Author)
Key Phrases: linked data, offline functionality, social graph, Semantic Web, Open Source, Dorion Carroll (more...)

3 Reviews 5 star: (2) 4 star: (0) 3 star: (1) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (0) See all 3 customer reviews...

(3 customer reviews)

Available on Amazon.com

Thank you for reading. This is going to make things fun in the future.

Dan

Three Cheeseketeers...

How do YOU say "cheese"?

Dorion Carroll - Technorati.com

Huge 4 bloggers. I had no idea. Web 2.0 Heroes

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Alan Meckler - Internet.com

Wow. Web 2.0 Heroes no. 2

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Max Mancini of Ebay

Reading his interview in Web 2.0 Heroes. Fascinating.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

I like Twittermail...

Even more now. Nice to tweet 2 both @ 1ce.

Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.

Test post (Yahoo send)

Testing send to Yahoo groups...

I've separated Word Whizzyrds from Plainfield Live Poetry

See http://plainfieldlivepoetry.blogspot.com/ for Western Chicago suburbs poetry reading and event news.

I've separated PLP from Word Whizzyrds.

Word Whizzyrds is my personal writing site.

PLP is dedicated to local poetry readings.

Regards,

Dan

Blog consolidation or amplified posting tools

I'm considering how to maybe consolidate some of my (over 20) blogs so that I can either post to all at once, or just post to a couple of them.

I have several niche blogs, a few personal hobbies, and a few more serious ones. However, my most successful blog to date has been The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal.

The Zephyr usually gets anywhere from 20-100+ hits per day, depending on how regularly I can keep up with posting it. It really needs to have its template updated, and I need to figure out a better way to keep up with posts there. However, it is a very well-defined niche, and my interests are so eclectic that I'd feel confined just having that blog.

I would definitely keep Word Whizzyrds at the least. That would let me drift to other topics at leisure, a more personal-interest blog for now.

At any rate, I'm looking into how to be more effective with at least one or two of my blogs. the rest are just fun stuff. Hmm.

More later.

Dan

01/03/2009 Poetweet:

Poetweet - late night sweets, tea and reading treats. Pages finger-burn the world, full of everything under the stars. Whirliword dimension

01/02/2009 Poetweet...

Poetweet: Dreams of the Maker are scars on the Universe. Orchid petals in a swamp; do they still scent well overwhelmed? Dream, Man. Dream.