From this mornings walk. The rest of the pics are on flicker.

They only play twice a year now at Toads Place in New Haven, if you have the chance check them out, they put on a great show!

I went into the studio this afternoon. It was great to be back, but still a little too warm, the bench with everything running, kiln blazing away and working boro was about 110 degrees. I made a few dichroic pendants, and some failed attempts at flowers. I can’t wait to get back and make some flowers!

Part 1: Baghdad, 5 years on: City of walls


Part 2: Baghdad, 5 years on: killing fields



Part 3: Baghdad 5 years on: Iraq's lost generation

Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.

--- Benjamin Franklin

Tags: democracy

As of July 16, US federal agents have the power to seize travelers' laptops and other electronic devices at the border and hold them for however long they want, says a Friday report. The seizures do not require a suspicion of wrongdoing, and are aimed to counter terrorism, with the new policies passed by two Department of Homeland Security agencies. The contents of the confiscated laptops and electronics can then be shared with not only other agencies, but private entities in order to decrypt the data they contain.

DHS officials maintain the new policies allow federal agents to take any hard drives, flash drives, cell phones, iPods, pagers, beepers and video or audio tapes, as well as books and any written materials from any person entering the USA, US citizens included. While the measures were being practiced before they were made public in mid-July, pressure from civil rights and business travel groups made the government admit the existence new policies.

Tags: democracy, facism, DHS

Commentator Johann Hari of The Independent has a great article on McCain's advisor on the economy. This is the same man that allowed Enron to go unregulated and allowed mortgage companies to sell mortgages to people who couldn't afford them.

Read it here.

"On Friday, the Bush administration “rejected its own experts’ conclusion that global warming poses a threat to the public welfare, launching a comment period that will delay action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at least until the next president takes office."

Here's the Link to the article.

It's unbelievable that no one has the balls to take the bastard out of office. Well Kucinich does, anyone else??

Tags: president, idiot, war crimes, docile american public, sheep

Tags: revolution

I'd just like to let everyone know that I'm a certified Stony Creek BBQ Tasting Judge. So if you need any BBQ tasting done, let me know

I'm afraid of Americans

I've put up a few things on my Etsy shop, mostly marbles for the moment. I'll be putting a few things up on ebay later this weekend

I'm still making tweaks here and there when I get a few moments to work on the site

I've been tidying up here today and moving things around on the website this afternoon.