click to enlarge

In Jamaica,
bats sucking on the ripe
coffee fruit at night is a signal
the beans are ready to pick.

When we had our coffeehouse, Jim here,
a teacher from another town would come in
and perform magic tricks.

For this one, he asked another magician
locally who was in to guess a card and Jim
would then have his picture taken and this
card is the one he chose.

It reminded me of some of the shenanigans
this past year, er 8 yrs, politically.



Pat Paulson 4 President

We're Up Against It Now
Uncle Dave Macon

Okay, we'll have coffee.

Eh, how many lumps do you want?

Bugs Bunny to Pete Puma
Rabbit's Kin - 1952

wacky pack

Yes Indeed! - Moms Mabley & The Orioles
yes, after she changed her name
and became a comedianne

cover = John Held Jr

Coffeepot give us Peace

coffeepot let children grow

let our wealth swell

please protect us from evils.

Ancient Ethiopian Prayer

Voting in indy-anna is quite the experience.
We go near Manchester College,
a small liberal arts & peace studies school.

There was a small line when
I got there after work.

Here are some results:

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In an earlier post, I mentioned our
neighbor running for office.

In District 5, Chester Kelsey and the others
were running against Dan Burton.

He didn't do too bad for his first time.
Here's hoping next time he wins.

Nice showing Chester!

circa 1971-72 @ Larkin & Vallejo St, SF, Ca

I heard a story yesterday that surprised me,
and one too embarrassing to relate here.
I'll simply say, I felt as if I were maybe
back in the 20s or 30s! ; (

Anyone care to guess?

Children are a great comfort in your old age,

and they help you reach it faster, too.

Lionel Kauffman

Happy Birthday, Pop! ; )

With Love, M & L = indy-anna

I = SF, Ca

S, S & T = Scotts Valley, Ca

Next time you want any information,

don't scratch for it like a dog.

Ask for it like a man.

"Sweet Smell Of Success"

Time is the substance from which I am made.

Time is a river which carries me along,

but I am the river;

it is a tiger that devours me,

but I am the tiger;

it is a fire that consumes me,

but I am the fire.

Jorge Luis Borges

California Panama Exposition - 1900s

For over a century all coffee
exports came from Arabia Felix (Yemen).
The monopoly was broken in the 1600s
when a man named Baba Budan managed
to smuggle out seven live beans to India.

Re: Video link from previous post

"Hey, so do you want to know why i was in the doorway?
WEll Im going to tell you anyway...
I was there because that is the room
that the super group gets to use.
To be in the supergroup you have to have the best films
and put the most effort into them.
For one of our films we made our own fake glass.
Fun stuff. Oh and I pulled a prank on some people with it.
I told them it tastes really good so they licked
the sheet of glass and it is noted on the site
that the fake glass tastes terrible.
I thought it was funny.
Anyway, thanks for the publicity,

Tall Dude in the Doorway"

yer welcome Troy ; )

Coffee is a most powerful antiseptic,
and therefore very useful as a disinfectant.
It has been used as a specific against cholera
with marvelous results, and is useful in all
cases of intestinal derangement.
I do not recommend coffee as a beverage,
but as a medicine.

Florence Daniel
Food Remedies (1908)

Chester Kelsey is running for Congress and
lives down the street from us.

We wish him well and know that he
could do a fine job if elected.

You can see/hear him here.

A few weeks ago a mailart friend from Ca sent me
this compilation of songs he plays.

In an earlier post, you saw the Cigar Box Guitar
he made for me. He's an interesting fellow
and all around good guy!

You can listen to a few songs here.

And in case you haven't clicked on enough
links today, here's one about my nephews film class.

He's the tall dude in the doorway.

Go Troybo!

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I would rather suffer with coffee,

than be senseless.

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821)

front

looking south

another view

A new friend invited us to her house this morning.

We are making her a new business card,
and she will be helping us beautify
our home with wild & native plants.

She lives on a family farm, but the view in
any direction is amazing.

Once her garden sets in and we are invited
again, I will take more photos.

This area must have been amazing
100 years plus ago!

The book above was given to us by our friends
at Hyde Bros Books in Ft Wayne, when we
had our coffeehouse.

see Archive, Nov 23, '07 about our old place

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The power of a mans mind,

are directly proportioned to

the quantity of coffee he drinks.

Sir James Mackintosh (1765 - 1832)

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Barack will be in Marion, In tomorrow morning
and at the same time, Hillary will be in Ft Wayne.

Although a bit curious about Obama, to stand in line
prior to 8:30 to get into a small HS gym until 10,
I won't even stand in a line like that for a concert.

Guess I'll have to read all about it in the paper or
watch the evening news.

I bid ya'll a nice, creative weekend!

it does not pay to be hip - shel silverstein

Satyagraha - Philip Glass

now in NYC

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Whatever is flexible and living will tend to grow,

whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.

Lao Tzu

Kindness in words creates confidence.

Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.

Kindness in giving creates love.

Lao Tzu

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What can I say........