Blog Posts Across Tribe Refugees

30 Day Shuffle

Every 30 days on skid row, you must move. No matter where you have housing. You must leave after 30 days. Some places like the Los Angeles Mission only give you 14 days before you must leave. You get 30 days at the Union Rescue Mission as well. Unless you’re in some type of “prog… Continue

Posted by Kengi on August 1, 2008 at 3:38pm — No Comments

Celebration for my Pops with two jazz legends

“He’s an on time God” is what I remember hearing my Nana say. As a kid a never knew what this meant, but now that I am no longer a child I fully understand what she meant. Birthday Celebration for my Pops with two jazz legends he loved, who are celebrating their 90th birthdays.… Continue

Posted by Kengi on July 31, 2008 at 7:10pm — No Comments

Earth First! Direct Action Camp This September

from- the EF! Humboldt Website. http://efhumboldt.org/ September 17th of this year will mark ten years since the death of David Gypsy Chain. Here's last years September 17th's post. http://saveancientforests.blogspot.com/2007/09/we-remember-you-david-nathan-gypsy.html posted by John Doe #86 @ 7:53 PM Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on July 31, 2008 at 2:34pm — No Comments

PL Subsidiary Resisting Reorganization- Continues to File Old-Growth Logging Plans

Sunday, July 27, 2008 In-Fighting After the Maxxam corporation executed a hostile takeover of Pacific Lumber in the early 1980's, Maxxam CEO Charles Hurwitz split the company into several smaller companies. Pacific Lumber (PL aka Palco) owns the town and sawmills. Scotia Pacific (Scopac) owns the land, writes logging plans and sells logs to PL. Now they're in bankruptcy court and the Judge in the case has ruled that the company will be taken over by Mendocino Redwood Company (MRC). MRC already… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on July 27, 2008 at 10:24pm — No Comments

Musician Katie Reider Dies

By Lauren Bishop • lbishop@enquirer.com • July 14, 2008 The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati-born singer-songwriter Katie Reider, 30, died Monday morning after a two-year battle with a rare tumor that robbed her of her ability to do what she loved most – perform. Reider was the daughter of Rob Reider, best known as the band leader on the Cincinnati-based syndicated… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on July 23, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Isis Wings Summer Blowout Sale!!!

All Isis Wings in stock are now on sale until August 20th! Get your Wings for Burning Man and other events and festivals. Add Wings to your favorite costumes. If you've been wanting a pair of wings, Now is the time to get them! Receive $10 off your purchase of one pair of Wings, or a free pair of dancing fans, a $20 value! Your choice of three fan colors. Photos and details of Fans: http://www.indirani.com/content/view/41/66/ OR... Buy 2 pairs of Wings, and get $30 off your total purchase pr… Continue

Posted by AnJa on July 22, 2008 at 11:01am — No Comments

Hello, Rosemont Mine, goodbye wildlife in the northern Santa Rita Mountains.

By Tony Davis Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona Published: 07.21.2008 State agency: "Mine would yield 'virtually worthless' habitat " That's the conclusion of an unusually harsh letter from the state's wildlife agency to the U.S. Forest Service on the proposed 4,400-acre mi… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on July 21, 2008 at 2:00am — No Comments

The LIGHT in me LONGS to see the LIGHT in ALL of US

The sun has set on yet another day I’ve been blessed… Continue

Posted by Kengi on July 20, 2008 at 9:48pm — No Comments

Cost of Life Today vs 1960's

When you factor in food and gas prices, new government numbers today show inflation for June soaring 1.8 percent. Inflation this year is running at the fastest pace in 25 years. In this Money Alert, Paula Toti says the bite gas and food is taking from our wallets may be even worse than the numbers suggest. Basically, here's the idea .... you can say families eat n… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on July 15, 2008 at 11:58pm — No Comments

Ineffective and Destructive Bulldozing in Wilderness Fires

This picture shows the "Siskyous Complex" fire crossing the GO road

I am glad there are firefighters out there protecting people and their dwellings. That's what I think should be focused on, not fires that are burning in wilderness areas. The below email was forwarded to me today. Hi there, Here is the incident report from the other day that they hooked a Rock C… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on July 15, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Earth First! Humboldt

Keep an eye on the timber wars. Like coals smoldering underground, the resistance to Old-Growth logging and clear-cutting may be out of sight for most, but the strong wind of highly destructive logging plans is in the forecast and forest defenders are watching- check out the new website… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on July 7, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments

New At Wal-Mart!!!

One day, in line at the company cafeteria, Bob says to Mike behind him, "My elbow hurts like hell. I guess I'd better see a doctor.' 'Listen, you don't have to spend that kind of money,' Mike replies. 'There's a diagnostic computer down at Wal-Mart. Just give it a urine sample… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on July 3, 2008 at 2:37am — No Comments

I-69 Opponents Lock Down at Asphalt Yard, Halt Construction

author: Stop I-69 Opponents to I-69 shut down business at a Gohmann Asphalt site for three and half hours on Wednesday, disrupting the normal flow of operations, clogging construction traffic, and costing Gohmann several hours worth of lost profits. Gohmann Asphalt has been awarded a $2… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on June 28, 2008 at 5:52pm — No Comments

University of Berkeley Tree-Sitters Hanging On, 18 Months Into Protest

Saturday, June 28, 2008 Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. — In December 2006, protesters angry about campus expansion plans clambered into the branches of a threatened oak grove at the University of California, Berkeley. Since then, Democrats have chosen their first black pr… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on June 28, 2008 at 1:44pm — No Comments

Rock the Earth June Newsletter

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Posted by Scoundrel on June 25, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments

On My Own Again

So I have cut ties with the only person I've known the longest, since moving here to Tucson. It's only person I've known before I moved here that leaves this weekend. I will be all alone then. More alone than I've ever been. I hardly know anyone here and the feeling of being miles and miles away from any of my family and friends is sinking in. I have met a few people here. I've made a few friends. It's just they are more like acquaintances. But, I'll be ok. I'll meet people and become closer to… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on June 24, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

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When I remember to do what I most want to do first, I'm not as disappointed when Tribe informs me of a temporary lapse in its functionality. I had considered subscribing to Tribe but I'm glad I didn't because I'd be very annoyed at such inconsistent service. As it is, the only price I pay is seeing advertising served up with content, so while I am disappointed, I don't feel cheated. First thing today, I posted a link to a story about Dick Cavett on Depression Tribe in which he is discussing his… Continue

Posted by Max on June 23, 2008 at 9:46am — 2 Comments

Universal Invasion

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Posted by ~Klear~ on June 18, 2008 at 4:50pm — No Comments

Hello ello ello ello...

Tribe sux! Had to just shout that out there for Y'all to hear. Anybody else jonesing? Continue

Posted by Bad-Dawg on June 18, 2008 at 9:00am — 10 Comments

On the fly...

Stuff's afoot and I'm really busy. When will this bankruptcy actually be over? Will it ever? If MRC has to pay $300 million on top of what they already offered it doesn't bode well. It would probably mean a higher rate of logging to pay off the debt.... sounds kind of familiar doesn't it? Sandy Dean told me at the Warfinger that he doesn't like herbicides either but they need to use them to convert (wipe out) hardwood forests to something more profitable, namely Redwood or Douglas Fir. Funny ho… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on June 13, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Mendocino Redwood Company to Assimilate Pacific Lumber

The ruling is in, Pacific Lumber will be taken over by Mendocino Redwood company (knock on wood). Texas bankruptcy Judge Richard Schmidt chose the MRC plan over the Noteholders proposal to auction off the company, essentially stating that the auction plan did not fulfill the requirements of a successful reorganization plan. Not much time to get into more detail today. Check out the Humboldt Herald blog for more. (also see the times standard report) I'm planning to write up some analysis of how t… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on June 9, 2008 at 12:10am — No Comments

Rest In Peace "Utah Phillips" aka Bruce D. Phillips

Courtesy of: chrischandler.org In a matter of a few minutes Anne Feeney phoned me from an airport in Houston. Al Grierson's "Lonely Deadhead Box-Car" was playing on Random on my iPod. After our conversation, I went to check my email. Jim Page was singing "Anna Mae." I had an email from Jim. I have pasted it below. As I read it Utah sang "All Used Up." As I responde… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on May 24, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Life Happens

I haven’t blogged here in such a long time. I really only have time for my network, so I am sorry I have been out of touch. I was in the hospital again for 10 days with a very bad staph infection. Yeah this is the 5th one. Just when I thought my life could not fall apart anymore… Continue

Posted by Kengi on May 22, 2008 at 7:03pm — No Comments

No to Maxxam, No to Sierra Pacific Industries, Yes to Local Control of our Forests

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 I'm guessing my blogs title will soon be outdated. The Maxxam corporation seems to be on it's way out and the last hearing in the bankruptcy is scheduled for friday. It's still to soon for me to venture a guess at the outcome but it is nice to see that Maxxam/Pac… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on May 13, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Old Growth Logging on Western Oregon Public Lands to Increase?

The below excerpt is from a recent opinion piece in the Statesman Journal newspaper of Oregon. The Forest Service's "Western Oregon Plan Revisions", aka WOPR, could lead to large scale logging of Oldgrowth Forests on public lands in the Pacific Northwest. (… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on May 11, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Single & New In Tucson, Arizona

So what's there to do for a single, cool, attractive, hippie, funny, pagan, guitar-playing, peace-loving, middle-aged, trying to stay hip, lovable kind of guy in Tucson, Arizona? Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on May 9, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Pacific Lumber Negotiating Deal With Mendocino Redwood Company

The bankruptcy hearings on the reorganization of Pacific Lumber have taken another twist. The company asked for a break in court yesterday so that they can discuss what appears to be Pacific Lumber trying to come on board the MRC/Marathon plan. Not sure what is driving Pa… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on May 1, 2008 at 12:42am — No Comments

Happy Earth Day!!!

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Posted by Scoundrel on April 22, 2008 at 6:10pm — No Comments

Buffalo Field Campaign

Total Yellowstone Buffalo Killed Winter 2007/2008 = 1601 Yellowstone Buffalo Killed Winter 2006/2007 = 67 Dear Buffalo Friends, The slaughter continues at an unprecedented rate. More than 1,600 wild buffalo have been killed since November. One hundred and twelve orphaned (by… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on April 18, 2008 at 10:45pm — No Comments

A Message From George Carlin

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, ge… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on April 9, 2008 at 3:47pm — No Comments

They're Tearing My Old Bar Down!!! = [

The Old Wagon Wheel Bar I used to hang out at Cincinnati, Ohio and helped clean up and close up on many nights is getting torn down!!! AHHHH!! What memories I still have fresh in my mind of the crew and patrons that met there almost daily for fun, games, entertainment, conversation a… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on March 28, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments

RIP Fluff-Butt

I remember when I took this picture. He had just came in when I arrived home that afternoon from a short day at work. Loudly meowing every 10 seconds or so, it was his way of saying, "Hey! Pick me up and rub on me and give me some love and attention!" But that day as I let him in he… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on March 25, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Thanks for the love and support

I hope everyone had a great easter. I dont get a chance to come here much anymore because I have been very sick. The good news is that I have been able to stay at my friends Brains place. This has been a HUGE blessing to me. However on days when i have interviews until late I sometime miss the last bus going from Long Beach to Carson. In the video I just posted, that was one of those nights. I was lucky though because I had a bus pass so i was able to ride the trains until they stopped running… Continue

Posted by Kengi on March 24, 2008 at 2:52am — No Comments

OH HAPPY DAY

BIG FAT THANKS to all who came out to support my efforts on the 1st at LA's Pershing Square in Downtown LA. The ending of my celebration from my foundation and my Do Something Saturday~that empowers people project was a complete success. I am very happy to announce that with the support of my friend Sarah we are looking into filing the non profit status for the foundation. I even have another Do Something in the works for two months from now. I've been forced to put my cancer treatments on hol… Continue

Posted by Kengi on March 18, 2008 at 8:17pm — No Comments

We Are All Shamans-in-Training

Original: http://awakeninthedream.com/artis/we%20are%20all%20shamans.htm WE ARE ALL SHAMANS-IN-TRAINING By Paul Levy In 1981 I spontaneously went into such an ecstatic state that I was hospitalized by what I call the "anti-bliss patrol." The authorities had become alerted because I was simply unable to restrain my enthusiasm at the "good news" that was beginning to reveal itself to me about the nature o… Continue

Posted by Leif Erlingsson on March 15, 2008 at 6:23pm — No Comments

The latest update on stupid assed government ideas

Current mood: validated Ok well I thought I'd heard it all with things like the RealID program and NAIS and The Patriot Act and other stupid shit like that. Well guess not. I just heard about this one. Now the government wants make it a law that man… Continue

Posted by Bob M on March 3, 2008 at 9:23pm — No Comments

Lets build the nuclear power program as fast as we can!

Current mood: awake Yet another reason that nuclear power is not the panacea that everyone thinks it is. A Toxic Time Bomb in the Northwest By Chris Gregoire and Maria Cantwell Monday, March 3, 2008; A17 Buried in President Bush's proposed budget for next year is a story of broken promises. It's a story that puts our nation's honor -- and our environment, economy and families -- on the line. The president wants to increase spending on every major category of our government's nuclear prog… Continue

Posted by Bob M on March 3, 2008 at 10:42am — 1 Comment

Losing my will to go on

I was told that my liver isnt doing what is supposed to do. This has forced my Dr's to put my cancer treatments on hold. The pain medication for my Sickle Cell is no longer working and I am in a great deal of pain all the time. The place I have been staying is coming to end. The person hasnt come right out and said they need me to leave, but all their actions say this to me. I have been locked out with no place to go and now there seem to be many problems with simply things like where i will sle… Continue

Posted by Kengi on February 29, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

I'm In Stook-zone!

Tucson, too SAHN or TOO sahn, is one of the oldest towns in the United States. Tucson was orginally an Indian village called Stook-zone, meaning water at the foot of black mountain. Tucson boasts the best of both worlds...the progress and innovation of a metropolitan community and the friendly, caring atmosphere of a small town… Continue

Posted by Scoundrel on February 23, 2008 at 1:00am — No Comments

Chemo Therapy put on hold again

I have Kidney Cancer and so many other things wrong with my body. I am also have Sickle Cell. Recently I had a staph infection (check out my youtube channel to see my videos on my staff infection and everything esle I am dealing with and doing while I am homeless www.youtube.com/kengikat) Since before my trip… Continue

Posted by Kengi on February 19, 2008 at 5:14pm — No Comments

Drop in Centers. Do they really help?

People have asked the question. "What if there were places homeless people could go to to get the support they need. This would ease the load of places like shelters, missions and of course the public library" Well these places do exist. They are called "access" or "drop in centers" Like OPCC in Santa Monica According… Continue

Posted by Kengi on February 19, 2008 at 2:21pm — No Comments

Who Let the Blogs Out

update:Feb. 18, 2008 Wow, I'm back! Been doing my mandala thing: created a book and more prints. Working on some new music and figuring out what kind of car to buy as one of mine went kaput! I even slept through the severe weather that plowed through here in the wee hours...kind of amazing...I can usually here a frog peep in the bushes while sleeping. link to my book: http://www.lulu.com/content/2001703 update: Dec. 12… Continue

Posted by bruce on February 18, 2008 at 12:13pm — 7 Comments

Speaking of nuclear power...

Here is a summary breakdown of power generation by type. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epa/epa_sum.html In short electricity produced by fossil fuels (coal, gas, oil, etc) is currently 71% of our total power generation. Nuclear power accounts for 19.4%. According to the web site below (and a few others) we currently have 104 nuclear reactors operating in the US (Oh and BTW a number of them are coming up on the end of their licenses and projected usable time I do believe). http://w… Continue

Posted by Bob M on February 13, 2008 at 1:29am — 3 Comments

PODCAST launched TODAY

I've been talking about this for sometime now. So while doing job searches I took a break and looked for information on PODCASTING. I was very surprised to find all the information I was able to find. After doing a little bit of investigating of the three I was considering I went with mypodcast.com

This morning I recor… Continue

Posted by Kengi on February 7, 2008 at 6:14pm — No Comments

Are Libraries becoming shelters?

I’ve written about this before on my blog that was once on Tribe. Hollywood is now getting on the band wagon with Emilio Estevez producing a movie about this very thing called “The Public” The story takes place during the two coldest days of the year in Los Angeles, when the library is overwhelmed by people seeking… Continue

Posted by Kengi on February 7, 2008 at 5:29pm — 1 Comment

Real Power

Any real power resides in real people. No institution can remain long unless perceived as legitimate -- as beneficial to real people. What I want to do is help bring some sanity to our current backwards world. Truth. As in the opposite of what goes for truth. Survival, spiritual and physical of humanity and all creation. The issues I want to help solve: Energy Crisis, Health, Black called White, Ego rules. Some ideas on how: Empower people to rely on their own power rather than relying on aut…

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Posted by Leif Erlingsson on February 7, 2008 at 3:38am — No Comments

Energy From The Vacuum

Some theory...

''In April 1919 Kaluza noticed that when he solved Albert Einstein's equations for general relativity using five dimensions, James Clark Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism emerged spontaneously. Kaluza wrote to Einstein who encouraged him to publish. His theory was published in 1921 in a paper, "Zum Unitätsproblem der Physik" with Einstein's support in Sitzungsberichte Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften 96, 69. (1921)''…

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Posted by Leif Erlingsson on February 6, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Creation: The Physical Truth

'Creation: The Physical Truth', by Dr. Harold Aspden. From one of his websites: "The book describes the quantum underworld of space, a source of energy that we should be able to harness. It is important because it discloses how matter in the form of protons, the nuclei of hydrogen atoms, are created by the ongoing activity of that source of energy. The other purpose is to outline a possible technological method of exploiting that energy resource.

The time has come when our scientific c…

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Posted by Leif Erlingsson on February 6, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

PATH what's up with their leader?

Today while doing job searches I took a break and read some of the blogs that I know homeless people from all over the country have online. There are always some pretty cool things to read and it’s nice to see people making headway through their homelessness.

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Posted by Kengi on February 6, 2008 at 3:42pm — No Comments

in an alternate life ....

In an alternate life I could be a farmer.
I respect people who grow their own food. I respect people who grow food for all of us who do not grow our own food. There is something honest and true about growing food. Continue

Posted by Lone on February 6, 2008 at 9:31am — 2 Comments

What's so super about Tuesday?

So it’s Super Tuesday and there has been all this talk about how very important this race for the White House is. How this Super Tuesday will change the face of our political system. There has also been plenty of talk from each of the candidates on how they will work to bring tro…

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Posted by Kengi on February 5, 2008 at 9:07pm — 2 Comments

Changes!

My brother gave me a giftcard for Christmas, the one and only thing i bought with it was a book called: Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life. My counselor kept telling me last year that i need to change for myself, i didn't know where to start, i decided to look inward and see what it was that i needed to change. She told me i should change for myself and no one else but that's all she would tell me, i was at a complete lost as to what it was about myself that she saw that i needed to change…

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Posted by Jai on February 2, 2008 at 1:14am — No Comments

bmp.poem

BiPolar Manic Phase

please please please...
come fuck me now before i explode
rain shrapnel of babbled ideas
down upon the ears of hapless victims
like osama bin laden
touching the world trade towers
come and get me quick
call me or something before i go off
the deep e…

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Posted by ultra low frequency on February 1, 2008 at 10:33pm — 2 Comments

What's for lunch?

Slop!!! Slop that will send you right to the bathroom. I had no choice but to eat it because I really needed to take all of my meds today. The Union Rescue Mission is such a HUGE joke. I have seen some videos with the president of the missi…

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Posted by Kengi on February 1, 2008 at 6:02pm — No Comments

Can one person make a difference?

I say yes, one person can make a difference no matter what situation they are dealing with themselves. You just have to do it from the heart. Everything else will fall into place.

Last year I was able to create some pretty cool projects that reall…

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Posted by Kengi on January 28, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

A Prayer to Earth Mother

Good morning, Earth Mother. I give thanks to you for my life and my journey. I give thanks for the abundance you have provided. I give thanks for the fruits and the vegetables. I give thanks for the nuts and berries. I give thanks for the roots and tubers. I give thanks for the grains and gras…

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Posted by White Wolf on January 15, 2008 at 7:34am — No Comments

Leaving Mozambique

In three days I will be leaving Mozambique and most likely it will be for ever.
I say a lot of "good byes for ever" in my job and in my life, so it isn't that I am not used to it.
But tonight I went for a walk in the dark quiet night, smelling the smells, listening to the sounds and trying to absorb all I needed to remember.
Last time I left a place for ever and I knew it it was the Sahara.
I wonder where I'll end up next?
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Posted by Lone on January 14, 2008 at 11:41am — 2 Comments

disturbed...

Who disturbs the dark

Wherein I rest

Muddled shadows

Of past lives

That cannot sleep

In my memories

And a bright future

That sears my eyes

In my dreams

Who creeps at night

With foot falls…

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Posted by ultra low frequency on January 12, 2008 at 1:20pm — No Comments

what could i say...

if everything i said was a lie
to your ears
and the sound of my living
caused you to lose sleep
what if the world didn't wake up
with us tomorrow
and we were all that
was or is now
who would you tell
if i didn't do it right
would you rip my sheets
with your words
make my heart
wonder at itself
for it's foolishness
if i held you
with my ear full
of your sharp tongue
wouldn't your heart
learn to accept me
for who i a… Continue

Posted by ultra low frequency on January 8, 2008 at 10:32pm — No Comments

deleted...

i just deleted all my messages...they said they were going to do it anyways and so i thought i would just save them the time...now i will see who writes to me and who doesn't...and then i will clean as needs be...
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Posted by ultra low frequency on January 3, 2008 at 7:56pm — 1 Comment

cadillac dreams

Cadillac dreams

Well

I dreamed I was a Cadillac

Nineteen hundred and fifty five

Yes

I dreamed I was a Cadillac

Nineteen hundred and fifty five

If you want to ride me baby

Just get behind the wheel and drive

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Posted by ultra low frequency on January 3, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

no words

they do not make words
for what is felt
there is no language
to convey
intimate details
when the tongue is mute
and the throat
utters only a guttural cry
the days will come and go
time will pass
and scars will heal over
leaving memories
of events suffered in private
tho publicly witnessed
the surge in my belly
is not acid reflux
an ember glows
begins to consume
just as a spark
may ravage an entire forest
i am not num… Continue

Posted by ultra low frequency on January 2, 2008 at 6:39am —