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Congrats Brother!!

My brother pitched the highschool state championship game lastnight in Austin Texas. The following pics made the cover for the local newspaper in Corpus Christi, Texas:) They won 9-1. These are the moments to live for! In other news, my cousin, the pro boxer, also won his bout lastnight in 1 minute and seven seconds, a TKO. Go watch the video if you have a minute and don't mind a lil action. My boys were so on lastnight:)

What's worse: a McDonald's ad or this?

I found this picture on the Consumerist blog this morning. It was enough to make me skip my breakfast (NOT!) Anyway, There is an ongoing discussion in the comment section about whether or not this billboard depicting women "problem areas" (an ad for a cosmetic "medical" salon) should be removed in Illinois. (this model doesn't look like she's got problems, but if you look close enough, she does...so says the ad)

The comment by Skiffer makes sense to me:

This is along the lines of the Cocaine-named energy drink a while back- If you're not part of the target audience, chances are that you're not going to be fond of the marketing strategies. I don't think the people complaining about this ad were ever really in the market for cosmetic surgery.

But so does the comment by Hopers:

It looks like the problem is that the ad takes a woman who is already gorgeous and points out all of her "flaws." It's incredibly insulting to women who aren't a size 0, with perfect skin. Basically, it says "if this model has problems, then you are seriously ugly."

But the comment by Danilo Campos takes it home:

Screw the partial nudity, the actual content of the ad is pretty offensive, and it really takes a lot to move my needle in that direction. I'm all for people choosing cosmetic surgery if that pleases them, but I don't feel very good about an advertiser telling people that they're inherently broken and need fixing.

....or that they are hungry for junk food and that alcohol is sexy etc... Do you think think people outside of the cosmetic surgery market should just ignore this ad? Or should women who are insulted by it form a team and throw some graffiti on it? Personally, this billboard only makes me think about the young girls who see it daily and get caught under the false impression that they should strive for perfection in this falsely projected "man's world" OR ELSE....live a miserable life. And so here comes the further separation from all of our innate feminine principles. Domination. Control. Separation. Sadness. Feminist. Protest. American. Addict.

So why would a woman or man want to let someone stick needles in their precious body and be cut open to begin with?! It's gross really. I do not wish surgery upon anyone unless it's gonna save their life. (i had my appendix removed 3 yrs ago, it sucked) But is it possible that cosmetic surgery can save somebody's life? Well, I had a cousin who has had several procedures done and she has become a walking pill popping, zombie child. Her deep psychological problems never left her; they have only further developed. And she knows this but just laughs about it (medicated). It's not funny.

There are other ways to heal. So why can't we have billboards showing us those ways? And I am not talking about corny "world peace" or sleepy religious billboards. I'm talking about the real deal. Maybe something likened to Alex Grey's work displayed digitally. (visiting his gallery in New York was amazing, please do the same)

TruthDancer, if you are reading this. This would be part of my imagined world: the design of freely placed Cross Cultural Goodness Billboards. Still working on the collage:)

 

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From the Irregular Times:

Reason #1: The progressive tradition is the source of the highest
ideals of what it means to be an American: Liberty, peace,
enlightenment, justice, cooperation, prosperity, responsibility, and
the value of humanity. A progressive President will guide America
according to this tradition, and return our nation to its higher path.

To watch: The first Democratic Presidential Debate tonight on MSNBC. 

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Introducing Dennis Kucinich (again)

The following is a bit from the ShareNeedLes blog written by me mate, Jamie about the 2008 truly lucid Presidential Hopeful from Ohio. From what I know of him so far, I like him and not only because he is a vegetarian and has an awesome wife who blogs, but because he tells it like it is and is zealous about fostering sound health for all humanity and making some peace globally.

"Dennis is about as awake as a politician can be. He has his policies inline with the peace seekers and unlike the other candidates, his universal health care plan is specific and clearly designed to better the 'health' of many, not the 'wealth' of a few. Dennis walks his talk and is saying exactly what America needs to hear. My only question is:
Even if the elite media channels were to allow a microbe of America's attention to be enlightened by Dennis Kucinich, would they (the American people) be capable of listening?

Dennis is the man, but is he ahead of the citizen's times or maybe he's ahead of most politicians times? Do the majority of people in America have the capacity to tune in to what he is speaking - namely the truth?" ~Jamie Parks

The following is what Congressman Kucinich said today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives:

"The American people want the war in Iraq to end and the troops to be brought home. Why then is this House preparing to capitulate to the Bush White House and let the war continue?

“We learned that the Democratic compromise with the President is to make withdrawal timetables nonbinding. We have the power to end the war now. We should not give the President another dime for the war.

“We should not permit this war to continue. This House passed a $97 billion supplemental, which gives the President money to keep this war going through September 2008 and then a week later approved the President’s budget for another $195 billion for Iraq to keep the war going into 2009.

“And now we are talking about a nonbinding timetable for withdrawal? What’s the difference between the Democrats and the Republicans on the war? Well, the Republicans don’t want any timetables for withdrawal at all. And the Democrats? The Democrats want nonbinding timetables for withdrawal. There is no difference. Either way the war keeps going on indefinitely.”

That is, until he is the elected President over some other over-rated idolized puppet. I'm keeping my eyes on this one:) You should too.

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Yesterday: the emotional rollercoaster

I did not make the drive to Corpus Christi for Alfonso's first pro fight. I cried a bunch but I know I made the right decision, an adult decision. I stayed with Jamie and his family as they mourned the loss of their Gramma who gently passed this week:( She was a beautiful lady and just wait until I post the photo montage we put on for her memorial service. It was breath taking.

By the way, HE WON!!!! My mom let me listen on speaker phone the entire time and I cried and cheered from afar. I really think I would have fainted with all of the excitement. I mean, you should have heard my family cheering and shouting, "Get em! Get em! Get em Fonso! O My God, He's bleeding! He's bleeding Bri! O NO!!"

I was freaking out! I made myself feel better by telling myself that I myself have made him bleed a couple of times as a kid. (on accident, i gave him a nose bleed with the elbow)(a boxer with a sensitive nose, o no) Anyway, I wanted to just hang up the phone. But then I heard them screaming in extreme joy after he won a few long ass minutes later. Unusually, I think this guy gave him a good fight. He is known to knock
his opponents out in the first round. That'll teach him:)

Yesterday was so so heavy! I feel hung over. Time for a therapeutic bubble bath. 

Today's Motivation

My more formal blog Lucid Nutrition made The Integral Institute's: Holon News. Sweet:)




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My new Blog!

Join the Lucid Nutrition community and visit often:)

P.S. Thanks to J Parks for the outstanding graphics designed for Lucid Nutrition!!

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I joined Ziki!

Ziki is a mashable social network that does wonders to keep all of my online personalities in one location. It was simple to add various feeds such as my Flickr, Vimeo, and Stylefeed to all be gathered and previewed on my homepage at Ziki. Check out my page. A special thing about Ziki is their ad incentive. They sponsor $10 of links over a one year period for your name on Google, Yahoo, and MSN. This means when someone Googles you (perhaps a stalker or a long lost relative) A link to your ziki profile will show up in the right hand corner of the page. Pretty neat!

Alright, enough, I have to finish this Christmas wrapping. ARGHHH! Why didn't I just get a bunch of gift bags?


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Receive micro-payments through the indieKarma Network

I just joined the IndieKarma network and recieved my first free dollar! (I was within the first 5,000 users to sign up). I learned about IndieKarma via Roland Tanglao's blog,a flickr contact and veteran blogger. He is one of the founders of Bryght, a Web 2.0 startup, and is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.  I noticed a widget at the bottom of his blog and was curious after I saw mini text popups from other users who "Support" his content. That's just cool:)

Here's how it works:
Each time you visit a website or a blog on the indieKarma network, your account is debited just one cent. It's the smallest of micro-payments, directly supporting the blog or website you're enjoying. If you so choose - you may edit your donation to more - or nothing at all by clicking the widget on the page you are viewing. As a donor,  you will be able to create a profile that will show your support for the sites you  visit and donate to.

Currently, there are 1,082 users with 458 sites and a total of 4,737 donations. I still have a few questions about the debiting and crediting of one's account. I know for sure they utilize the PayPal system. Overall, I think this is a grand idea. I wouldn't mind dropping change into invisible buckets supporting and appreciating my new discoveries and inspirations from fellow bloggers. I can't think of any other way to support sparks on the web besides clicking on the "Donate" widget through PayPal. I'll post more about IndieKarma as I learn. Here is their FAQ.

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