January 2012 Blog Posts (17)

 OCEAN’S CHOISE

Really! Flager Beach Ocean, what were you up to that day?

How do you choose?

It all seemed pleasant.

Enjoying our selves.

As we sat on warm sand; watching people play.

In waves not too rough for a brave few.

Then down the beach a bit, voices of alarm.

Oh, come now, it’s a beautiful, sunny, fall, day.

A few begin to run.

Why…

Civil rights activist and author Cornel West spoke Friday at the Bo Diddley Plaza in downtown Gainesville. Read more here. 

The taillights of the black Cadillac disappeared and the sudden quiet gave way to an ambient, deafening screeeee. Treefrogs or cicadas in the dark trees resumed a clattering conversation interrupted when the now vanished car pulled off onto the gravel so the driver could, yet again, get out to open his pants.



I bailed out at the driveway of an old country school, a long-abandoned classic—red brick, two rooms, big windows, nearly matching brick restrooms added on…

Elephant Journal has provided us with a link to a wonderful talk by…

I interviewed Lauris Vidal the other day here in sunny Florida.

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Astroflash Monthly Horoscope for January

by Flash Silvermoon

Happy New Year All! OK here we are 2012, the year touted and hyped by many to be everything form the end of the world to the date of Divine Intervention and absolute levitation. The truth…

Think Differently!

Day 1: 

Feel. Try this: Have a glass of warm water when you wake up rather than your usual cuppa…

Evan tells us about the Church of Holy Colors, Gainesville, FL - do you have art/creativity to share? Check out the Art Zoo, Music Zoo, Writing Zoo, Poetry Zoo, and more here on Zoobird. 

Yep, our friend Charlie can swing that axe - share your favorite moments in Zoobird's Music Zoo!

Big, big time off road biking south of Boulder, CO. Good for heart. Good for soul. Food for the mind. Plus, a load of fun!

Check out this and the dozen or so related videos on Ethnobotany! These were recorded in the Pisgah Nat'l Forest in North…

Decent passes of the Space Station over Gainesville Thursday night: The space station will appear over the northwest horizon at 6:34pm, reach about two-thirds up the southwest sky at 6:37pm, and then disappear over the south-southeastern horizon at 6:40pm.

(photo by Michael…

This is from Madhur Jeffries amazing cookbook. If you've never tried Saag Alloo, you gotta do it! It's so good and a nice twist on things you'll probably find very nearby. Got a favorite recipe on your mind? Ease the weight, share it here on…

This is my favorite photo from 2011. Otters frolicking at Alexander Spring in Florida. Tough choice! Alexander Spring is an incredibly nice camping spot. This was on a full moon weekend. We canoed in the moonlight, cooked over an open fire. It doesn't get any better than Alexander Spring, but it's worth trying!

What are your favorite photos and times from last year?…