On New Years', while in custody and on his belly, a man was shot in the back and killed by a BART police officer in Oakland, CA. There were a few protests and two separate riots on the streets of Oakland as a result of the shooting. (Another good reason for me to keep my ass at home).
There was some national news coverage of the incident -mainly on CNN, with them replaying the cell phone videos over and over, and the riot footage.
The BART officer is in jail and is actually charged with murder. The fact that the dead guy was black, and the cop is white doesn't help matters. (I actually believe that the cop - who was rather new to the force - got too jacked up with adrenaline and pulled out his gun instead of his tazer, as was reported)...Anyway, a shitstorm has ensued, and with that also comes people who will do anything to make a dollar...
It's about 49 degrees outside, near dark, and the icecream man is making his rounds...???
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Oh gosh, how creepy does that sound!?
Hide the children. . . .
They do that in the projects out here. However, the ice cream man sells ice cream AND drugs so...
I was totally moved by the inauguration events of yesterday...I thought of the sacrifice of the civil rights warriors of the past. They and Dr King knew deep down in their hearts that a day like this would eventually come.
I truly hope that Obama becomes a great president.
I wish that my grandparents were alive to have
witnessed this...
My monitor is all dark - again. One day, I'll turn it on, and there will be nothing to see. I hope I get a job soon so I can replace it...
My tummy hurts too.
I want my mommy.
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I love Sol!!!
rubs tummy
I got this from Aracon's journal - I hope that she doesn't mind!
Each sign of the Egyptian zodiac is presided over by a god or goddess, or the sacred river Nile. Correspondences to the Western calendar are noted with each sign.
The Nile: peace-loving and tolerant, receptive to wealth, analytical and science-minded, tender towards those who are not ignorant, can sometimes be angry.
Colors: male: deep red, female: deep blue
Compatible Signs: Amon-Ra, Set
Dates: Jan 1 - Jan 7, Jun 19 - Jun 28, Sep 1 - Sep 7, Nov 18 - Nov 26
Amon-Ra: Very generous, fruitful, people feel reassured around you, and willing to give their best.
Colors: male: yellow, female: orange
Compatible Signs: The Nile, Horus
Dates: Jan 8 - Jan 21, Feb 1 - Feb 11
Mout: Ironic, tremendous internal wealth, know how to rapidly connect with others, looks for paternal authority.
Colors: male: brown, female: red carmine
Compatible Signs: Amon-Ra, Thoth
Dates: Jan 22 - Jan 31, Sep 8 - Sep 22
Geb: Engaging personality, sensitive, modest, occasionally narcissistic, but can rise above vanity.
Colors: male: violet, female: rose
Compatible Signs: Set, Horus
Dates: Feb 12 - Feb 29, Aug 20 - Aug 31
Osiris: Two sides to your personality, fiery but fragile, indecisive.
Colors: male: yellow, female: green
Compatible Signs: Isis, Thoth
Dates: Mar 1 - Mar 10, Nov 27 - Dec 18
Isis: Solidarity, cultivates nobility.
Colors: male: white, female: blue
Compatible Signs: Osiris, Thoth
Dates: Mar 11 - Mar 31, Oct 18 - Oct 29, Dec 19 - Dec 31
Thoth: Enthusiastic, enterprising, courageous, likes to take risks.
Colors: male: rose, female: white
Compatible Signs: Bastet, Isis
Dates: Apr 1 - Apr 19, Nov 8 - Nov 17
Horus: Sparkling personality, intense will, intelligent, understanding, impatient to exert influence.
Colors: male: red carmine, female: gold
Compatible Signs: Bastet, Geb
Dates: Apr 20 - May 7, Aug 12 - Aug 19
Anubis: Clever, full of compassion , fatalist, ambivalant, inhibited, deep.
Colors: male: sienna, female: crimson
Compatible Signs: Bastet, Isis
Dates: May 8 - May 27, Jun 29 - Jul 13
Set: Perfectionist, prone to anger.
Colors: male: turquoise, female: black
Compatible Signs: Geb, The Nile
Dates: May 28 - Jun 18, Sep 28 - Oct 2
Bastet: You look for balance and harmony, anxious, devoted.
Colors: male: yellow ochre, female: grey
Compatible Signs: Sekhmet, Horus
Dates: Jul 14 - Jul 28, Sep 23 - Sep 27, Oct 3 - Oct 17
Sekhmet: Telepathic, observant, authoritative, indulgent, moral.
Colors: male: green, female: turquoise
Compatible Signs: Bastet, Geb
Dates: July 29 - Aug 11, Oct 30 - Nov 7
I'm an Amun-Ra!
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