Yellow Bee In The Beet Greens

A couple of weeks ago, as I was about to cook up some beets that had already had their tops cut off, I noticed that they had begun growing new leaves. I enjoy eating beet greens very much, they taste like a mix of beets, spinach, and swiss chard. I ate some yesterday with brown rice, chicken, and chives, in a peanut sauce. Yummy!

Anyway, back to those beets that were growing new tops... I decided to cut the tops off and put them in water, to see if they would keep growing. Well they have, and a few days ago I spotted a bright yellow bee wandering around on them, and I got these photos:

Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)

Do you like sci-fi movies from the 1950s? I love them, and I just found this classic gem, Attack of the Crab Monsters, on youtube. Yay!

Scientists become trapped on an island with crabs that have been affected by radiation from atomic bomb blasts. The crabs have mutated into giant telepathic killers! Telepathic? Yes! The giant crab monsters can speak to the minds of the surviving scientists, using the voices of the scientists they have already eaten.

This was a favorite of mine as a child, and I haven't seen it in over 40 years. Now, I present the great trailer for this movie for your viewing pleasure. If you want to see the entire movie, in all it's black & white glory, you can find it on youtube:

Flowers In Morning Sun

These flowers are growing a few yards away from the office where I work. This photo was taken shortly after the sun came up Saturday morning.

Creepy Bug

This creature was crawling around at work this morning. I don't know what he is, but I'm hoping he stays away from my feet!

UPDATE: It appears, after doing some research online, that this is a 'camel spider'. They have a very bad reputation for being really dangerous, but much of what is said about them is not correct. They can give a painful bite, but they are not venomous. This particular one was aggressive when I tried to shoo it away. Instead of retreating, as most bugs would, it turned towards me and raised its large front legs (or whatever those are) in a threatening manner. I got the message and backed away. After that, though, it seemed content enough to be photographed.

No Bad Kitties

I think there are no bad cats. But if there were bad cats, I'd have to say my neighbor's cat, Simba, might be one.


He sneaks into my house and pees on things! A few weeks ago I got up from my computer and found him stalking off- he'd been right behind me. As we both stood in my kitchen, I asked him just what he thought he was doing, and his response was to GROWL at me!!

Then, last week I got home from work and found him sitting up in the old tree house in the big willow tree in my front yard. He allowed me to take these photos of him. You can see what a handsome fellow Simba is. But he's also nuts.

Busting Loose with Robert Scheinfeld

Below are three short videos showing Robert Scheinfeld, in excerpts from the movie 'Leap!', discussing Busting Loose, which is moving from what he calls Phase 1 human existence into Phase 2 human existence, and 'busting loose' from illusion and returning to a knowing of Who You Really Are. I've been working with this information and finding it very liberating. It is the most transformational metaphysical material I've worked with in over 30 years. If it interests you, a good starting point to learn more is his first book: Busting Loose From The Money Game, or, better yet, his newer book, Busting Loose From The Business Game. He also has multimedia home study courses available.

Close Up Kitties

FIELDSIE:


GAMMA:


BOO:

Kim & The Caballeros

I just came across this video of my good friend Kim, of Kim and the Caballeros, playing a song at the Sagebrush Inn in Taos, New Mexico. The fellow behind and to the right of Kim is her husband Chip. If you like their music, there are several CDs available, over at: www.kimandthecaballeros.com

Here is Kim's description of how she came to be a twangy country singer:

"My mom force fed old country (we’re talkin’ Loretta, Cash, Waylon, Willie and the boys) to me at an early age, and I rebelled, first playing bass in an 80s rock band, “The Bohiems”, later becoming a folkie, still leaning in the rock genre, but mostly writing tortured love songs and political/social stuff in the band “Burning Joan.” For giggles, in 2003 I recorded a bastardized version of “Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain” for my mom’s birthday, and it all took off from there. I realized my roots had caught up to me and I liked it."

A May Moon

The moon was looking cool here tonight,
peeking out through the clouds...

Napping On The New Cat Bed

I got a very comfy new bed for the kitties a few days ago, and it's a huge hit. In the video below we see Rexie, in grey fur, Fieldsie, wearing orange fur, and Gamma in the middle. These three are all related to each other, and often snooze together. In part of the video you can see that Fieldsie is taking great heaving breaths... that is because he is purring so hard!! He has the loudest purr of any cat I've ever known.