The Fat Lady Sings: Just For Fun

I Protest!!! Vigorously!!!!

Dear Mr. President
Pink captures President Bush's callous disregard with heart-rending accuracy. This song makes me cry every time I hear it.

Lives in the Balance
Jackson Brown's new song is fabulous! Lives in the Balance truly touches on the choices facing America today.

Alice's Restaurant
An Arlo Guthrie classic! You'd be amazed at how it fits our modern war ethics.

The Way It Is
Bruce Hornsby's finest. We are treating the Katrina survivors the same way.

Here's to the State of Mississippi
By Phil Ochs. Not what you'd think. He wrote it following the murder of three civil rights workers in the mid '60's. Still pertinent today, I fear.

Murrow Turning Over in his Grave
This one's by Lindsay Buckingham. All hail the 4th estate!

Bummer
Song by the late, great Harry Chapin. It references Vietman, but remains pithy.

When the President Talks to God
By Bright Eyes. One of the best protest songs to come along in years.

Momma, Look Sharp
From the musical, 1776.
Check it out - the reference may be Revolutionary War era, but the sentiment rocks!

Just For Fun

Flowers And Their Meanings

(Got this emailed from a friend - thought it was interesting. Now you'll know what your next garden purchase means!)

Acacia: Concealed Love or Beauty in Retirement
Ambrosia: Reciprocated Love
Arbutus: Thee Only do I Love - Symbol of Womanhood or Temperance
Aster: Symbol of Love
Bells of Ireland: Good luck
Bittersweet: Truth
Bluebell: Humility
Cactus: Endurance
Calla Lily: Beauty
Camellia (Pink): I’m Longing for You
Camellia (Red): You're a Flame in My Heart
Camellia (White): You're Adorable
Carnation (Pink): I'll Never Forget You
Carnation (Red): My Heart Aches for You or Admiration
Carnation (Striped): Sorry I Can't Be With You
Carnation (White): Sweet & Lovely or Innocence & Pure Love
Casablanca Lily: Purity
White Chrysanthemum: Truth
Crocus: Cheerfulness
Daffodil: You're the Only One for Me
Daisy: Innocence & Loyalty - Love or Purity
Forget-Me-Not: Memory
Gardenia: Secret love
Lily of the Valley: You Have Made my Life Complete
Orchid: Fertility or Beauty & Love
Peony: Happy Marriage
Rose (White): Purity
Rose (Pink): Perfect Happiness
Rose (Red): I Love You
Rose (Tea): I'll Remember Always
Rose (Thorn-less): Love at First Sight
Rosebud: Beauty and Youth
Stephanotis: Happiness in Marriage
Tulip (Red): Believe Me
Tulip (Yellow): There's Sunshine in Your Smile
Violet: Modesty
Viscaria: Will you Dance With Me
White Heather: Your Wishes Will Come True
Zinnia: Lasting Affection

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Comments

All I could think was "I never knew this name meant that" meaning girls names of course. And I picked a few and thought---next big thing in names!

I'm out to educate people on what blogging is. My family never quite believed that I was totally engrossed in a book, and uh blogging.

In one day I went from being the family n'eer de well to the family idol

Posted by: pia | April 10, 2006 at 08:36 AM

All peace, light, and happiness. How could a flower not be that?!

Posted by: sb_gypsy | April 10, 2006 at 12:15 PM

How cool. Flowers are great! I just planted 4 roses and 1 clematis. I still have some other (something - they're still in the box and I forgot what I ordered) to plant.

Posted by: oldwhitelady | April 11, 2006 at 09:56 PM

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