Rest Madiba

My eternal gratitude to your struggles, to your life well lived.  Well deserved rest.  

Voyager

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Strange Fruit

Southern trees bear a strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.

Pastoral scene of the gallant south,
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.

Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter crop.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Fruit 

A Peaceful Way to Remove Chemical Weapons in Syria

Why didn't the US negotiate with Russia or China to remove Syria's chemical weapons before threatening military intervention?

http://quietmike.org/2013/09/10/chemical-weapons-in-syria/

Chris Hayes mocks Bill O’Reilly with satirical tirade against white culture

Chris Hayes mocks Bill O’Reilly with satirical tirade against white culture (via Raw Story )

MSNBC host Chris Hayes mocked Bill O’Reilly on Tuesday, parodying the Fox News host’s claim “black culture” was fundamentally violent. The segment began with Hayes showing a video clip of white teens rioting in California this month. The MSNBC…

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Top 20 TED Talks That Will Improve Your Productivity

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/top-20-ted-talk-improve-productivity.html

The Charles Schulz Philosophy

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.

4 Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.

How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.

These are no second-rate achievers.

They are the best in their fields.

But the applause dies...

Awards tarnish...

Achievements are forgotten.

Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.

 

Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:


1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with..

Candice Glover

Marvin Gaye -Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye -Let's Get It On lyrics


Songwriters: SHORTEN, JONATHAN NICHOLAS / BOBB, LOUISA GABRIELLA

I've been really tryin baby
 Tryin to hold back this feeling for so long
 And if you feel like I feel baby
 Come on, oh come on, ooh

Let's get it on, ow baby
 Let's get it on, let's love baby
 Let's get it on, sugar
 Let's get it on, woo

We're all sensitive people with so much to give
 Understanding sugar
 Since we got to be, let's live, I love you
 There's nothin' wrong with me lovin' you, baby no no
 And givin' yourself to me can never be wrong
 If the love is true, oh baby ooh

Don't you know how sweet and wonderful life can be, ooh ooh
 I'm askin' you baby to get it on with me, ooh ooh ooh
 I ain't goin' to worry, I ain't goin' to push, won't push you baby
 So come on come on come on come on come on baby
 Stop beatin' round the bush, hey

Let's get it on, ooh ooh
 Let's get it on, you know what I'm talkin' about
Come on baby, hey hey, let your love come out
 If you believe in love let's get it on, ooh
 Let's get it on baby, this minute, oh yeah
 Let's get in on ee___
 Please get it on, hey hey
 Come on come on come on come on come on darlin'
 Stop beatin'round the bush, oh, gonna get it on
 Beggin'you baby I want to get it on
 You don't have to worry that it's wrong
 If the spirit moves you, let me groove you
 Good, let your love come down, oh
 Get it on, come on baby, do you know I mean it
 I've been sanctified, hey hey
 Girl you give me good feelings, so good
 Somethin' like summer time


 

Depeche Mode Somebody

Depeche Mode Somebody Lyrics

Songwriters: Gore, Martin

I want somebody to share
Share the rest of my life
Share my innermost thoughts
Know my intimate details
Someone who'll stand by my side
And give me support
And in return
She'll get my support
She will listen to me
When I want to speak
About the world we live in
And life in general
Though my views may be wrong
They may even be perverted
She'll hear me out
And won't easily be converted
To my way of thinking
In fact she'll often disagree
But at the end of it all
She will understand me
Aaaahhhhh....

I want somebody who cares
For me passionately
With every thought
With every breath
Someone who'll help me see things
In a different light
All the things I detest
I will almost like
I don't want to be tied
To anyone's strings
I'm carefully trying to steer clear of
Those things
But when I'm asleep
I want somebody
Who will put their arms around me
And kiss me tenderly
Though things like this
Make me sick
In a case like this
I'll get away with it
And in a place like this
I'll get away with it
Aaaahhhhh....

 

Jack Donaghy

Jack Donaghy, on life:

Never go with a hippie to a second location.

The Italians have a saying, Lemon. “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” And though they’ve never won a war, or mass produced a decent car, in this area, they are correct.

Do not hire Sting to play the [wedding] reception. He’ll insist on doing jazz versions of Police songs, and it’s just … demoralizing.

A parent is the one person who is supposed to make their kid think they can do anything. Says they’re beautiful even when they’re ugly. Thinks they’re smart even when they go to Arizona State. Let the rest of the world tear your kid down. Your job is to support him no matter what.

Rich 50 is middle-class 38.

Business drunk — it’s like rich drunk. Either way, it’s legal to drive.

Jack Donaghy, on business:

Twinks could be extremely lucrative. Advertisers covet this demographic. When I was with D’Fwan on Queen of Jordan he spent four thousand on chihuahua outfits. For himself.

Diversity is the engine that drives this country. We are an immigrant nation! The first generation works their fingers to the bone making things, the next generation goes to college and innovates new ideas, the third generation snowboards and takes improv classes. We always need people who are pulling themselves up by their bootstraps. I did it. And it’s my job to help others do it, too.

Letting morality get in the way of making money. I might as well go and be a teacher.

I like when a woman has ambition; it’s like seeing a dog wearing clothes.

Once I set my mind on something I have to accomplish it. Ten years ago I was one and a half inch shorter than I am today. Pure will-power.

I get my hair cut every two days. After all, your hair is your headsuit.

Jack Donaghy, on politics:

I have faith in things I can see and buy and deregulate. Capitalism is my religion.

Next stop: home ownership. Just kidding. The middle class is dying. You’ll be renting forever.

The president is only going to veto your crazy social programs — the founding fathers never intended for the poor to live into their 40s.

And finally, Jack Donaghy, on love:

Dating yourself is a double-edged sword. It means you also share the same flaws

 

Good Byes

Good-Byes

What poetry I see in thine eyes, When they glisten with emotion. What of it when we say our good-byes? Without warning or provocation; Your tears will fill my dreams. What present harm have I done For shame to well up inside of me; Or has joy brought about that sea? Come now, let us have none; Dry your eyes and see me to home. You crucify me with your stares; Is the time together not well spent, Or is that look one of care? 'Tis a fine line betwixt love and hate, One that is old and ancient. I trust your visage is one of passion; So off I go, and you to bed; Dream sweet dreams of my affections, Awake with a thought of me in your head, And smile tomorrow, a thousand smiles instead.