Saturday, January 4, 2003

Whalesongs & Dr. Seuss QUOTE OF THE DAY "The Mayor grabbed a tom-tom. He started to smack it. And, all over Who-ville, they whooped up a racket. They rattled tin kettles! They beat on brass pans, On garbage pail tops and old cranberry cans! They blew on bazookas and blasted great toots On clarinets, omm-pahs and boom-pahs and flutes! Finally, at last! From that speck on that clover Their voices were heard! They rang out clear and clean. And the elephant smiled. "Do you see what I mean?... They've proved the ARE persons, no matter how small. And their whole world was saved by the Smallest of All!" - - Dr. Seuss (from "Horton Hears a Who...") RHINO HERE: It's the weekend. Time for more light hearted fare at Rhinos Blog, beginning with "Whalesong". A group of volunteers including my old friend, Daniel Sythe, have set up a microphone in the whale inhabited waters of Maui, Hawaii & when the season hits (which has just begun) they broadcast live; sometimes water lapping & sometimes whalesongs over the internet. Best listening times = 11 PM to 7 AM Hawaii time (1-9 AM PST) http://www.whalesong.net The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) http://www.nrdc.org/ presents the Rolling Stones in concert, Thursday, February 6, 2003, at 8:00 pm at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The FREE event entitled, "Turn Up the Heat on Global Warming" is to raise awareness about global warming & spotlight opportunities that exist right now to start fixing the problem. To enter a sweepstakes to win two free tickets complete the entry form at http://www.nrdcstonesconcert.org. You can also enter by mail (see Rules & Regulations section of the website). No purchase or donation required, but entries are limited to one per person/household/email address. Remember Dr. Seuss, the brilliant artist and children's author of books such as "The Cat In The Hat" & "The Grinch That Stole Christmas". Few are aware that early in his career, he created a series of political cartoons on the relationship between the GOP & the Nazis. As editorial cartoonist for the New York nightly "PM", Dr. Seuss attacked the GOP for their support of Hitler & the fascism of the day & issues such as Jim Crow. Folks at U.C. San Diego have collected & reproduced these cartoons for the sake of historical posterity & possibly as a warning of the dangers of Republican fascism. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/Frame.htm Once again the women of West Marin County, CA and their organization, "Baring Witness", have spelled the word "PEACE" with their nude bodies, butt... instead of a couple dozen boodies like last time, they had 94 women on the sandy shore of Drake's Beach, near Point Reyes Station. They now plan a massive nude peace march in San Francisco on January 18th. SEE THE PHOTO AT: http://www.ptreyeslight.com/stories/jan02_03/naked_again.html Madeleine Begun Kane writes humor about everything that irks her: politics, computers, marriage, government, cars, work, family, the Internet, the IRS, the news, law, music, money, privacy, technology, web surfing, media, travel, and President George Dubya Bush. She posts on her "Notables Weblog" and in her satirical White House diary Dubya's Dayly Diary. http://www.madkane.com Since Senator Frist has been on my mind this week, here's a song she wrote in his honor. 9:00:01 AM    comment

Fristy The Surgeon Fristy The Surgeon (To be sung to "Frosty The Snowman," by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins) By Madeleine Begun Kane Fristy the surgeon Was elected on the phone. With a White House boost got the Leader post. Will he throw Trent Lott a bone? Fristy the surgeon Made a mint from HCA. Rarely casts his vote for the common folk. Wants to be the Prez some day. There always is some magic When Karl Rove lays out his trap. He's guaranteed to get his way. Makes no difference what the flap. Fristy the surgeon Is a doc from Tennessee. Jumped ahead of those far more in the know And much more Seniority... SEE ALL THE LYRICS AT: http://www.madkane.com/notable12_02c.html#12_26_02 Reprinted under the Fair Use doctrine of international copyright law ( http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html ). All copyrights belong to original publisher. - COMMENT ON TODAY'S BLOG - SEARCH BLOG ARCHIVES - SURF RHINO'S LINKS http://www.rhinosblog.info "RHINO'S BLOG" is the responsibility of Gary Rhine. (rhino@kifaru.com) Feedback, and requests to be added or deleted from the list are encouraged. RHINO'S WEB SITES: http://www.rhinosblog.info (RHINO'S WEBLOG - PRESENT & PAST) http://www.dreamcatchers.org (INDIGENOUS ASSISTANCE & INTERCULTURAL DIALOG) http://www.kifaru.com (NATIVE AMERICAN RELATIONS VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES) Tell a friend about this weblog, or if you know someone who'd like to join the Rhino's Blog mailing list, drop a line to rhino@kifaru.com. 8:52:11 AM    comment

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