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The Angry Hippie

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Most people assume that hippies are easy going people, at least that is the most familiar to me. You know, that "all who wander are not lost" type, the flowing skirts and patchwork pants , the "yeah mans" and "Dudes!". The people who will drive from city to city collecting riders along the way as they work their way to the next festival or "show" of some band that plays 30 minute songs 3 nights in a row and the songs are "never played the same way twice". I know these people. I spent most of the 90s in and among them. I was never as hardcore as some but I got it, and I still get it, but there is one thing I have learned along the way about these folks. Many are nowhere as near the care-free soul you might expect. Some of these " Deadheads " and " Phish Phans ", " Brothers and Sisters " and dreads are the most uptight, unsatisfied people you will ever meet. What inspired this post is the Deadhead who works ...

What is wrong with that boy?

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What is wrong with that boy? Originally uploaded by bmitd67 . My nephew, LJ, celebrates his birthday. He turned 14 and is hyper and goofy as all good 14 year boys are. This is one of several classic facial expressions I have witnessed him make.

General Colin Powell speaks and endorses

How can you not respect a man with a career like he has had and a thought process as well formed and an eloquence as sophisticated and honest as Colin Powell.

Now this is a political speech!

AFL-CIO's Richard Trumka on Racism and Obama