Real Change Ever notice this man? He is an important part of Seattle, a vendor for “Real Change” You should buy the paper. The paper was founded to provide opportunity and a voice for low-income and homeless people. The transformational magic of Real Change resides in the 1[...]
Archive for February, 2014
February 15th, 2014 - 9:07 am § in China
CHINA: Liu Xiaobo
Liu Xia speaks out from house arrest Wife of China dissident Liu Xiaobo reads two of her new poems in footage screened at international writers’ event in New York How China treats a peace prize winner’s wife[...]
February 15th, 2014 - 4:53 am § in Misc.
Buchenwald 21: Five years and seven months after my father’s death
Five and a half years after my father’s death, my brother Hugh Schwartz and his co-executor Martin Miasserian, still refuse to allow my father’s pictures to be preserved and made public. The pictures, as described elsewhere on THE Ave, were made when then Captain Robert Schwartz, along w[...]
February 14th, 2014 - 6:03 pm § in America
Happy Valentine’s Day
Sweet: A Post at Liberality from 2011 I know it’s after Valentine’s day but hey, so what, I am still going to do a post about how much I love my sweetie. We have been married for close to 29 years which is a long time for some folks. Most people are not nearly as […][...]
February 14th, 2014 - 3:05 pm § in Misc.
Changing views of women
January, 1921. These are the days of the lingerie sales. New are the slips of combination brassieres and petticoats of all-over lace, like the one the artist has sketched. It is of pretty, strong shadow lace, threaded at the high waistline with a satin ribbon. Ribbon work with long stitch-silk embro[...]
February 14th, 2014 - 10:44 am § in Misc.
THE Ave challenge: What is it?
A. Russian valentine B. wig worn as a merkin in HBO’s Real Hobbits series C. Miley Cyrus’ pubic cover D. Dog toy E. Fragment of mastodon hair [...]
February 14th, 2014 - 4:01 am § in Misc.
Happy Valentine’s Day
Women prefer tall men “Evolutionary psychology theory argues that similarity is overwhelmingly the rule in human mating,” said Michael Emerson, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology at Rice University in Texas. “As the girl, I like to feel delicate and secure at the same time,” [...]
February 13th, 2014 - 11:24 pm § in Misc.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Valentines wishes and only one dayleft to win a free AR15
WIN A GUN .. and get free emails like these! Just 1 day left! ! All you have to do is fill out the form below and we will randomly draw a name on February 15, 2014. Dear Stephen, Have you made any Valentine’s Day plans with your special someone yet? I’m Amy Bright and my husband, Lee, [&hel[...]
February 13th, 2014 - 6:13 pm § in Misc.
CHINA: YUTU .. is back!
Return of the Jade Rabbit: China’s moon rover back in action http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-chinas-lunar-rover-20140213,0,675011.story#ixzz2tFprvgxt[...]
DAVEY JONES: Shipboard culture
Bitchy Captains Sorry its taken me a while to get back to you, a lack of sleep both due to time changes, some major, and a few minor, repairs and a ship trying to get back on schedule, have taken my time. Back to The Maersk Alabama, and its former captain. You asked me to […][...]