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I first found out about Really Simple Syndication from an e-mail newsletter article by Kamau Austin. I was automatically subscribed to this newsletter when I signed up with some different advertising networks. They all run together in a blur now, and I don’t remember the name of the one that actually transferred that baggage to [...]

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Impending speech impedimenta,
In tongue-halting, eye-lilting wonder,
I saw your neck, stringently conscious
Of something straining soon to break
By design – that stupid predilection,
Telling everyone how wrong their
Thoughts in politics and ethics are
Compared to the inherent “is”
Of some new-found planet far from ours,
A water-friendly surface, dry from lust
And lawless – perfect in its godless haven,
Prefect to its gravity,
Like [...]

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when she wakes
with a wicked smile
after not much sleep
it’s gonna be a good day.

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Only the twitch
of a skinny leg
gives away that
she is alive and
breathing while dreaming
in a place where time
is yesterday now
and tomorrow all
together in a message
written obscurely
in a code called
poetry to be
written and read while
awake and working
on the world wide web.

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From point to point
the web grows large
sending signals
to the center
receiving and
resending to
furthest realms of
the universe
deepest depths of
emotion, light
of courage to
face ignorance
spirit world and
back home where the
heart does reside
bides its own time.

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It may come as no surprise to most who know me, that I am the consummate voyeur (it came with the Nikon). I love to sneak peeks behind closed doors. And this weekend, Benicia’s Open Studio was good for me.
An artist’s studio is usually as private as any sheiks harem. Whether it is a [...]

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Welcome to another week of self-discovery and universal understanding. Your forecast week of major transits will begin early Wednesday morning when the Sun, your source of vitality and light, at 18° Taurus will square Saturn, the planet of personal restrictions at 18° Leo. The energy expressed from this square of the sun with Saturn will [...]

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Dreamweavers’ Theatre in Napa is serving up Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party. Neil Simon fans will find many one-liners to chuckle over, but the play is a departure from some of his more inane comedy writings. Make your reservations now as this dinner party will only play through 20 May. On the [...]

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photo by s.n. jacobson
Coconut Grove
905 Lincoln Rd. E
Vallejo
642-4413
Now open 7a.m daily
I never made it into Teeter’s Sportsbar before it closed, but I saw how crowded the parking lot was every time I passed it on highway 80. The parking lot is still full, but now the site is called, The Coconut Grove, a Family [...]

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Discovering new taste in food and different Cultures brings new experiences to the highest form of Mnandi! Mnandi means delicious, in the Ethiopian language.
This sandwich is a mixture of at least two different Cultures, India and Italy. The chicken can be from anywhere on the planet. Mango fruit is eaten by many Cultures. Many [...]

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Unless you live in the city of San Francisco (where the summers are brutally chilly), about the only folks who might not be happy about its arrival are professional skiers and snowboarders. Summertime is Yang within Yang, which means it’s the warmest, most active time for life as we know it. Those with [...]

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“Led Zeppelin IV” by Led Zeppelin

I rarely listen to the radio these days. It could be due to lack of interest in what is being presented by playlist-dictated stations, different venues to hear recorded music (websites and blogs with mp3s, Internet broadcasts, mix CDs made by friends), or maybe a combination of the two. [...]

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You can’t take a bad picture of a baby, puppy or¬†a flower.¬† Almost to the point for me that its like the provable fish in the barrel.¬†But hey hand me the shotgun.¬†
That is how I felt when a close friend¬† offered me¬†entry to¬†a members-only preview sale at this year’s¬† San Francisco Botanical Garden’s 40th Annual [...]

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Mother Universe grieving lost sons
Eerie cries bewailing inconsolable sadness
Dispirited global despondency thickly veiled
Outlandish hooded ghosts graceless saviors

Wrathful demigods committing mortal sins
Double talk gibberish forked tongues
Unanswered prayers divine intervention denials
Adverse kismet misfortune fatal kiss-off

Netherworld impulses brotherhood of hate
Unholy outsiders bent on revenge
Twisted vines mourning glory shrivel
Purple heart funnels trumpeting taps

Hard to imagine why wherefores
Parents are supposed [...]

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