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since when did liberal become a dirty word?
this fucking bugs the crap out of me.
to clear things up, regaurding the right wing's bastardization of this word.
liberal and liberty is the core base of our constitution and what this
stupid country was founded on.
Liberal
(lib'er el, lib'rel), adj 1. favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs. 2. (often cap.) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform. 3. of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism. 4. Favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual FREEdom possible, esp. as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties 5. favoring of permitting FREEdom of action, esp. with respect to matters of personal belief or expression: a liberal policy toward dissident artists and writers. 6. of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies. 7. FREE from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant: a liberal attitude toward foreigners. 8. open-minded or tolerant, esp. FREE of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc. 9. characterized by generosity and willingness to give in large amounts: A liberal donor 10. given FREEly or abundantly; generous: a liberal donation. 11. not strict or rigorous; FREE; not literal: a liberal interpretation of a rule. 12. of, pertaining to, or based on the liberal arts. 13. of, or pertaining to, or befitting a FREEman. -n 14. a person of liberal principles or views, esp. in politics or religion. 15. (often cap.) a member of a liberal party in politics, esp. of the Liberal party in Great Britain. [1325-75; ME L liberalis of FREEdom, befitting the FREE, equiv. to liber FREE + -alis -al] -lib'er-al-ly, adv -lib'er›al›ness, n
-SYN. 1. progressive 7. broad-minded, unprejudiced. 9. beneficent, charitable, openhanded, munificent, unstinting, lavish. see generous. 10. See ample.
-Ant 1. reactionary 8. tolerant. 9. 10. nigardly.
'Liber', as in liberal, is also the root word of 'Liberty' (freedom from restraint); 'Libertarian' (One who holds to free will); 'Libertine' (A FREEd man); 'Liberalism' (The principles of liberals); 'Liberalist' (One who is a liberal, or who favors the principles of liberals.); 'Liberalized' (Freed from narrow views and prejudices); 'Liberate' (To make FREE); and several others. Liber is Latin for "FREE."
In fact, the root word 'liber' is also the Latin word for 'book'. This is because many ancient philosophies believed you could only free your mind through education and reading by learning the 'logos' (God's word - not only religious, but all written word). Where you freed your mind was in the universities and/or libraries, which held the books.
this fucking bugs the crap out of me.
to clear things up, regaurding the right wing's bastardization of this word.
liberal and liberty is the core base of our constitution and what this
stupid country was founded on.
Liberal
(lib'er el, lib'rel), adj 1. favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs. 2. (often cap.) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform. 3. of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism. 4. Favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual FREEdom possible, esp. as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties 5. favoring of permitting FREEdom of action, esp. with respect to matters of personal belief or expression: a liberal policy toward dissident artists and writers. 6. of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies. 7. FREE from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant: a liberal attitude toward foreigners. 8. open-minded or tolerant, esp. FREE of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc. 9. characterized by generosity and willingness to give in large amounts: A liberal donor 10. given FREEly or abundantly; generous: a liberal donation. 11. not strict or rigorous; FREE; not literal: a liberal interpretation of a rule. 12. of, pertaining to, or based on the liberal arts. 13. of, or pertaining to, or befitting a FREEman. -n 14. a person of liberal principles or views, esp. in politics or religion. 15. (often cap.) a member of a liberal party in politics, esp. of the Liberal party in Great Britain. [1325-75; ME L liberalis of FREEdom, befitting the FREE, equiv. to liber FREE + -alis -al] -lib'er-al-ly, adv -lib'er›al›ness, n
-SYN. 1. progressive 7. broad-minded, unprejudiced. 9. beneficent, charitable, openhanded, munificent, unstinting, lavish. see generous. 10. See ample.
-Ant 1. reactionary 8. tolerant. 9. 10. nigardly.
'Liber', as in liberal, is also the root word of 'Liberty' (freedom from restraint); 'Libertarian' (One who holds to free will); 'Libertine' (A FREEd man); 'Liberalism' (The principles of liberals); 'Liberalist' (One who is a liberal, or who favors the principles of liberals.); 'Liberalized' (Freed from narrow views and prejudices); 'Liberate' (To make FREE); and several others. Liber is Latin for "FREE."
In fact, the root word 'liber' is also the Latin word for 'book'. This is because many ancient philosophies believed you could only free your mind through education and reading by learning the 'logos' (God's word - not only religious, but all written word). Where you freed your mind was in the universities and/or libraries, which held the books.
this is mighty mouse:
a fistfull of angry bees.
its an aprilia rs50.
ive never laughed so hard on a bike before...
it sounds like a hairdryer.
although it looks fast, it is so not.
it is however 50 ccs and/or 12 horses pulling with fury!
& extremely fun and light.
e
a fistfull of angry bees.
its an aprilia rs50.
ive never laughed so hard on a bike before...
it sounds like a hairdryer.
although it looks fast, it is so not.
it is however 50 ccs and/or 12 horses pulling with fury!
& extremely fun and light.
e
summer.
summer here is unbelievably spectacularly beautiful.
its also very frenzied because it is so short and yet so amazing.
i do enjoy it so.
this seems ironic to me that i would enjoy sunshine (albeit in very small doses)
because i am such a creature of the night. i do though.
but on the other hand i sometimes feel obligated to
be doing something amazing every moment in summer
because it is so short and gorgeous.
the pressure gets to me sometimes!
i want to relax and not feel the pressure all
the time to make the most of it, y'know?
as for news--i have been absurdly busy.
i got my drivers liscense finally (i turn 38 on thursday--shhh!).
this is something of a small accomplishment for me because gentle
reader, i never wanted a driver liscense or for that matter, a car.
so why go to the trouble to learn to drive then you might ask?
ah yes. well--i wanted to be legal and legit for riding the motorcycle.
here in washington, i *must* have a drivers liscense first.
blah.
it has taken me a year to do this, driving other peoples cars.
i could write a mini novella about my experiences with cars
and the dmv but i will spare us both.
really not that interesting.
suffice to say, at long last it is completed and i shall never have to do this again.
phew!
in other aspects of my life i am reasonably happy if not a little ornery lately.
it seems i have *some* mysterious force with in me that simply has to be contrary
and do things that people arent expecting or necessarily wanting me to do.
i hate being fenced in maybe.
im not sure what it is exactly.
i will just leave it at that.
then there is also the fact that as of late i have been booked solid for a week for social obligations.
i dislike being intensely busy so this doesnt please me.
i like to have time to contemplate and be quiet.
during this time, i also think up new ideas for paintings
and paint them. not being able to makes me cranky.
its not even that its because im an introvert, although that is certainly part of it.
i think honestly its just because i am not that interested in what others are doing in a way.
that makes it sound more unfriendly than it is but im not sure how else to phrase it.
the reality is that many many more people are attracted to me than i could possibly
ever have time for. and while i do sometimes enjoy outings and such, the rub lies
in the fact that the very thing that attracts so many well meaning people to me
(my artwork, being an international woman of intrigue and such)
is the often times the very things that they would seek to distract me from doing.
does anyone else here have this problem sometimes?
i feel like its something of a cry baby type scenario.
like--oh please, your life is *so* hard.
but i am curious nevertheless.
soon, street legal riding.
at last!
*bounce*
summer here is unbelievably spectacularly beautiful.
its also very frenzied because it is so short and yet so amazing.
i do enjoy it so.
this seems ironic to me that i would enjoy sunshine (albeit in very small doses)
because i am such a creature of the night. i do though.
but on the other hand i sometimes feel obligated to
be doing something amazing every moment in summer
because it is so short and gorgeous.
the pressure gets to me sometimes!
i want to relax and not feel the pressure all
the time to make the most of it, y'know?
as for news--i have been absurdly busy.
i got my drivers liscense finally (i turn 38 on thursday--shhh!).
this is something of a small accomplishment for me because gentle
reader, i never wanted a driver liscense or for that matter, a car.
so why go to the trouble to learn to drive then you might ask?
ah yes. well--i wanted to be legal and legit for riding the motorcycle.
here in washington, i *must* have a drivers liscense first.
blah.
it has taken me a year to do this, driving other peoples cars.
i could write a mini novella about my experiences with cars
and the dmv but i will spare us both.
really not that interesting.
suffice to say, at long last it is completed and i shall never have to do this again.
phew!
in other aspects of my life i am reasonably happy if not a little ornery lately.
it seems i have *some* mysterious force with in me that simply has to be contrary
and do things that people arent expecting or necessarily wanting me to do.
i hate being fenced in maybe.
im not sure what it is exactly.
i will just leave it at that.
then there is also the fact that as of late i have been booked solid for a week for social obligations.
i dislike being intensely busy so this doesnt please me.
i like to have time to contemplate and be quiet.
during this time, i also think up new ideas for paintings
and paint them. not being able to makes me cranky.
its not even that its because im an introvert, although that is certainly part of it.
i think honestly its just because i am not that interested in what others are doing in a way.
that makes it sound more unfriendly than it is but im not sure how else to phrase it.
the reality is that many many more people are attracted to me than i could possibly
ever have time for. and while i do sometimes enjoy outings and such, the rub lies
in the fact that the very thing that attracts so many well meaning people to me
(my artwork, being an international woman of intrigue and such)
is the often times the very things that they would seek to distract me from doing.
does anyone else here have this problem sometimes?
i feel like its something of a cry baby type scenario.
like--oh please, your life is *so* hard.
but i am curious nevertheless.
soon, street legal riding.
at last!
*bounce*
i want to kiss some girls.
cute ones.
i am not looking for a lot more than this.
any sgs in washington?
*sigh*
cute ones.
i am not looking for a lot more than this.
any sgs in washington?
*sigh*
damn.
i finally got around to sorting some photos.
montserrat
and again montserrat
interior
spain
gaudi's hallucinations
one teeny fucking car. i kept seeing these in europe. they make smart cars look
like luxury full sized sedans. yes, people actually drive these things.
pretty gold.
absinthe.
amsterdam. yes, its all true about amsterdam.
centraal.
queens day madness
heres the standard crappy dutch bike in all its underwhelming glory.
the streets there are jam packed on every block with these things.
i regret not having any photos to show the magnitude of the masses
of these bikes.
it appears someone has issues with john.
a lovely bennelli.
spain is all about the motorbikes.
yes!!!
although, im never too sure about yellow as a color.
more spain.
alas, that is all ive had time for right now.
i hope you enjoy!
i finally got around to sorting some photos.
montserrat
and again montserrat
interior
spain
gaudi's hallucinations
one teeny fucking car. i kept seeing these in europe. they make smart cars look
like luxury full sized sedans. yes, people actually drive these things.
pretty gold.
absinthe.
amsterdam. yes, its all true about amsterdam.
centraal.
queens day madness
heres the standard crappy dutch bike in all its underwhelming glory.
the streets there are jam packed on every block with these things.
i regret not having any photos to show the magnitude of the masses
of these bikes.
it appears someone has issues with john.
a lovely bennelli.
spain is all about the motorbikes.
yes!!!
although, im never too sure about yellow as a color.
more spain.
alas, that is all ive had time for right now.
i hope you enjoy!
OCTOBER 2008
JULY 2008