pumpkin

Oh, bummer. It's too bad we need those "real" jobs. I can think of other projects I would rather be doing as well. Damn the responsibilities!

Hello sexy!

Good to hear from you...and I'm glad I found an angle you liked.

Yes, alone time with the significant other is sooo necessary. I'm sure you will relish every moment together.

I have confidence that you will find a job that you absolutely LOVE soon. I dunno something about pumpkin screams employed to me.

Have good days and be well my MTL nymph.

Hope you had a great holiday.

Very nice job on her set. I hope to see it go live.

Agreed, objectives are both helped and sometimes needed.

Happy Holidays!

finally someone who agrees with what I've been saying

I'm very impressed by your insight and passion. I was also somewhat inspired by your words on hope and the difference between hoping and doing. I couldn't agree more with your indictment of our political process and media. I feel exactly the same way. I made a commitment to myself that rather than vote in an election that I didn't feel much about one way or the other, I'd spend the next four years learning about the issues and those in power, the economy and a slew of other issues, so that the in the following election, I can at least do more than vote based on what someone else told me what to think. That decision sparked others in terms of an entire evaluation of my views both politically and socially. That has become a journey of self discovery that I've only just begun. At 43 I'm taking this extreme change in attitude and direction as my version of a 'mid life crisis', but I would rather call it a mid life renewal, or rebirth even. I'm also taking a look around at organized religion and realizing that I don't believe in what any of these people believe in. So the exploration has also expanded to include the spiritual. It's a wonderful exercise and I wish I could share this with more people. Wake up!!!! Take a look around.......thanks for your thoughts, I appreciated them greatly.

I'm very impressed by your insight and passion. I was also somewhat inspired by your words on hope and the difference between hoping and doing. I couldn't agree more with your indictment of our political process and media. I feel exactly the same way. I made a commitment to myself that rather than vote in an election that I didn't feel much about one way or the other, I'd spend the next four years learning about the issues and those in power, the economy and a slew of other issues, so that the in the following election, I can at least do more than vote based on what someone else told me what to think. That decision sparked others in terms of an entire evaluation of my views both politically and socially. That has become a journey of self discovery that I've only just begun. At 43 I'm taking this extreme change in attitude and direction as my version of a 'mid life crisis', but I would rather call it a mid life renewal, or rebirth even. I'm also taking a look around at organized religion and realizing that I don't believe in what any of these people believe in. So the exploration has also expanded to include the spiritual. It's a wonderful exercise and I wish I could share this with more people. Wake up!!!! Take a look around.......thanks for your thoughts, I appreciated them greatly.

vicariously

Just a short note to wish you a very Happy Birthday.

yes, you have a very nice face with soft, rounded features. It would be nice to photograph.

Regarding our politics, well, I am actually on the whole pretty upbeat on the system. I look at the fact that most of our Presidents have come from modest, unexceptional beginnings and managed to rise through a weird kind of meritocracy. Clinton, Nixon, Reagan, LBJ, Eisenhower, Lincoln. Yes, there is something of a show aspect to the political season, and the system encourages some silliness. You have a parliamentary system, which tends to make multiple parties possible. In our system, there are structural reasons to tend to form into two parties. Whenever there have been 3 parties or more, one has completely disappeared. And we have been lucky that the best have come out when we needed it. There are a lot of checks and balances in our system, and those have worked pretty well by and large. The question is whether that will continue.

Of course, I am constantly frustrated on a day-to-day basis with the silliness. The heart-warming part of it is that most people I talk to have pretty good common sense about things - at least 60%.

I also can't tell you how much Americans appreciate their alliances with Canada, Great Britian, and Australia. Truly grateful.

I like to take some of his suggestions to heart. If I'm passing a chair in the airport I jump on it to free a fart. One day I WILL order food from a fast food drive-thru, and then drive to the next store and hand them back the food and ask for the same amount of money. Alas, I will never be fully high on an airplane...unless I'm becoming part of the mile high club!
Now back to you Pumpkin, and the hippy-hippy weather! Tell George to wait!

Matt

PS: Carlin may actually had been an intelligence from another world and simply gave up, and went home. And after crossing mental swords with people for 50 years, he may have finally accepted that he was swinging at empty air. And the best place for him was safe at home.

I've totally dug Carlin my whole life.. Even funnier when you had the opportunity to watch him with someone a bit dim or conservative... All his humor was so clever, pointed, and was so much bigger than the actual joke being told.

Way cool for you to dedicate this to him, only goes to reaffirm what I'd thought in the past, have always thought you pretty introspective and cool.. I tend not to comment to much since you all probably hear so much noise that it's all a monotone drone after a while.. Anyway, when I just saw this set, I had to say something because I am always drawn to amazing shots when someone is reflecting at "life beyond the window" There's so much that I could start to write here, but don't want to drone on now... Just wanted to say how very cool the set was, you, of course are gorgeous as always, but more striking in this set was some of the really powerful gaze's at the window...

Long shall we all remember George Carlin...

-T-

Sounds right up my alley. I'll be sure to check it out. Thanks for the tip.

Hey, this is so relevant right now. I'm lovin' all this info. What else ya got?