Word of Mouth blog

Note from Phee: I’m posting these three articles (which were submitted separately) as one, blockquoting parts of them then linking out to the original website. This is partly to conform to the protocol and partly from sheer laziness… since they’re all on the same general topic of water and from the same website, it was [...]

A number of people have sent me the following link, entitled ‘Rainbow Children Detained in the Name of Homeland Security.’ 
Among other things, it says

RIGHTS CRISIS IN COLORADO –
At this writing Forest Service law enforcement has issued over 500 tickets to the early arrivals at the gathering in Colorado. They have blocked the road and have [...]

Note the proper attribution … be sure to click on the link, check out his site, listen to some of the shows in the archives. You won’t be sorry. I promise.- Phee
Older man collapses at home, in satisfactory condition
by Garrison Keillorfrom A Prairie Home Companion website
White custardy clouds in the blueberry sky and here [...]

As soon as I saw this title, I knew who this article had to be about, but only because I’ve been fascinated by the man for years. I saw a movie about his life back in the ’80s; prior to that, I’d never heard of him. Since then I’ve looked him up here and there [...]

Another month, another writing exercise. This one, sadly, is a true story. Any S.O.B.s out there?- phee
I’ve never been much for sports. Looking back, my sporting experiences have been disappointing. The one exception was Swedish Dodgeball in high school. For some unknown reason, that was the most popular game in the high school I went [...]

Hey Mexico, as part of North America maybe you can lead the way!?- Phil
Tom HaydenPublished on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 by TruthDig
Though the progressive media and bloggers are paying scant attention, a progressive populist is the front-runner in Mexico’s July 2 election, a man who would demand a revision of NAFTA, add a powerful workers’ [...]

I’ve noticed that these Weekly Reviews always start out with the boring political and war stuff. Ho, hum. But if you stay with it, you get to the real juicy weirdness, like fizzy space bubbles and fringe-lipped bats. Who needs the Weekly World News?- Phee
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Iraq unveiled a 24-point national reconciliation [...]

Just in case you didn’t already have enough to worry about with the first two of the below three terrible dangers facing the world. It’s enough to make you want to pull the covers up and stay in bed. Forever.- Phee
Why we must oppose US weapons in space.
By Mel Hurtigfrom theTyee.ca
Three terrible dangers face the world.
The [...]

I had a brush with (fantasy) celebrity last Saturday at the market. There I was, minding my own business, hoping somebody would come along and hand me money, when this tall guy sporting a huge camera asked me, "Do you have a gallery representing your work?"
In case you don’t know, the work in question is [...]

from treehugger.com
Non-Toxic Computers Coming Soon: The RoHS Deadline
by Justin Thomas, Virginia
We should be seeing some non-toxic computers coming soon, in reponse to the RoHS deadline which goes in effect on July 1. RoHS is a "Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive" from the Eueropean Union. The EU directive requires lead free electronics in personal computers, as [...]