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James Holmes, Colorado shooting suspect, appears in court
James Holmes, the man accused of killing 12 people and wounding dozens more at a Colorado movie theater, showed little emotion during an initial court appearance Monday.
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President Barack Obama on Sunday sought again to provide comfort to hurting and grieving families, sweeping into Colorado late Sunday afternoon to privately console relatives of the victims gunned down in a movie theater.
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Matt Grist, Director Social Brain project, RSA Running Order • I talk: What is Nudge? Some examples. Pros and cons. • You talk: brainstorm how you might, or why you might not, use 'nudges' in your own and others' practice • You feedback, we discuss What is 'Nudge'? • Nudge is an approach to changing behaviour in a predictable way that works by shaping 'choice architecture' • Choice architecture is the way in which choices are presented Taking aim • The Kieboom urinal in Schiphol Airport • 'Spillage' reduced by 80% Veg at the front, doughnuts at the back • Putting healthy eating options first in line and at eye-level in cafeteria lines increases healthy eating by as much as 25% • Supermarkets displaying vegetables first when you walk in Default options • Making 'opt-in' the default position to pension schemes increases uptake Why do we need nudge? • Most people are not that good at making choices • There is no neutral choice environment Why do people like nudge? • It's a form of 'libertarian paternalism' • It doesn't take away free choice • But it can shape people's behaviour to bring about beneficial outcomes • It's supposed to be politically neutral • It's cheap How does it work? Two systems; Reflective and Automatic Automatic vs Reflective • • • • • • • Uncontrolled Effortless Associative Fast Parallel Unconscious Skilled • • • • • • • Controlled Effortful Deductive Slow Serial Self-aware Rule-following The two systems working together… • Automatic system very fast, very useful, but liable to mistakes • In good decision-making the reflective system knows when to step-in, and when to trust, the automatic system • Most of our behaviour results from the automatic system What nudges do… • Guide the automatic system through choice architecture (e.g. urinal, veg at the front of the supermarket) • Remind us of the shortcomings of the automatic system through choice architecture (for example, remind people how many businesses fail when they start one) • work with the weaknesses of the reflective system through choice architecture (e.g. automatic opt-in to pensions) The nudge toolkit 1. Rules of Thumb • Anchoring – we work things out starting from an initial reference point we understand (example, size of unfamiliar city will be affected by the size of city where people live). Use anchors people understand; remind them of different anchors • The nudge toolkit 1. Rules of Thumb • Availability – people tend to make decisions based on recent experience, what is salient to them (what grabs their attention or what is simple), and information and examples that are accessible to them. • Work with examples and information that people have available; remind them of different examples and information The nudge toolkit 1. Rules of Thumb • Stereotypes, seeing patterns in randomness – we are all prone to think about things in terms of selective examples (example, female airline pilots, bombing patterns in the blitz, ipod shuffle) • Start with stereotypes and patterns you might expect to be assumed; remind people of counter examples The nudge toolkit 2. Biases • Overconfidence and optimism – people tend to think they will be above average, that 'it won't happen to them' • Assume unrealistic optimism; remind people of facts without destroying confidence The nudge toolkit 2. Biases • Loss aversion – people dislike losing something about twice as much as they want to gain it • This can lead to inertia – sticking with what you have got The nudge toolkit 2. Biases • Framing – people are very susceptible to the way things are presented to them (example, losses rather than gains) • If you want to snap people out of inertia, don't present things as losses but gains • If you want people to not be biased by framing, present information in a more neutral way • If you want to guide behaviour present information as either loss or gain The nudge toolkit 2. Biases • Loss aversion not the only reason for inertia, there is also the 'status quo bias' • People tend to stick with default options because it's easier to do so • Or because they think it has been endorsed as the right option • Make the choice you want to promote the default option; make choices 'natural' and easy for people The nudge toolkit 3. Resisting temptation • Mindless choosing – if popcorn buckets are big then we eat more popcorn; if plates are bigger we eat more food • Shape the choices of the automatic brain by changing environment – smaller plates The nudge toolkit 3. Resisting temptation • Self-control strategies – we are simultaneously 'doers' (Homer Simpson) and 'planners' (Dr Spock) • People are 'dynamically inconsistent' – they make different choices when 'hot' and 'cold' • Humans find it very hard to act for the long-term • Don't allow doer to win – put your alarm clock on the other side of the room; make commitments to others; restrict choices in advance (e.g. savings accounts) The nudge toolkit 4. Herd behaviour and social norms • Information from others – we think everybody else knows what's going on so we copy them • Peer pressure – we care what others think, and tend to think they are thinking about us/judging us more than they are • Different groups have different information access and different norms The nudge toolkit 4. Herd behaviour and social norms • Present information in terms used by groups and in terms of their norms (e.g. 'Don't Mess with Texas') • Remind people of other norms and information their group might tend not to use The nudge toolkit 5. Priming • The automatic system is liable to unconscious cues from situations – concepts and images • For example, tell people to plan what their exercise regimen for the next two weeks is going to be and they will be more likely to exercise • The mention or representation of money makes people less helpful, donate less, sit further apart The nudge toolkit 5. Priming • Emotions count – all decisions are influenced by emotions (we are not Dr Spocks • Hand-washing in Ghana after going to the toilet was improved by 41% by presenting message in terms of disgust • Towel recycling in hotels was improved by message 'the person who last stayed in this room reused their towels' • 'clean' smells (such as flowers) make people tidier The nudge toolkit 5. Priming An image of a pair of eyes is sufficient to make people pay for their milk. Bateson et al. 2006 Recap • • • • • 1. Rules of thumb 2. Biases 3. Resisting Temptation 4. Herd behaviour and social norms 5. Priming Nudging – pros • Cheap • May as well shape choice architecture for beneficial outcomes, as there is no neutral situation • Politically neutral • Working with the grain of human nature Nudging - cons • • • • • • • Limited effect (e.g. environmental problems) Will they work if people find out about them? Shouldn't we build capabilities instead? Presumes depressing view of humans Treats people a bit like infants Potential for manipulation Not democratic? Over to you • How might you use nudge in your practice? (Opportunities, barriers) • Do you already use it? • Is it something you want to use?


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You think you're alone out on the range Sittin' silent under starry sky, Just a marvelin' at the universe And wonderin' 'bout that ol' question: why? You shake your head at worlds of worry, Knowin' it ain't often that you'll find, All the answers to your queries Beneath the clear black sky and pine. You wonder if we rose up from mud And walked straight and tall upon this earth— Or was it all created in a moment— A conception that gave us true birth. Are we all no more than those monkeys Evolvin' slowly down life's long line? Or is there more to earth and heaven Touched by something truly sublime? We keep on punchin' clocks and cattle And tryin' to get through each new morn— But is there more to life than dyin' And will we somehow be reborn? All the cattle know my hard proddin' As I lead them along time's sad way— We live for but a flashin' moment, As we watch life go by in one short day. So make the best of trails you ride, cowboy— Each tomorrow is both yours and mine— And gaze long at stars in that vast sky Placed there by intelligent design.
Up in Colorado, in the forests of Pikes Peak A cranky critters conference was held just this week It was led by a mouse, 3 legs, whiskerless & without tail "Against a common foe!" He said "We must Unite! We must prevail!" He hobbled out to the edge of the woods & pointed toward a house In that house, I once lived a good life, a young & healthy mouse Then one day the rancher's wife decided she'd had enough I will say she is a worthy adversary, Mercy she was tough! He looked around at all the critters, weasel, skunk & squirrel & said "I hate to admit it but I was bested by a girl!" Its true, I escaped alive but she got her trophies, too For I left my tail, paws & whiskers stuck there in her glue The squirrel spoke up in a streetwise Brando voice I'll accept the challenge! For this mission, I am the best choice! I know this lady well, having enjoyed seeds & nuts out on her deck I am not afraid of her & will show her we deserve respect So the squirrel plotted & waited until the time was right He saw his chance & took it while in the birds she took delight He scampered up a pine tree & scurried out on to a branch While she was distracted with a phone call & a pretty bird, he seized his chance He took a flying leap, landing square on her blond head Taking great delight in her squeals of surprise & dread He then let loose with a torrent of the defecation sort "That's for all the dead & walking wounded!" was his parting retort The moral of this story, for one there must be Is be mindful of avenging squirrels when you sit beneath a tree
The first time that you see her, She will steal your soul away, And replace it with a being of her own, Her white sands will glisten, underneath turquoise skies, And make your heart always long, for New Mexico. There is magic in her mountains, secrets in her sage, A special kind of wisdom, that only comes with age. The music of her canyons, will echo and roll, And fill your life with desire, for New Mexico. She'll captivate your spirit, keep it in possession there, No matter where you are, you smell cedar in the air. The song she sings you, comes from long ago, And haunts you with a passion, for New Mexico. You understand the stillness, of a desert afternoon, You're enchanted by the beauty, of yucca in bloom, While you wonder at the colors, transformed by the sun's glow, Your thoughts are of being, in New Mexico. Voices of the past, warriors and pioneers, Urge you with their stories, of laughter and tears. An unsettled feeling, is all you have to show, As you roam familiar trails, back to New Mexico. Some will call her savage, some will call her wild, In ever fleeting shadows, she remains but a child. This boldness of character is restless and untamed, Gentled only by The Power, that takes on many names. You'll hear her in the night sometimes, when Westward breezes blow, And to fill that empty feeling, you know you have to go, For once you hold her in your eyes, nothing else can make you whole, And you're never really home again, until you're in New Mexico.
The Farmer woke, Before break of day, And for a little rain did pray. Then hitched his team, And plowed the land, Given him by the Master's hand. The Cowboy awoke, And a prayer he sighed, "Please give us rain, for the prairie is dry." Then in the heat, He did rope and brand, The cattle given him by the Master's hand. At night, before sleep, The Farmer read, The words from the Bible that God had said, "If you'll keep my Commandments, In it's season I'll make it rain, And you shall eat, And your land shall fill with grain." The Cowboy fell asleep remembering, A verse his Ma had read, A promise God made and the words he said, "Love and serve the Lord God, And it shall come to pass, That I shall make it rain, And for the cattle, there shall be grass." So each resolved, in his own way, To be a better man, And follow closely the Commandments, And there-fore save the land. And though they never met, They prayed for the same thing, And watched the sky for the clouds, And the rain that they would bring. And though it was long in coming, The drops fell upon the land, And revived and refreshed these special places, Given by the Master's hand. The Farmer and the Cowboy, Each prayed for the land of which they were fond, And through their belief, they saved the Earth, Through the Lord's Common Bond.
Oh lord hear the lonesome cowboys lullaby, singing beneath The vast prairie open sky. Hush, do they not lull the restless cattle to sleep, by a soft Undertones sweet melody. Drifting plains men, singing of the sorrows broken hearted, And dreaming visions of their beloved, they've left behind. Guitar strumming minstrels, of the fire hearth, accented By the lone harmonica, playing off in the distance Amongst a sea of cows, and horses. In harmonic rhythm is this grassroots orchestra, as the fiddler Strikes up his bow to join in, and playing ever so gently along, To harmony's rhythm. On the rocky cliffs mixed in the sandy dunes, the heckling Coyotes, give an eerie ambiance, to this old western chorus. Do these desert whyly creatures, howl in perfections tune, To the wrangler's musical beat, of these wide grassy expanses, That they all call home. The rattler shakes it's tail in defiance, against the munching Prairie dog, whom got away at the last moment. Listen closely to the sounds of the meadow-lands, does not the crickets, And locusts, add a natural flavor by their clicking and chirping. Near the rivers stream, as the winds do blow, along the waters edge, Another elements assent, is bestowed by the forcing of the reeds, to Bend hitting them against the hollow log, causing a thumping's, Drumming, to this uniquest of bands. As twilight's distant starlight, flickering in the vast Blackness above, these rambling souls whom wander so. Down these dusty trails long journey, yearn for nothing More than to know the quite serenity, of their home That seems so far away. Let your music fill your emptiness, for one nights Beautiful dream, and remember the memory as if it Were real, a vivid vision of illusion, and rest In complete bliss, good night my young Cowboy of the open sky. BY: CHERYL ANNA DUNN
There's a legacy inside him, As he sits upon his steed; His heart is filled with honesty, Not perjury or greed; He rides the same old range, That his father rode before; And it's been that way for forever, A hundred years or more; Pushin' cattle, brandin' calves, That is a cowboy's life; Someday he may settle down, And make some girl his wife; He's spent so many lonely nights, Sleeping under the stars, He hasn't got a tattoo, What he has are battle scars; There's a rip across his stomach, From a rangy longhorn steer; And even though it hurt like hell, He never shed a tear; He always outs on a brave face, Emotions locked inside; And for his cowboy heritage, He feels only pride.
A cowboy is what we are not and never will again be what I loved most about his ways he kept in tune with nature for he knew this was his destiny the nature we have now is not the same it is corroded and tossed aside the same can be said with the rules given that we cannot follow nor abide how I wish I could go back in time to live among the gifted lots of hard work no crying in mind the cowboy has been forgotten and shifted contest: A Cowboy Is by: Virginia Frayer
There once was a time During the long forgotten era The frontier so majestic In the age of the arrow All the tools needed The Earth would provide Nothing went to waste Considered creed to the tribe A land vastly open Natives once called it home A place where the buffalo Majestically once roamed Free from democracy Yet peace was achieved Answering not to dictatorship Acknowledging only self beliefs Men were not kept in cages They were not hung for display The equality was unimaginable Freedoms not experienced in the present day The ignorance of our species Is second to none People actually follow rules Placed in force by only one Our industrial evolution Has destroyed the land Our lust for prosperity Has tarnished this sand The buffalo once roamed the planes Standing oh so bold and tall The natives had foreseen The inevitable rise to fall Prosperity brought damnation Of an entire generation Now we are the ones Who try slowing immigration The hypocrisy in our laws Exposes the true foundation Who are we to deny Anyone into this nation It has yet been noticed By the ignorant youth The basis of history Rarely holds truth In a place so very near The buffalo once roamed The land filled with life Now stripped to the bones With the right kind of ears You might catch the tone Heard only by the damned The sound of nature's wrathful moan
Natures best right here in the West, just East of the Rocky Divide. Capture's the imagination, of the way it was; traveling, on a wagon-train ride. Miles and Miles of open land, yet the Eagle see's it all, from his predacious flight plan. Prairie Dogs whistle a shrill alert, retreat my friends or be Eagle desert. Antelope scrub their sent glands, on every sage brush around. While the Badger just waddles, his waddling way, to where ever, the next home, can be found. Wild Horses still roam on their grassland home, Just West of the Bighorn Mountains. While Buffalo still graze, in old Yellowstone, Next to mud-pots, geysers and fountains. Oh; Wyoming, land of my heart, If Heaven is anything like you, then I pray this day, I make it your way, after I'm dead and buried and forgotten.
Now, I find it kind of funny how quickly things change Once was a time when everyone wanted a home on the range A place where they had room to stretch & grow Out where the cattle bawl & the west winds blow The city folk have all gone country or so they'd like to think Why, there are new houses going up faster than you can blink You remember that prime grazing lease? Take another look Its looking more & more like an architect's pop-up book They come out here to escape all the big city worries & trouble They said they weren't concerned if their commute doubled Now they are talking of bringing a super market in And an increase in crime spreads our deputies thin They thought that grazing cattle made a picture quite quaint Now those same cows holding up traffic is an oft heard complaint They throw out words like eco-friendly & enviromental plan then scrape the land as clean as momma's griddle pan Yes, everybody wants a home out on the range And I am just a cowboy trying to reconcile the change I watch the valley whittled down into an urban scene and wish that I was back again in childhood fields of green (c) Februaury 2004
Out west, near Black Hills, over South Dakota way, On land where layered rocks records eons before – Some thieves rode the badlands that hot steamy day. Rough riding rustlers raided a ranch; stole a boar. Those thieves took, tackle, grain, food, and wine grapes. Two rife and rifled cowboys planned to settle the score! Rugged and fearless with sweat on hot napes, They rode where the rattlers and bull snakes call home. Both galloped fast and hard … must not let thieves escape. But they stopped with their horses when they saw bison's roam. Felt stillness; saw vastness; amazed, each life reshapes. The wilderness teaches with its silent, "Shalom." Paused, distantly viewing weird-wonderful shapes. Great towers of fossils that give wildlife a home. Two soul-searching cowboys ponder nature's landscapes. While prairie dogs and cottontails run for the loam, The bobcats and vultures look down on the plains. And turtles stay still in their portable home. The Bighorns and badgers walk gullies in rains. Meadowlarks sing songs while pretty pronghorns prance. There, valleys hide critters in flowers and grains. It's a desolate land; so, it seems at first glance. Plenty of majestic views extending for miles, Masking deadly dangers that stalk the great expanse. But back on the ranch families stock up woodpiles, They tend to the gardens, feed chickens, and cows. Their work is quite hard but they manage with smiles. The villains still steal and the farmers push plows. But two soul-searching cowboys made Heavenly vows. Copyright October 12, 2014 Written for Poetry Soup Member Contest: Cowboys in the Badlands - Sponsor Isaiah Zerbst
It slides softly in the night sky, That pale moccasin of the moon— It lights up a snow-bleached prairie— Whispering summer comes too soon. We trace the trail of coyotes— Avoid the dark dens of the bear— The full light of your white footprint Lures us now to your fatal lair. Oh, we chant into the black dome Of all the things that used to be— There's no more Indian summer— Long gone are Cree and Cherokee. Yet, still the silky stealthy tread Brings back images bright and keen— Of lost Native Americans Where so few are now seldom seen. But moons do not let us forget All the wild blood shed on both sides— As we trace steps of moccasins To where the dark of the moon hides. Yes, it walks gently in tall sky, That faint moccasin of new moon— So gently it illuminates As we dance mutely to its tune.
Four young fellas rode by around midday. Sun was strong as whiskey scratching the back of a three day dried throat. The three girls were out front and Ma came out pointing her loaded shotgun. Riders like these and the hot sun wasn't gonna be anything but a barrel full o' trouble. They tipped their hats, asked for water. Kitty with her blouse all open and them nubile breasts of hers just pouting like peas in a pod just ready to pop. Ma saw the way she was eying up that dark haired fella. She just hollered at her to get her trouble seeking ass inside. Ginny, the eldest girl, fetched them the water. Seemed like they weren't in any hurry to leave, so Ma fired off a shot, whistled by the blond one's ears so his horse darn near threw him. Ma wasn't the kind to tell anyone anything but once, cos she said you can't be wasting the Lord's precious breath on hard eared scum. They got the message well enough. Don't reckon we'll be seeing them back this way again any time soon.
Unlikely the explorers of the Wild West, I'm bound for sheer adventure, not amazing discovery; finding gold is far from any quest while this clanking, slow-moving stream locomotive will take me to places so primitive... even a small ghost town has tales that conjure mystery! Whistle along train as your steam puffs... reaching clouds and turning them into raindrops, California is still a seeker's dream for the unhappy folks living in bustling cities enduring noise and pollution; soundless are the canyons drifting by without any fearless cowboy riding, but the watchful coyotes will resent this intrusion... whenever your whistle startles them when they are napping! Whistle along train as your steam puffs, I didn't bring along a single book to read not to be distracted by reality, only a huge map showing me historic towns... where daily shootings were as common as drinking whiskey! Imagine seeing the ghosts of Billy the Kid and Jesse James roam the dusty streets ready to start a gunfight; see crowds gather and wait for the winner to shout... it's like watching a Clint Eastwood's western movie drawing his guns!
(French terms to know: arabesque (ar-a-besk) stand on one leg, other leg extended back with knee straight, arms out; pirouette (peer-oo-et) a full turn of the body on the top of the toe or the ball of the foot; releve' (rel-vay) rise up from the whole foot onto the ball of the foot; demi plie' (dem-ee plee-ay) half bend of the knees; port de bras (por-de-bra) continual movement of the arms through a series of positions; fouette (foo-ay-tay) series of turns on one leg, the other leg extending rapidly to side and whipping around body; glissade (glee-sade) a connecting sliding step When corrals turn to mush and all dirt roads are slush, springtime has arrived at our place. The challenge begins since I'm sans webs or fins to walk outside with upright grace. I don my galoshes and cov'ralls that washes to feed stock that wait in the lots. By the time I return I will honestly earn my decor of brown and green spots. As I step in the slop, my galoshes do flop, as ankle-deep mud gets a grip. In slow forward motion I ease through this potion, resisting the muck's pull to slip. I feed several hay bales and balance two grain pails, while working my way through the soup. But before I am through I'll lose one boot or two from suction of that muddy goop. THWOOP! My foot's poised in the air as I (gasp) balance up there. I execute an arabesque, a slow pirouette so I shan't get all wet. What I need is a chair or a desk! My predicament here since my boot is so near is to turn it around in the slop. My balance must hold while my foot's in this mold and fearing my body will drop. A controlled releve' and demi plie' are more than my posture can stand. A wild port de bras while I desperately claw finds me catching the ground with my hand. I snap a fouette' and turn the other way. I manage a slippery glissade. For it's not every day you see Muck Dance Ballet-- just when ankle deep mud makes you wade. Copyright Terry Henderson terryhenderson.net
As I stand here at the rim, father sun comes peeking all around me I can hear the old ones speaking Journey Deeper The trail draws me down into the womb of Mother Earth and from the canyon walls the sounds of childish mirth Journey Deeper standing, bone drenched, under a waterfall so tall it seems to wash the sky I hear the ancient courting flute, as ancient lovers sigh Journey Deeper slowly I work my way to the rushing waters at her heart I hear the anguished cries of the men who'll never depart Journey Deeper I sit beside the river's edge, & search the canyons of my mind and lose myself in the ancient voices, echoes of mankind Journey Deeper © June 2003
Tall Grass bends beneath undulating waves of gray brown Mystic energy pulses through the crisp dawning sky Smell of sweat & acrid fear The sound of the hunt Cry mixed with the thunderous crashing of Buffalo waves on prairie sod shores Pony & warrior riding the crest Arrow loosed finds its mark deep within Yansa chest Hunter's cry of triumph In harmony with the last bellow of death as the waves of the Yansa sea ebb & flow across the Tall Grass plains © June 2003 ** Yansa is the Cherokee word for buffalo**
I awaken in the dawn to the canyon's morning song I hear the hawks good morning cry High in the trees, ancient voices sigh Sister owl settles in for a rest A whitetail fawn gives her legs a test Somewhere down canyon, ancient drums repeating Patient ponies nicker in greeting Mourning doves & quail in lilting harmony Add the final notes to this morning symphony I sit silent in the twilight, as the day grows long reveling in the canyon's evening song I see the ancient campfire's glowing, in the darkening sky High on the ridge, a coyote choral begins its cry Sister owl takes to flight, carrying messages into the night A hunter's moon rises, bathing the canyon in its light Some where in the shadows, ancient voices calling As I wish on a shooting star falling Cicadas & river toads in raucous cacophony Add the final notes to this evening symphony © June 2004
From a Cowboy heart is born Poets of the sage & thorn We speak so all the world might see The cowboy life, our legacy Whether in the city raised Or with the cattle as they grazed You're transported swiftly back in time When gathered to hear a cowboy rhyme To wild & western days now past Slowing a world which moves so fast We offer our memories as a gift hoping that your spirits lift We are all Cowboy bred & born Poets of the sage & thorn
The Cowboy In The Storm-Cloud Thunder, Is His Horse Rearing-Up and Neighing Loud Aimed Lightning Crack, With Force Cowboy In A Sun-Cloud Chase Bad-Guys Away Pearl-Handled, 6-Shooter, Pow, Pow, Powed ! and Light Posse, Saved The Day A Cowboy On A Star-Cloud The Marshal Of A Moon Galaxy-Badge-Vowed, to Cosmic-Crowd Uphold Law, Light-Years-Away at High Noon !
Just off the san pedro river, where the catfish only hit on liver. Lies a stock pond full of fish, where some come to make a wish. it takes about an hour to drive, you'll soon find out only the strong survive. Now make a left at the tree, and the fun will start, you'll see. dont forget to lock the gate, dont worry about the bait. now cross the field, and try not to get killed. stear clear of the log, its the home of the barking dog. stay low and dont make a sound, for the owner may be lurking around. just when you think your here, watch out for the proud cut steer. not much further now, and I was just kidding about the cow. You got this far, you've done well, i know you think this is hell. one more obstacle you must pass, watch out for snakes in the grass. if your will to take this mission, dont ever ask the owners permission. is it free? I think not, and dont worry if you hear a shot. always enter from the rear, dont forget to bring some beer. so grab your truck and your pole, and we'll see you at the fishin' hole.
There's moonlight on the prairie With the campfire cracking He sings his cowpokes song He dreams of the day Of catching the bouquet The time and pleasure Watching sons and daughters grow Rocking on a wooden horse Watching the flowers sow Now he eats the dust of another days labor Only wishing For a drop of water to quench his thirst Umable to sing A cowpokes song
A Cowboy, Neath A Rainbow Rode The Range, Far and Free Holding Lightning Reins, and A Lasso Strung Around His Untamed Dreams Riding On His Horse, named Bullseye-Shoot A Big, Bay Thoroughbred Galloped Long, Nudged by The Cowboy's Boots To Race, As Dark Clouds Fled … … Away, As Each Hoof Struck The Ground Sounding, Just Like Thunder ! The Cowboy and Horse, Were Rainbow-Bound Both, A Romantic, Climatic-Color Wonder ! Flashing Across The Range On A Silver Saddle and Same Kind of Spurs The Cowboy's Hat and Horse's Tail and Mane And Sunset … All Became A Rainbow-Blur … As The Cowboy, Lassoed The Wind So Fast, They Did Go ! So Fast, His Lariat Did Spin … I Think He Caught His Rainbow… … A Cowboy Neath A Rainbow Rode The Range, Far and Free Holding Lightning Reins and A Lasso Strung Around His Untamed Dreams … For: John Moses Freeman, You Are Of The Gallant, Galloping Breed From: Country-Gal, Poet-Pal MoonBee
An ol' cowboy was just sittin' On his horse for sittin's sake, 'Mongst the trees of time regrettin' Those brief bubbles on the lake. They reminded him of childhood— They brought back his very youth— When all things were simple and good And a man's vow was the truth. But things got so complicated As all the years made him wise, And he loved things he once hated And life became compromise. So here he's now just awaitin' In this world that he did make— To shun or shake hands with Satin As bubbles burst on the lake.
There was just the wind in the tall swaying grass, a whisper and no other sound. The cattle were fed and we were on the way home when we saw a newborn calf on the ground. The calf flicked an ear, but stayed in his spot where his mother told him to stay when we had called with the honk of horn to come as we threw out the hay. Now we watched, while the day had come to its close the sunlight lengthened and died the air was filled with a cows low moan and she ran as her newborn replied. We sat holding hands as the evening crept in and the stars stood out in the sky sharing that moment, a breathe in time and a bovine lullabye. Our New Year unfolded on the prairie that night with a little black calf on the ground, the whisper wind in the tall swaying grass, a whisper and no other sound.
The Owl & Me I felt my heart whisper, "Here I belong" That Camp Verde night when I first heard the song At first, soft as a breeze, from the distance As I sat in the circle enjoying the dance Then louder, more persistent, until I had to go Whatever it was that was calling, I had to know Elder eyes watched my leaving, had they heard the sound Slipping into the shadows, not knowing where I was bound Further from campfire, still in tune with the drum I heard the urgent whisper, hurry, now hurry, and come An unseen hand halted me beneath a juniper tree It was here in its shadows, I saw what called to me There in it's lower branches, staring deep into my soul Was an Owl with a feather coat of snow, eyes black as coal She bade me sit and listen, I did so without fear For as she spoke to me, my path was made clear I know there are many who are frightened by her song Who say she is evil, but I know that they are wrong She soothes my heart when I am feeling lost and all alone In her steady gaze, I am strengthened, though weary to the bone I look to her for guidance when all hope seems lost I tell her all my woes, when I've been battered and tossed I feel a calmness when I am near her, my mind is free Our hearts sing the same song, the Owl and me Catherine Lilbit Devine © September 21, 2005
In these dark days of war and death, in these days of turmoil and change— In these days of political correctness, it sure does seem strange, How once we did what we wanted – it used to be an open range. I know now how it must have felt when they strung the range with barbed wire— An era ended on those plains; the land and men put up for hire— A way of life and freedom gone – a hard rain that put out the fire. And nowadays in word and rhyme, it seems poets are all fenced in— To write of history and yesterday, just seem to be a sin— They only want these modern ranching times and not those way back when. We know the world has changed a lot and all our freedoms have a cost— It seems liberties' now another word that comes each year with frost, As mournfully we gaze on sunsets and dream back on all we've lost. So hoist another cup of Joe and raise your drink for one last toast— Like phantom bison and wild horses, our free ways give up the ghost And sadly we lean back in saddles and lose the thing we love most. In these dark days of war and death, in these days of turmoil and change— In these days of political correctness, it sure does seem strange, How once we did what we wanted – it used to be an open range.
You stand there, silent & watching each of you in turn holding a bank of memories That are mine to draw from each day To the North, the Catalinas Draw me back to childhood days of breakfasts, camp fires & snow ball fights teenage drives & love's first kiss To the East, the Rincons Where I have wiled the time away I've hiked your trails & greeted the moon watched storms roll in & lightening play To the South, the Santa Ritas Long forgotten roads & ghost towns hold my grief & pain, sorrow & tears when from adulthood & its trials I ran To the West, the Tucson Mountains settling low & wide, hold a poet's dreams Just me & a cactus wren serenade as day gave way to desert night You stand there, silent & watching welcoming me home & drawing me close At every turn I find you there Solid & watchful, ever the Silent Guardians
Up in the pinion covered highlands, I came upon a wild horse band. I counted six rangy horses, grazing there, including the Stallion and the lead mare. It was truly a range cowboy's delight. there were four bays, a roan and one mostly white. The muscled stallion stood watchful up on a rise, and followed my every move with his eyes. Then the stallion somehow signaled the lead mare, in a language only wild horses can share. She led her charges up a winding trail, and her movement broke my hypnotic spell. I admired their surefootedness and their survival skills, as they quickly ascended the rocky hills. The Stallion was last, bringing up the rear, It was self preservation, not nervous fear. it was awe inspiring as I watched them flee, but a melancholy wistfulness came over me. The Mustang, like the cowboy,symbol of the west, drifted into the sunset, and went over the crest.
Deer linger in the bitterbrush Below the gambel oak— The brittle fern shows no concern For killdeer or cowpoke. The miner's candle lights our way Now lost in limber pine— The water birch does not besmirch Beargrass at timberline. Sky pilots bend on mountain side Dark as the black hawthorn— A horned lark rests on the ninebark— Between the two we're torn. We journey south through water oak, Coral bean, supple jack— We ride beneath magnolia leaf And miss not what we lack. A canebrake rattler comes too close, Like death in the sweet bay— Chinaberry makes us tarry This oleander day.
Rough, Untamed Rush the draw Primal energy Passionate, Raw Painted face Feathered lance So begins The Buffalo Dance Race the Thunder Over the hill Take the world By sheer will Free and Wild Without care Fearless screams Split the air Call it Destiny Call it Chance Drums beat out The Buffalo Dance Rise and Fall The Liar's Moon Death and Existence Come too soon Earth is made Of Give and Take Past and Future Are at stake Lightning strikes Evil askance Spirits of Fire Join the Buffalo Dance Caution tossed To the Wind Now is the place To begin Turn the herd Lead the pack Valiant hearts Blaze new tracks Dreams are real This is no trance Life lived Full Is the Buffalo Dance
Do you hear the long gone voices as they echo off the rock? Does your heart begin to quicken at the keening of the hawk? Does your soul seek out the rhythm of ancient chants & song? Do you feel at rest here, like you've come back where you belong? It's the canyon's ancient people that are welcoming you again They raise their voices in celebration of a circle without end They've kept a fire burning in the hope that as you roam, you would stop to hear the hawk's cry & let it lead you home You'll find peace here in the canyon & its healing waters, too Stand here in the rushing current, you'll soon feel brand new In the water, silt & red clay, ancient energies still surge Go ahead & dance to the ancient rhythms, give in to the urge Sit & rest here on these rocks a while & offer up a silent prayer then tuck these moments in the pocket of your soul to revel in anywhere For once you've stood in the Salt & let it fill both soul & heart You'll carry the canyon with you & never quite depart © July 2003
We slowly ride this sacred night, Look back on home below. The earth is in a swaddling white— Moon shadows on the snow. This chosen time now seems just right In lone star's afterglow. It guides our lives on this birth night And flickers as we go. . We'll follow trails on that new day— All blessings we shall know Of inward peace and silent sleigh— Moon shadows on the snow.
Oh, the springs run to the rivers And the redbuds paint the banks, As the dogwoods burst to bloomin' And the cowboys all give thanks. They'll be dustin' off their saddles, Checkin' cinches and their string, When that range all starts to greenin' And they know that it's new spring. That black coffee now tastes better, Boiled out on the open flames As they round up their remudas And give horses their new names. Their boots are all clean and shiny And the tack is soaped and fixed— They even done their spring bathin' In the pond and in the cricks. Them cowboys and cows are anxious For what a season will bring, As they gather and head on out In God's glory of new spring.
The moon is full above the canyon listen to the call... The music of the river echoes between the walls. A love song for the brave who boldly choose to walk, The path of their true destiny as the drums begin to talk. The boulder on the ridge catches and holds the light, Providing a mystic place for passion in the night. Hearts beating to the cadence of the drums far below, Sharing souls and secrets only the moon will know. Breathe deep the magic moment, It is here by more than chance, Come out of the half shadows, Listen...Live...and Dance.
The cowboy in cascading leaves has lingered much too long, As he sings amid red and gold, summer's last dying song. The sky is clear and blue this day, but change is in the air— Far mountains shine with crisp, white caps and blow cold wind through hair. He softly spurs dreams into a stampede of falling leaves— Wishing that the best of worlds would bring bad men to their knees. He turns his horse to the north and heads for that old line shack— Hoping that the larder's full and come spring he'll be riding back. He trails sweet salmon sunset as brass leaves rustle the breeze— Far sky melts to shining white as snow is held back by trees. He knows hard winter's coming, its cold silver slides in fast— For a time he savors summer, knowing good things don't last. The cowboy in cascading leaves has lingered much too long, As he sings amid red and gold, summer's last dying song.
If I close my eyes, and breathe in very deep, I go back to a world, on the edge of sleep. In the false light of morning, just this side of dawn, A game begins in a place, where man is a pawn. The Medicine Man stands on a ridge, on a rocky, windy hill, And throws out his energy across the plains, giving the Earth his will. He speaks of all the winters past, of places far and away, Of a need to leave the past behind, yet, a need for the past to stay. He calls upon the ancients, asks a blessing upon my spirit, And shakes his rattle in such a way, that to this day I hear it. He looks down upon the buffalo, says, "See your Destiny there, For you alone are responsible, for their future and their care." I dreamed I danced among them, and the thunder of the Earth was mine, That there was no civilization, no fences, no concept of time. I had thought him hard and callous, but much to my surprise, Tears of joy did glisten, in the furrowed corners of his eyes. He said, " I know you now understand, who you are and what you'll be, You've taken on a new spirit, one the buffalo can see. A peace, it had descended, the old man stood silent until, He spoke the words that changed my life, words of truth that echo still... "You will begin to fly now, above the rhythm and the sound, Your spirit is the Nighthawk, no longer earthly bound." Then like a fog burned away, by the warmth of a rising sun, He vanished into the air, but all was not said and done. Into the sky I flew... a bird of prey upon the wing, The thunder of the buffalo, and my cry, together, did sing. My search led to thousands of acres, on which the buffalo could run and shout, Stampeding in primitive abandon, as they often dream about. And I?...I fly above them, watching with unbridled glee, Sharing in the unleashed passion, one feels when totally free. I follow a vision journey, on a higher, centered plain, Thankful for this chance, to die, yet live, again.
Spring Ah, spring is in the air. The time when Mother Nature renews herself. The loving arms of the sun and the tears of the clouds bring forth the little green shoots of promise. The little animals have preformed their dances of renewal and their species is ensured. Ranching on the Rosebud Reservation of S. D. we had a cow calf operation. Our springs were in tune with nature and not only did we calve in the spring but we also had a fall calving group. We ran about four hundred cows and since we were basically a one man operation there were times my poor husband had to yield and allow me to help.
I go hide out in the barn sometimes, just to take a small vacation, from the telephone and the fax machine, and my all too close relations. Hiding out in the barn, sets my mind at ease. I watch the chickens, sit on the hay, and listen to the breeze. I learn a lot just sitting there, observing the things I see, and hiding out in the barn, is cheaper than therapy. I can psycho-analyze my id, get in touch with my inner self, meditate and mediate, and improve my mental health. There are times, (I'm not ashamed to say), I go hide out there, for the better part of the day. There's much to be said, for just hiding out, I come to understand, what life is all about. I leave the barn, refreshed and renewed, my problems are minimal, and my tensions subdued. I know I am lucky, to have found the key, to putting my world in order, and finding perfect tranquility. So if you come looking for me, I'll be where the simple things hold real charm, getting a dose of therapy, hiding out, in the barn.
He never thought A day will come Over his thirty years service, He will be insulted And kicked out By his junior owner, Last full week Weather was freezing all, But the junior owner Enjoyed the whole week With his feather pillows And a healthy young body, Delivered his message A young lad came always With his new order, But a poor old life, Feeds the cattle's And removed their mess. It was a sunny day, The sheep's were grazing In the field, He was standing on the rock Looking into the sky And speaking with someone, I never seen you But you are great. Nobody had control This Air is free, I can breathe freely Can sing and talk I always embraced When it came to me,
Ask Me no more where Jove bestows when June is past, the fading roses, for In your beauty's Orient deep these flowers, as In their cause sleep ask Me no more whither do stray the golden atoms of the Day; For in pure love Heaven did prepare those Powders to enrich your hair ask Me no more whither Doth haste the nighttingale when May is past; For In sweet dividing lawn She Winters, and keeps warm Her Note ask Me no more where those Star's light, that Downwards fall in dead of Night for in your Eye's they Sit and there fixed become as In there sphere ask Me No more if East or West the foundation builds Her spicy Fragrant sweet violent sent love thou art absolute sole Lord I gift writing poetry to prove the word we'll now Appeal to no none of all those thy old Poet's great and tall.
When I walk into a barroom and every one looks up I get the weirdest feeling I'm not there When I walk into a barroom and they all look away I feel I've never been in their affair Now reading a barroom aint like reading in a book There's a lot of things that need a second look There're some I never stayed in An some I wished I left And that fella with the pool cue's Way too tall Now I can run a table Sometimes even four But here I think I'll settle for the door Easy money needs an open floor An that shark has lost a bite to me before Just thoughts of times spent waiting for the rush hour traffic to leave And memories of losing and winning
Night air grew warm and stiflin' And the lightnin' flashed the sky— As night herders sang those notes Of the "Texas Lullaby." The notes came low and trembled— Wailers did not yell or shoot— Their voices rose on high now To quiet cow and galoot. The lightnin' then grew brighter Like an eerie prairie pyre— It balled and jumped each cow's horns— The ghost of St. Elmo's fire. Those two night guards now sang on, A soft song not made of words— Syllables and tones to soothe And calm down uneasy herds. The cattle moved in circles And then would have stampeded— When a cow bawled for its calf And that's all that was needed. The rain came and lightnin' ceased— Herders sang softly and high— The cows bedded slowly down To that "Texas Lullaby." And on they kept a singin'— Not on words did they rely— Just tones and soft syllables Of that "Texas Lullaby."
Now, parts of Missouri is fertile And they grow a right hefty crop— But others is downright pitiful And is good fer cows and hog slop. It seems to the south and very heart, In that now beautiful Ozark land— The earth is plum full of dad-blame rocks— More than a sane farmer can stand! And it seems that the more that you dig, All the more pops up to yer eye— Jest like you were raisin' rock babies That continues to multiply! So you keep on diggin' them all up Till your back does begin to hurt— And you know you best stick to cattle On this here ol' Missouri dirt!
On a Charlie Russell range under royal Montana skies, Pale Shoshones and bison bones bring tears to old squaw's eyes. A purple wash of prairie sun slides slow beneath the rim— A crown of gold and purest while brings awe to horse and men. God's claret brush and russet rain breathes life into sunset— Cast stark in brass and iron and bronze without but one regret. They silhouette Indians like Remingtons on the hill— Their art will last for centuries while mere man never will. So hold them high in the sky and let no man call it strange— Art is sweet insanity beneath a Charlie Russell range.
Its nearin' trail's end and you're windin' down the drive, There's a touch of cool breeze and it's good to be alive— You're headin' toward the railhead and hear the cow's bleat— The ends always near, when wind waltzes through the wheat. You're happy on your haunches though you ain't well fed— You know the drive's a good one when you don't leave no dead. And in your mind are mountains – the rain and the sleet— Things that always last, when wind waltzes through the wheat. So now you're through with shippin' and the work's all done, And you ride off to some line shack where it all begun— But in dreams you're prayin' for more summers and heat And all those old times, when wind waltzes through the wheat.
Oak leather and loose latigo Wash wind as saddles sing— Splashing cool creeks the horses know— Humming hoofs summers bring. Sun sparkles dappled trees ahead As we now gallop on— Our eyes are clear and faces red As we race to the pond. We're twelve years old and full of spunk As my horse rears to buck— Then I fall hard and go kerplunk And run clear out of luck! Just as I hit upon my bun, I think that I have died— But then I see my luck's not done— That cow pie is all dried! Oak leather and loose latigo Takes us on that short ride— With nothing broke or left aglow Except my own dern pride!


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The KORA Organics entrepreneur also gave some tips on how to make a healthy salad, one that is also a part of her NEW diet, she later revealed. She said to experiment in preparing salad using multiple ingredients, making sure however, not to get too attached to greens. She also emphasized adding protein, nuts and a drop of oil to your salad.
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For the second straight home game, the Memphis Grizzlies overcame a significant deficit to escape with a win.
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Major junior coach Brian Kilrea has turned teaching and winning into a Hall of Fame career.
He is the winningest coach you never heard of.
OK, if you live in Ottawa or follow Canadian junior hockey with the same kind of passion reserved for every utterance of Anne Murray or the MacKenzie Brothers, perhaps you've heard of Brian Kilrea.
If not, we'll make it simple for you: Brian Kilrea is a hockey coach at the developmental level, and he's going into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday because he's a mighty good one. He's so good that he's won over 1,000 games. You read it right; 1,000 games won. Not coached, won. It's something that you've got to stop, read and re-read to appreciate: 1,000 wins.
Not bad for a coach you've never heard of.
Kilrea coaches the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League, one of three leagues that compose the Canadian Hockey League (the Quebec Major Junior and Western being the other two) that produce a majority of National Hockey League players.
He has coached Islanders captain Michael Peca, Blue Jackets forward Andrew Cassels, San Jose center Alyn McCauley, Maple Leafs winger Gary Roberts and Hurricanes goaltender Kevin Weekes, just to name a few. He produced old school players like Doug Wilson (longtime Chicago Blackhawks star and now the general manager of the San Jose Sharks) and Jim Fox (a former Los Angeles King and now a member of the Kings broadcast team), and mentored Washington Capitals coach Bruce Cassidy and ESPN's own Darren Pang.
Kilrea is so successful as a coach that the CHL recently named its annual coaching award after him. The Brian Kilrea Award annually goes to the coach deemed to be the best in major junior hockey. Quite an honor for a man who still has a chance to win it.
"I've coached a long time," Kilrea said. "This (the Hall of Fame induction), it's a fabulous honor, but it's kind of funny because I'm being honored for something that I just love to do. I've been coaching all these years because it's fun. I love going to the rink. I look forward to the time on the ice with the kids and seeing them improve and hopefully fulfill their dreams."
And because he wins.
In a sense, Kilrea is fulfilling his dream -- though it didn't start out that way. His initial goal, like so many Canadian kids, was to play in the National Hockey League. He accomplished that, following in the footsteps of three of his uncles -- Hec, Ken and Wally. After a professional career that spanned 15 years, including three consecutive Calder Cup championships in the American Hockey League and 26 games in the NHL -- one with the Detroit Red Wings in 1957-58 and 25 with the Los Angeles Kings, and scoring the first goal in their history -- Kilrea became a coach.
Kilrea first stepped behind the bench of the 67's on Sept. 27, 1974 -- his first win -- and, except for a brief stint as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders and as a scout, he's been behind it ever since.
League | Coach (*-active) | Wins |
NHL | Scotty Bowman | 1,244 |
CHL/OHL | Brian Kilrea* | 1,007 |
NCAA | Ron Mason | 924 |
Besides sending his share of skilled players to the NHL, he also sent many players who weren't as gifted but made it because of the determination and hard work they learned under his guidance. He also produced a few players who turned into legendary tough guys in the NHL, like Ed Hospodar (1,314 penalty minutes in 450 games) and Behn Wilson (1,480 PIMs in 601 games).
"There is no one more deserving of this honor than Brian Kilrea," said David Branch, OHL commissioner and president of the CHL of Kilrea's impending induction. "This is a fitting tribute to the lifelong dedication and contributions that Brian and his family have made to the game of hockey."
As a coach, he's as up-to-date as anyone on Xs and Os, strategies and systems. But as a molder of men, he's something of a throwback to another era.
On a Brian Kilrea's teams, players have a dress code. They are polite and respectful (under penalty of feeling his wrath) to everyone they meet, from the team bus driver to the league president. He does not allow hazing or team initiations, and he insists that players remove their hats (though these days they're actually caps) whenever they enter a restaurant.
Kilrea is a hockey coach first, but he recognizes an obligation to help develop the person as well.
More than a few years back, a player had violated team rules by attempting to initiate a rookie on the team bus. When the team got home, Kilrea traded that player before he got to the rink the next day.
"I felt it was a point that needed to be made," he said. "It's about respect. The 67's are a team, and a team has rules. Young people need to learn those things.
"At this level it's all about teaching. Junior (hockey) is more of an educational process and a player will get a chance to learn from his mistakes, whereas in the pro game, if a player doesn't put out to the utmost of his abilities over a period of time, he will be replaced in the lineup by someone who will."
After Monday, 67's players will have a Hall of Famer as a teacher. But as they have been for the better part of 27 seasons, Brian Kilrea's lessons will be the same.
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The TARDIS Console Room through the Years
The Doctor. In the TARDIS. Next stop—everywhere.
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The Doctor. In the TARDIS. Next stop—everywhere.
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Peter Peri, The Hearing Forest and The Seeing Field (2006)
Kelley Blue Book
The Doctor: Better (and snarkier) than everyone else since 1963.
Peter Peri
Peter Peri
Seated Man 1, 2009
Mixed media on canvas, 59.84 x 48.03 inches (152 x 122 cm)
Seated Man 2, 2009
Mixed media on canvas, 48.03 x 36.22 inches (122 x 92 cm)
Romantic Painting 2, 2011_Peter Peri
mixed media on canvas
Paintings by Peter Peri
"How does the celery help?"
The Caves of Androzani - season 21 - 1984
The Hearing Forest And The Seeing Field, Peter Peri, 2006.
This week's Geek Crash Course is on the Fifth Doctor.
For our previous Doctor Who GCCs:
- The First Doctor: http://goo.gl/E8agN
- The Second Doctor: http://goo.gl/qMERC
- The Third Doctor: http://goo.gl/CPOKH
- The Fourth Doctor: http://goo.gl/6vqho
peter peri
p e t e r p e r i C O L D S T R U C T U R E 1971
Well that explains that.
Peter Peri
Slab Block
mixed media on canvas
122 x 91 cm
peter peri


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