Well thanks to whomever has looked at my Blog, I have had 600 visits now, not like some peoples, who get hundreds a day, but to me 600 is good, keep it coming, and Please feel free to leave a note/comment/gripe/ or whatever... -Bluewolfess *)
5/31/2005
Remains of ancient, giant armadillo found in Peru
Ok this is weird , Bup was coloring in his new dino coloring book yesterday and came up to me and asked what this thing was, I told him the name and said to myself it looks like a big armadillo...and then today here is this article...weird...
5/30/2005
5/29/2005
Various Eisbrecher Lyrics, one of my FAVORITE bands..
01. Polarstern
01. Polar Star
Translation ©2004 Jeremy Williams.
02. Herz steht still Lyrics ©2004 Eisbrecher.
Mein Fieber – deine Macht
Süße Träume nicht erwacht
Meine Strafe ist deine Pflicht
Du drohst mit Schmerz
und ich mit Verzicht
Endlos endet all meine Qual
Aus dem Abgrund der Angst
ein letztes Signal
Deine liebe – ich hab sie entweiht
Es geht zu ende
Endlich ist es soweit —
Ich frag mich...
Ist es das, was ich fühl
Bin ich endlich am Ziel
Ist es das, was ich will
Und mein Herz steht still
Und mein Herz steht still
Mein Wille – dein Gericht
Dunkeldüster das Gesicht
Meine Lüge in deinem Blick
Du kommst mit Leid
und ich nicht zurück
Aus dem Dunkel
trifft mich der Strahl
Aus der Wiege des Lichts
das letzte Signal
Deine Tränen die Freunde
der Not – mit dem Vater
kommt leise der Tod —
ich frag mich...
02. Heart stands still Translation ©2004 Jeremy Williams.
My fever – your power
Sweet dreams unawakened
My punishment is your duty
You threaten with pain
and I with giving up
Finally all my torment is ending
From the abyss of fear
one last signal
Your love – I desecrated it
It's coming to an end
Finally it's time —
I wonder...
Is it that which I feel
Am I finally at the destination
Is it that which I want
And my heart stands still
And my heart stands still
My will – your court
Dark and gloomy the face
My lie in your gaze
You come with sorrow
and I'm not coming back
From the dark
the beam strikes me
From the cradle of the light
the last signal
Your tears – the friends
of necessity – with the father
death comes quietly —
I wonder...
03. Willkommen im Nichts Lyrics ©2004 Eisbrecher.
Wir sind so schön
Wir sind so jung
Unendlich geil
Wir sind so dumm
Wir sind verwöhnt
und elegant
Wir sind brutal
und doch charmant
Wir sind so hip
Wir sind so cool
Ein bisschen bi
Ein bisschen schwul
Wir sind so wild
und so versiert
Knallhart und
perfekt programmiert
Der Horizont rückt näher
und alle sind Stars
Wir leben wie die Götter
und dann beißen wir ins Gras
Die schatten werden länger
Wir kennen keinen Neid
Verschwende deine Jugend
und schenk mir deine zeit
Willkommen – ihr Kinder des Lichts
Ihr seid willkommen – willkommen im
Herzlich willkommen im nichts
Wir sind obszön
Wir sind so frei
Unendlich scharf
und voll dabei
Wir sind skurril
Total verrückt
Ziemlich kaputt
doch hübsch geschmückt
Wir sind so wild
und auffrisiert
Dekadent und
zweckoptimiert
Der Horizont rückt näher
und alle sind Stars
Wir leben wie die Götter
und dann beißen wir ins Gras
Die schatten werden länger
Wir kennen keinen Neid
Verschwende deine Jugend
und schenk mir deine zeit
Wir sind so chic
Wir sind frivol
Ein bisschen high
Ein bisschen hohl
Wir leben schnell
und radikal
Was um uns ist
ist uns egal
Wir brauchen Feuer
Wir atmen Benzin
Schampus Schlitten
Titten Kokain!
03. Welcome to Nothing Translation ©2004 Jeremy Williams.
We are so beautiful
We are so young
Infinitely horny
We are so dumb
We are spoiled
and elegant
We are brutal
and yet charming
We are so hip
We are so cool
A little bi
A little gay
We are so wild
and so experienced
Fierce and
perfectly programmed
The horizon draws closer
and everyone's a star
We live like the gods
and then bite the dust
The shadows grow longer
We know no envy
Waste your youth
and give me your time
Welcome – you children of the light
You are welcome – welcome to
A very warm welcome to nothing
We are obscene
We are so free
Infinitely sharp
and completely with it
We are absurd
Totally crazy
Fairly broken
but nicely decorated
We are so wild
and tuned up
Decadent and
optimized for purpose
The horizon draws closer
and everyone's a star
We live like the Gods
and then bite the dust
The shadows grow longer
We know no envy
Waste your youth
and give me your time
We are so chic
We are frivolous
A little high
A little hollow
We live fast
and radically
What is around us
doesn't matter to us
We need fire
We breath gasoline
Bubbly cars
tits cocaine!
04. Schwarze Witwe Lyrics ©2004 Eisbrecher.
Böses Mädchen
hab kein Mitleid mit mir
Gib mir die Peitsche
und ich danke es dir —
heut Nacht
Schwarze Göttin
lass mich dein Opfertier sein
Mach was du willst mit mir
Ich werd dir alles verzeihen —
heut Nacht
Küss mich schwarze Witwe
Hab kein Mitleid mit mir heut Nacht
Friss mich schwarze Witwe
Komm spür mich
Ich will dich berühren
Schwarze Witwe
reiß mir das Herz aus der Brust
Beug dich in meinen Schoß
Lass mich krepieren vor Lust —
heut Nacht
Keine Rettung
Ich trag dein Gift schon in mir
All meine Lebenskraft
versinkt im Abgrund der Gier —
heut Nacht
04. Black Widow -Translation ©2004 Jeremy Williams.
Bad girl
don't feel pity for me
Whip me
and I'll thank you —
tonight
Black goddess
let me be your sacrificial animal
Do what you want with me
I will forgive you for everything —
tonight
Kiss me black widow
Don't feel pity for me tonight
Feed on me black widow
Come feel me
I want to touch you
Black widow
rip my heart from my breast
Bend into my lap
Let me explode from pleasure —
tonight
No salvation
I'm already carrying your poison within me
All my vitality
is sinking into the chasm of passion —
tonight
05. Ruhe Instrumental
05. Peace Instrumental
06. Angst?- Lyrics ©2004 Eisbrecher.
Sag mir wovor hast du Angst
Sag mir warum du nicht mehr kannst
warum du denkst
dass nichts mehr geht
ganz plötzlich glaubst
es sei zu spät
Sag mir wovor läufst du weg
vor all den Lügen und dem Dreck
Weißt nicht weshalb
und nicht wohin
und fragst dich plötzlich
nach dem Sinn
nach dem Sinn
Angst wirft ihren Schatten
an die Tür
Angst beißt sich fest
wie ein Geschwür
Deine Angst hat dich fest
in ihrer Hand
Angst hat dich entmannt
Nackte Angst ist die Macht
die dich regiert
Angst die deine Seele kontrolliert
Deine Angst ist die Quelle
deiner Gier
Angst vor dir
Sag mir wovor
hast du Angst
Jetzt geht es dir
an die Substanz
Du wirkst so müde
und gehetzt
weil dir die Angst
den Kopf zerfetzt
Du glaubst es geht
mit dir bergab
denn deine Stunden
werden knapp
Du rennst und rührst
dich nicht vom Fleck
und wirfst dich selber
einfach weg
einfach weg
Angst wirft ihren Schatten
an die Tür
Angst zerreißt dich
wie Papier
Deine Angst hat dich fest
in ihrer Hand
Angst hat dich erkannt
Nackte Angst ist die Mutter
deiner Not
Angst ist dein Führer
dein Despot
Deine Angst
das Böse im Visier
Angst vor dir
Sie kommt ganz leise
in der Nacht
Sperrt dich in ihren
schwarzen Schacht
Du bist die Frucht
aus ihrem Schoß
Ja deine Angst
lässt dich nicht los
Lauf so schnell du kannst
Nackte Angst
Angst wirft einen Schatten
an die Tür
Angst beißt sich fest
wie ein Geschwür
Deine Angst hat dich fest
in ihrer Hand
Angst hat dich entmannt
Nackte Angst ist die Ruhe
vor dem Sturm
Angst zerfrisst dich
wie ein Wurm
Nackt Angst treibt dich
aus dem Revier
Angst vor dir
Angst vor dir
06. Fear? Translation ©2004 Jeremy Williams.
Tell me what you are afraid of
Tell me why you can't go on anymore
why you think
that nothing works anymore
and why you quite suddenly think
it is too late
Tell me what you are running from
from all the lies and all the filth
You don't know why
nor where to
and you suddenly ask yourself
the point
the point
Fear throws its shadow
on the door
Fear sinks its teeth in
like an ulcer
Your fear has you tightly
in its hand
Fear has castrated you
Sheer terror is the power
that rules you
Fear that controls your soul
Your fear is the source
of your desire
Fear of yourself
Tell me what
you are afraid of
Now it's getting
you down
You look so tired
and agitated
because the fear
is ripping your head apart
You think it's going
uphill for you
because your time
is running short
You run and don't budge
from the spot
and are just
throwing yourself away
throwing yourself away
Fear casts its shadow
on the door
Fear tears you up
like paper
Your fear has you tightly
in its hand
Fear has recognized you
Sheer terror is the mother
of your problems
Fear is your leader
your despot
Your fear
the evil in your sights
Fear of yourself
It comes very quietly
in the night
It locks you in its
black shaft
You are the fruit
of its loins
Yeah, your fear
won't let you go
Run as fast as you can
Sheer terror
Fear casts its shadow
on the door
Fear sinks its teeth in
like an ulcer
Your fear has you tightly
in its hand
Fear has castrated you
Sheer terror is the calm
before the storm
Fear consumes you
like a worm
Sheer terror drives you
from the area
Fear of yourself
Fear of yourself
07. Fanatica -Lyrics ©2004 Eisbrecher.
Wir tanzen elektrisch
ganz hektisch
Wir schwingen fantastisch
elastisch
Wir drehn uns narkotisch
hyperhypnotisch
Wir tanzen den Rhythmus
wo ich mit muss
Feed my fire
Let me put some
dust on your face
Heat my wire
You make me feel ecstatic
Make me dance fanatic tonight
Tanz - Fanatica
Tanz - Fanatica
Wir tanzen elektrisch
ganz hektisch
Wir schweben erotisch
neoexotisch
Wir wiegen uns kryptisch
apokalyptisch
Wir tanzen ekstatisch
Wir tanzen fanatisch
07. Fanatica-Translation ©2004 Jeremy Williams.
We're dancing electric
totally hectic
We're swinging fantastic
elastic
We're spinning narcotic
hyper-hypnotic
We're dancing the rhythm
with which I must go
Feed my fire
Let me put some
dust on your face
Heat my wire
You make me feel ecstatic
Make me dance fanatic tonight
Dance - Fanatica
Dance - Fanatica
We're dancing electric
totally hectic
We're floating erotic
neo-exotic
We're moving cryptic
apocalyptic
We're dancing ecstatic
We're dancing fanatic
08. Taub-stumm-blind
Lyrics ©2004 Eisbrecher.
Geh nicht – bleib hier
Ich reib mich an dir
Komm mit mir nach Haus
Treib mir den Teufel aus
So frech und ungeniert
hast du mich anvisiert
Schlägst meine Welt entzwei
und denkst dir nichts dabei
Komm zu mir – bekehr mich
Halt mich fest und zerr mich
in dein dunkles Labyrinth
Taub stumm und blind
Mach mich heiß schönes Kind
Der letzte Tango beginnt
Taub-stumm und Blind
Geh nicht – bleib hier
Es treibt mich zu dir
Du raubst mir den Verstand
Ich fress dir aus der Hand
Komm zu mir – zerstör mich
Stoß mich weg und sperr mich
in dein dunkles Labyrinth
Geh nicht – bleib hier
Mein herz schreit nach dir
Du weckst die Liebeslust
in meiner Heldenbrust
So wild und unzensiert
hast du mich abkassiert
Du gibst mir was ich will
Du machst es mit Gefühl
08. Deaf-dumb-blind -Translation ©2004 Jeremy Williams.
Don't go – stay here
I rub myself against you
Come home with me
Drive the devil out of me
So unashamed and uninhibited
you have put me in your sights
You smash my world apart
and don't think anything of it
Come to me – enlighten me
Hold onto me and drag me
into your dark labyrinth
Deaf dumb and blind
Make me hot, beautiful child
The last tango begins
Deaf-dumb and blind
Don't go – stay here
It drives me to you
You rob me of my senses
I eat from your hand
Come to me – destroy me
Push me away and lock me
in your dark labyrinth
Don't go – stay here
My heart screams for you
You arouse the pleasure of love
in my manly chest
So wild and uncensored
you have raked me in
You give me what I want
You do it with feeling
09. Dornentanz -
Ich hab die Sonne geküsst
Hab auf dem heiligen Stuhl gethront
Hab mich vor dir versteckt
Hinter dem Mond gewohnt
Da ist das Feuer wieder
Es flammt neu auf in mir
10.000 Liebeskrieger
auf dem Weg zu dir
Lass mich dein Rosenkrieger sein
Ich bin ein großer Sieger
Setz mir den Rosenkranz aufs Haupt
Öffne dein schwarzes Mieder
Dornentanz
Heut Nacht ist Dornentanz
Ich hab so lange gewartet
Hab dich auf Knien angefleht
Hab mich nach dir verzehrt
Du hast dich umgedreht
Da ist das Feuer wieder
Diesmal gehörst du mir
Ein Heer von roten Rosen
salutiert vor dir
Lass mich dein Rosenkrieger sein
Ich bin ein großer Sieger
Setz mir die Dornenkrone auf
und schließe deine Lider
Ich hab dich angefleht
Hast mir dein Herz verwehrt
Du hast dich umgedreht
Hab mich nach dir verzehrt
09. Thorn Dance -
I kissed the sun
I sat enthroned upon the Holy See
I hid myself from you
I lived behind the moon
There is the fire again
It's flaming back up in me
10,000 warriors of love
on the way to you
Let me be your rose warrior
I am a great victor
Put the wreath of roses upon my head
Open your black bodice
Thorn dance
Tonight is thorn dance
I waited for so long
I begged you on my knees
I pined away for you
You turned around
There is the fire again
This time you belong to me
An army of red roses
salutes before you
Let me be your rose warrior
I am a great victor
Put the crown of thorns upon me
and close your eyelids
I have begged you
You refused me your heart
You turned around
I pined away for you
10. Hoffnung -Instrumental
10. Hope -Instrumental
11. Eisbrecher -Lyrics ©2004 Eisbrecher.
Wenn der Nebel kommt
Wenn dich die Kälte beißt
Wenn der Sirenenschrei
die dunkle Nacht zerreißt
Wenn die Hoffnung stirbt
Wenn du den Kampf verlierst
Wenn du des Teufels Hauch
in deinem Nacken spürst
Und es wird kalt
Siehst Du den Eisbrecher
Eine neue Eiszeit beginnt
Komm mit mir auf den Eisbrecher
Wir sind auf dem Weg ins Licht
und das Eis um uns zerbricht
Wenn die Tapferkeit
aus deinem Körper weicht
Und dir die Schattenwelt
die Hand zum Gruße reicht
Wenn der letzte Mann
sich seinem Schicksal stellt
Wenn es nichts mehr gibt
was dich am Leben hält
Und es wird kalt
Siehst du den Eisbrecher
Eine neue Eiszeit beginnt
Komm mit mir auf den Eisbrecher
Wenn die Nacht kein Wort mehr spricht
und das Eis um uns zerbricht
Und das Eis zerbricht
11. Icebreaker -Translation ©2004 Jeremy Williams.
When the fog is coming
When the cold is biting you
When the siren's cry
rips apart the night
When hope is dying
When you're losing the battle
When you feel the Devil's breath
against your neck
And it's getting cold
Do you see the icebreaker
A new ice age is beginning
Come with me on the icebreaker
We are on the course into the light
and the ice around us is shattering
When the courage
is draining from your body
And the shadow world
is shaking hands with you
When the last man
is facing his fate
When nothing is left
that is keeping you alive
And it's getting cold
Do you see the icebreaker
A new ice age is beginning
Come with me on the icebreaker
When the night speaks no more words
and the ice around us is shattering
And the ice is shattering
12. Frage
Schenk mir dein Lächeln
mit Tränen im Gesicht
Führ mich hinaus
aus dem Dunkel ins Licht
Du lässt mich deine Wärme spüren
Du berührst mich vertraut
Blickst hinter meine Maske
Gehst mir unter die Haut
Sag mir —
Siehst du mich – spürst du mich
Wo lebst du – verstehst du
Was suchst du
Warum liebst du mich
Warum liegst du in meinen Armen
Los sag schon
Warum liebst du mich
Warum bleibst du an meiner Seite
Los sag mir
warum du nicht gehst
Schließ deine Augen
Sag mir was du spürst
Ich habe keine Angst mehr
wenn ich weiß
dass du mich führst
Du deckst mich
zärtlich mit dir zu
ohne einen Laut
Gräbst dich tief in mich hinein
Gehst mir unter die Haut
Warum liebst du mich
Warum liegst du in meinen Armen
Los sag schon
Warum liebst du mich
Warum bleibst du an meiner Seite
Los sag schon
Warum du mich jetzt noch
wie am ersten Tag liebst
Mir alle Sünden vergibst
Warum du mich noch verstehst
Ich weiß dass du noch
an mich glaubst
Weiß nicht warum du mir noch vertraust
Sag mir warum du nicht gehst
Sag warum liebst du mich
Warum glaubst du noch an mich
Sag warum brauchst du mich
12. Question
Give me your smile
with tears in your face
Lead me out
of the dark into the light
You let me feel your warmth
You touch me intimately
You look behind my mask
You get under my skin
Tell me —
Do you see me – do you feel me
Where do you live – do you understand
What are you looking for
Why do you love me
Why do you lie in my arms
Come on, say it already
Why do you love me
Why do you remain on my side
Come on, tell me
why don't you go
Close your eyes
Tell me what you feel
I have no more fear
when I know
that you're leading me
You cover me up
tenderly with yourself
without a sound
You bury yourself deep within me
You get under my skin
Why do you love me
Why do you lie in my arms
Come on, say it already
Why do you love me
Why do you remain on my side
Come on, tell me
Why you still love me
now like on the first day
Why you forgive of all my sins
Why you still understand me
I know that you still
believe in me
I don't know why you still trust me
Tell me why you don't go
Say why you love me
Why do you still believe in me
Say why you need me
13. Zeichen der Venus (THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG) -Bluewolfess*)
Eiskaltes Mondlicht
am Ende der Nacht
brennt meine Sehnsucht
Fühl das Feuer
Spür die Macht
Süße Sünde küss mich
Schließ die Augen
und vermiss mich
Süße Sünde nähr mich
an deinem Feuer
und verzehr mich
Mein Herz ist schwer
Ich bin so leer
Ich will – mehr von dir
Mehr – mehr von allem
All meine Sinne
auf dich konzentriert
Spür wie mein Puls rast
Von deiner Leidenschaft regiert
Du heuchelst so himmlisch
Ich fühl mich so leer
Im Zeichen der Venus
Mein Herz ist so schwer
Mehr...
13. Sign of the Venus
Ice-cold moonlight
at the end of the night
burns my desire
Feel the fire
Sense the power
Sweet sin, kiss me
Close your eyes
and miss me
Sweet sin, feed me
on your fire
and consume me
My heart is so heavy
I am so empty
I want – more from you
More – more from everything
All my senses
concentrated on you
Feel how my pulse races
How it reacts to your passion
You pretend so heavenly
I feel so empty
In the sign of the Venus
My heart is so heavy
More...
14. Mein Blut -Lyrics ©2004 Eisbrecher.
Kaltes Herz
Eiskaltes Licht
Kalter Glanz
Eisgesicht
Kalte Lust
Kalte Seele
Gottes Hand
an der kehle
Auf die Knie
Hut ab zum Gebet
Das Gesicht in den Staub
so tief es nur geht
Ich vergieße mein Blut
für dich
mein Herz
für dich
Heißer Tau
auf weißer Haut
Kalte Frau
ausgesaugt
Kaltes Kreuz
Mach mich gesund
Kalter Wein
aus deinem Mund
Dies ist mein Leib
der hinweg nimmt
die Sünden der Welt
Dies ist mein Blut
das dich für alle Zeit
von der Unschuld befreit
14. My Blood -Translation ©2004 Jeremy Williams.
Cold heart
Ice-cold light
Cold sparkle
Ice-face
Cold desire
Cold soul
God's hand
on your throat
On your knees
Hat off for prayer
Face in the dust
as deep as you can
I spill my blood
for you
my heart
for you
Hot dew
on white skin
Cold woman
sucked dry
Cold cross
Make me healthy
Cold wine
from your mouth
This is my body
that takes away
the sins of the world
This is my blood
that frees you
for all time from innocence
15. Sakrileg 11
Küss mich
damit ich nichts sagen muss
Halt mich
und dann mach mit mir Schluss
Ich weiß nicht wie und
wieso es mit uns abwärts geht
Es gibt noch viel für mich zu tun doch
du stehst mir im weg
Ganz egal was du auch tust
Egal was du auch sagst
Egal was dich bewegt
Egal wiesehr du dich beklagst
Ich mach mich jetzt davon geh mit
dem Kopf durch die Wand
Ich nehm mein Schicksal wieder
selbst in die Hand
Du tust nichts – ich hass es
Versuchst nichts – ich hass es
Du wartest – ich hass es
auf irgendwas – komm lass es
Du zitterst – ich hass es
Verbitterst – ich hass es
Du lähmst mich – ich hass es
wie schnell die zeit vergeht
Denn es ist viel zu früh zu spät
Küss mich
und dann sag mir adieu
Schlag mich
dann tut es nicht so weh
Wer weiß wie weit und
wohin der Wind uns beide weht
Und was für mich ohne dich
noch in den Sternen steht
Ganz egal was du auch tust
Egal was du auch sagst
Egal ob du verstehst
Egal wie oft du mich noch fragst
Ich mach mich jetzt davon
und fress mir selbst aus der Hand
Ich hab mir noch nicht oft genug
die Finger verbrannt
Du sagst nichts – ich hasse es
Du fragst nichts – ich hasse
Du glaubst noch – ich hasse es
an deinem Gott – komm lass es
Du zitterst – ich hass es
wie schnell die zeit vergeht
Denn es ist viel zu früh zu spät
15. Sacrilege 11
Kiss me
so I don't have to say anything
Hold me
and then end it with me
I don't know how or
how come it's getting worse with us
There's still much for me to do but
you're standing in my way
No matter at all whatever you do
No matter whatever you say
No matter what moves you
No matter how much you complain
I'm breaking away and banging
my head against the wall
I'm taking my destiny back
into my own hands
You do nothing – I hate it
You attempt nothing – I hate it
You wait – I hate it
for something – come, stop it
You shake – I hate it
You embitter – I hate it
You cripple me – I hate it
how fast the time goes by
For it is much too early too late
Kiss me
and then tell me adieu
Beat me
then it doesn't hurt so much
Who knows how far and
to where the wind is blowing us
and what's in the stars
for me without you
No matter at all whatever you do
No matter whatever you say
No matter if you understand
No matter how often you still ask me
I'm breaking away
and eating from my own hand
I still haven't burned
my fingers enough
You say nothing – I hate it
You ask nothing – I hate it
You still believe – I hate it
in your god – Come, stop it
You shake – I hate it
how fast the time goes by
For it is much too early too late
5/27/2005
The First Memorial Day - By Denis Mueller
Despite the ruins of war in the city of
Charleston, the
flowers were in full bloom. President Lincoln had
been
shot only a couple of weeks earlier and with
one-third
of all Union soldiers buried in unmarked graves,
and an
equal number of Confederates, death was
everywhere.
Charleston had seen more than its own share of
death. The
city had been turned into rubble and all of this
death
presented the country with the overwhelming
burden of
memorialization. After the war there had been
various
speeches and memorials but something special was
about to
happen in Charleston.
In the final year of the war, the Confederates
had turned
the planter's racecourse into an interment camp
for Union
soldiers. The conditions were awful as the men
were forced
to live without even tents for shelter. As they
lie in the
open course, they were exposed to the whims of
natures with
no protection against storms of the cold or heat.
Many died
and the former slaves of Charleston could hear
their
anguished cries during the night. So these newly
freed
blacks insisted on a proper burial for the men
once the war
had ended. At least 357 had died during this
period and
their suffering called for some kind of
memorialization. So
the first "Decoration Day" was born.
The former slaves, and their unionist allies in
the town,
decided to hold the event at the racetrack, which
had housed
the prisoners. In ten days they built a suitable
enclosure
for the dead, painting the fences, repairing the
damage,
landscaping, until the ground was ready for their
day. The
workmen painted a sign at the entrance of the
ground, which
proclaimed "Martyrs of the Race Course."
On May 1st, at nine o'clock in the morning, the
procession
began. Three thousand black school children
marched around
the course with flowers in their hand singing
"John Browns
Body." They were followed by the women of the
Patriotic
Association, a group formed to distribute
clothing and food
to the newly freed slaves, who carried wreaths
and crosses
for the men.
The official dedication of the event was carried
forth by
the ministers of all the black churches of
Charleston. They
read prayers and bible passages while giving
birth to an
American tradition. By doing such they created
meaning for
the war in a very public way, which was to be
followed by
future generations. The grandstand saw over
thirty speeches
from Union officials, abolitionist missionaries,
while the
crowd listened to memorials for those who died
under
captivity.
Picnics followed the speeches and that afternoon
the Fifty-
Fourth Massachusetts and the Thirty-Fifth and
104th Colored
regiments, marched in double column around the
graves. They
held drills on the infield in order to
memorialize the
martyrs. People cried all over that day and the
holiday,
which we call Memorial Day, was founded.
A New York Tribune correspondent called it "a
procession of
friends and mourners as South Carolina and the
United States
never saw before." This story has long been
forgotten and I
bet that the Fox News Channel, CNN, and any other
of the
networks will not say a single word about it this
weekend.
Source: David W. Blight, Race and Reunion
5/26/2005
A Note from HACK....
I was very surprised to find this in my inbox...saying it was from HACK...because he died on May 5th 2005, I had just recently visited his site and wrote in the guestbook , to say farwell...after reading the letter I was crying and I am reminded once again, what a great man,he will be missed, but not forgotten... Here is the letter, I don't think his wife will mind me posting it for everyone to see, and learn from...-Bluewolfess
On the Passing of Hack - a heart-felt tribute from one of his many friends.
Col. David Hackworth
May 5, 2005
An American hero's soul left its no longer useful body today.
I say this because as Chief Bronson (a friend and fellow warrior) pointed out to me, Col. Hackworth just isn't someone you ever think could die and of course he hasn't. His exploits, deeds, good works and lessons learned will be with us always. He will live in our hearts and minds. His spirit will live in everyone who believes in this country and the men and women who are willing to risk all to defend it and each other.
It is said, "Everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission." From the time he was 14 years old, David Hackworth knew what his mission was, to protect this country and those who put themselves in harm's way to defend it. For over 60 years he never wavered from his mission.
When thinking of Col. Hackworth, it is quite natural for thoughts and comparisons with other great military leaders and warriors to come to mind. As I think of him now, it is a description of Crazy Horse by Black Elk that I think of the most, "He was brave and good and wise. He never wanted anything but to save his people and he fought only when they came to kill us and our country. They could not kill him in battle."
I was fortunate enough to know Hack as both a warrior and a person. His garlic shrimp was something I'm going to miss. When we weren't talking about the business of the country, we talked about his favorite topic, his wife Eilhys, or just E to all of us. She’s kind of a cross between a Den Mother, Drill Sergeant, CEO, Inspiration, Spiritual Advisor, Object of Desire and Super Care Giver all wrapped into one.
People use words like, "soul-mate", "best friend", "love of my life" all the time, but for the two of them, they weren't words but truths and he loved to talk about her. The story about the guerilla operation he conducted to win her over is a true battlefield classic for covert operations. He heavily depended on her for everything and enjoyed poking fun at himself for being so dependent. I remember a couple of years ago when she was in a car accident and injured her back. He called and told me (as he watched her painfully limp into the house, barely able to walk) all he could think to himself was, “Who’s going to take care of me?”
But he also depended on her because he could and she never let him down. Between the two of them, they were going to “out G the C!” They were going to out guerilla the cancer and find a way to beat it and damn if E didn’t find a way! Unfortunately, Hack’s body, after all it had been through, just couldn’t keep up and shut down. As has always been the case, E was with him at the time and he left in peace knowing she was there.
Going forward, things will be more difficult than I can imagine for E and hard on all of those whose lives he touched. For them, I close with an old warrior’s wish hoping it provides some comfort and guidance because I know it is what Hack would want:
“When I am dead, cry for me a little. Think of me sometimes, but not too much. It is not good for you to dwell too long. Think of me now and again as I was in life, at some moment which is pleasant to recall, but not for long. Leave me in peace as I shall leave you, too, in peace.”
Kev.
Thank you for your message
Eilhys England and Staff
Word of the DAY
WORD: flummox FLUM-uks (transitive verb)
: To confuse; to perplex.
SYNONYMS: * puzzle
* baffle
* dumbfound
WORD WISE: The origin of flummox is unknown.
5/25/2005
Well here we go...
Well it is 5:30pm, here in Montana, I'm cooking dinner , waiting for Husband to get home from work....
This is going out to BO BICE...Dude Be Strong, Be yourself, and BLOW THEM AWAY...Good Luck-Break a Leg...We Voted ALOT!!!!!!!
GO BO!!!!!!! He is the AMERICAN IDOL!!!!!
Australian state government wants Tasmanian devils listed as "threatened"
....DEVILS ROCK!!!!
SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian state government has nominated the Tasmanian devil as a threatened species, fearful that the species will become extinct like the iconic Tasmanian tiger.
The devil is the size of a small dog, is generally black and boasts a steel-trap jaw that allows it to swallow its prey whole. Early European settlers named the scavenger the devil for its ear-piercing screeches and fearsome appearance.
But the species has become prey to a disfiguring facial cancer that leads to death by starvation, prompting state Environment Minister Judy Jackson to call for greater protection for the animal.
The disease has reduced the numbers of devils by at least 20 percent during the last decade, a spokesman for the minister told AFP Thursday.
"There's the further likelihood of another 20 percent (reduction) in 10 years," he added.
There are currently an estimated 130,000 devils across the island state, but in some areas local populations had declined by more than 70 percent.
The disease was first noticed in the 1990s but not initially considered significant. The government began a programme to combat the tumour problem in October 2003.
"We just don't want to see the devil go the same way as the tiger," the spokesman said.
The last known Tasmanian tiger, a carnivorous marsupial larger than the devil, died in a Hobart zoo in the 1930s. Since then, there have been regular reported sightings of the striped creature but no confirmed findings.
Below I have put two pictures, one of a Healthy Devil and one disfigured and sick from the tumour/cancers, poor little thing...:shaking head....this is not the only pic I found with the tumours, but this is the least offensive, they were horrible, once again ,Poor little animal....I feel so sorry for animals of all kinds, they are better than us...
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Voyager 1 reaches solar system's final frontier
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA's Voyager 1 has reached the final frontier of our solar system, having traveled through a turbulent place where electrically charged particles from the Sun crash into thin gas from interstellar space
Astronomers tracking the little spaceship's 26-year journey from Earth believe Voyager 1 has gone through a region known as termination shock, some 8.7 billion miles from the Sun, and entered an area called the heliosheath.
"Voyager 1 has entered the final lap on its race to the edge of interstellar space," Edward Stone, Voyager project scientist at the California Institute of Technology, said in a statement released Tuesday.
Voyager watchers theorized last November that the craft might be reaching this bumpy region of space when the charged solar particles known as the solar wind seemed to slow down from a top speed of 1.5 million miles per hour.
This was expected at the area of termination shock, where the solar winds were expected to decelerate as they bump up against gas from the space beyond our solar system. It is more than twice as distant as Pluto, the furthest planet in our system.
By monitoring the craft's speed and the increase in the force of the solar wind, Voyager scientists now believe the craft has made it through the shock and into the heliosheath.
Predicting the location of the termination shock was hard because the precise conditions in interstellar space are unknown and the termination shock can expand, contract and ripple, depending on changes in the speed and pressure of the solar wind.
"Voyager's observations over the past few years show the termination shock is far more complicated than anyone thought," said Eric Christian, a scientist with NASA's Sun-Solar System Connection program.
Voyager 1 and its twin spacecraft Voyager 2 were launched in 1977 on a mission to explore the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn. The pair kept going, however, and the mission was extended.
Voyager 2 went on to explore Uranus and Neptune, the only spacecraft to have visited these outer planets. Both Voyagers are now part of the Voyager Interstellar Mission to explore the outermost edge of the Sun's domain.
Both Voyagers are capable of returning scientific data from a full range of instruments, with adequate electrical power and attitude control propellant to keep operating until 2020.
Wherever they go, the Voyagers each carry a golden phonograph record which bears messages from Earth, including natural sounds of surf, wind, thunder and animals. There are also musical selections, spoken greetings in 55 languages, along with instructions and equipment on how to play the record.
Hummm, so Where to now Mr. Spock????
North America Settled by Just 70 People, Study Concludes
new study of DNA suggests North America was originally settled by just a few dozen people who crossed a land bridge from Asia during the last Ice Age.
About 14,000 years ago, humans crossed the Bering land bridge from Siberia to North America, most experts agree. But just how many intrepid explorers were involved has not been known.
Previous DNA analyses of the New World's founding looked at just one gene and assumed populations sizes have been constant over time. The new study looked at nine genomic regions to account for variations in single genes, and it assumed that sizes of founding populations change over time. The method favored actual genetic data over estimates used in previous calculations.
"The estimated effective size of the founding population for the New World is about 70 individuals," said Jody Hey, a professor of genetics at Rutgers University.
Hey's calculations are also consistent with archeological evidence suggesting the initial settlement occurred around 12,000 to 14,000 years ago.
"The beauty of the new methodology is that it uses actual DNA sequences collected from Asian peoples and Native Americans, an approach that can provide a detailed portrait of historical populations," Hey said.
Hey focused on the genetics of Amerind-speaking populations, one of three major language groups in the New World representing the earliest migrants who extended deep into the Americas. The results are published in the June 2005 issue of the journal PLoS (Public Library of Science) Biology.
Hawaii Is World's Stand-In for 'Lost'
By TARA GODVIN, Associated Press Writer
MOKULEIA, Hawaii - As a band of jittery plane crash survivors huddle on an island hillside listening to a distress call that has looped through the airwaves for 16 years, one of them asks, "Where ARE we?" The answer: The Hawaiian island of Oahu.
The actors on the hit ABC show "Lost," which wraps up its debut season Wednesday, are of course free to enjoy Oahu. Their characters are miserably unaware of the civilization just off frame. But the fans know better particularly the ones who live on Oahu and proudly blurt out the true locations of flashback scenes set around the globe.
Sydney Airport? That's really the Honolulu Convention Center.
Korean strongman's daughter Sun met her soon-to-be husband Jin at the beautiful Byodo-in Temple in Kaneohe.
And, if you're looking for the spot somewhere in the Mideast where former Republican Guard member Sayid mooned over the imprisoned Nadia, look inside one of the World War II bunkers at the popular tourist spot of Diamond Head, within view of famous Waikiki Beach.
Watching the show each week, fan David Morgan often tells himself, "Hey, I know where that is!" That's because many of the settings are at his lovely, family owned Kualoa Ranch up against the sharp peaks of Koolau Range on the lush windward side of the island.
The 4,000-acre working cattle ranch has a long history of hosting film crews, dating back to the 1965 film "In Harm's Way" and including the more recent "Godzilla," "Jurassic Park," and "50 First Dates."
The ranch provides tours of filming highlights as well as horse and all-terrain vehicle rides and is a must-see stop for die-hard fans jonesing for the "Lost" experience while the show goes into repeats after Wednesday's finale.
Jin reunited with his father at his native Korean fishing village set along the shore of a tranquil, 800-year-old Hawaiian fish pond at the edge of the ranch. Ill-fated lottery winner Hurley set up a golf course to entertain the beleaguered castaways on a flat spot currently littered with cowpies. And Brit rocker Charlie and his brother, in a flashback, talked about kicking drugs at Morgan's house in the Nuuanu section of Honolulu.
At the end of a road cutting past a small airfield and another ranch along Oahu's North Shore is the former site of show's crash site, long since packed away. Rugged, beautiful and far from Hawaii's hordes of hottie surfers, Mokuleia Beach has precisely the end-of-the-world feel that permeates the show. Just you and a couple of locals casting their fishing lines from the edge of the surf.
"Lost" fan and new Hawaii Pacific University graduate Wes Grotjan said he's particularly noticed the show's use of Honolulu's Downtown and Chinatown sections, which have done turns as everywhere from the streets of New York to towns in Australia's Outback.
"I feel I'm kind of in on the joke that I get to see a lot of these places," said Grotjan outside HPU's downtown campus a block from where struggling artist Michael foolishly ran out into the road and got hit by a car.
Oahu's North Shore is also home to other spots visited by the ill-fated passengers of Oceanic Flight 815.
Across from the fabled surf break of Waimea Bay now flat as a pancake without the wintertime swells is the Waimea Valley Audubon Center. Hunky badboy Sawyer and mystery lady Kate dove and jumped off the falls there, even though No. 3 on the list of posted rules explicitly says to do neither.
But never mind, a lifeguard is stationed just to the left of the falls should anything go wrong.
People are always intrigued by the possibility of jumping from the falls, but it's not clear if the TV scene has attracted more daredevils, said Hazel Shaw, a spokeswoman for the center.
Like the Kualoa Ranch, Waimea Valley has hosted film crews since the days of "Magnum P.I." But the site doesn't receive a credit in the episode, so few would know where to look for the falls except the readers of stories like this one, Shaw said.
Just don't tell them The AP sent you.
Ok , this is cool I have Been to Hawaii and it is beautiful...and yes I recognised alot of the places in LOST , bugs my husband, along with most of the movies and shows on TV these days being filmed in Vancouver, BC, Canada>where I used to live*) because I'm always going , "hey ...I know where that is...just round the corner from...."
Viewers Look for Answers on 'Lost' Finale
WELL this sucks another finale.....
We are taping this and will watch it right after A.I., so shuuush don't tell what happens....
Memorial Service
A Memorial Service for Colonel David H. Hackworth, Infantry, United States Army (Retired), will commence on Tuesday, 31 May, at 11:00am EDT at the Main (new) Chapel, Ft. Myer, Arlington, Virginia.
This service will last somewhat less than one hour, since services for another individual are scheduled to start at 12:00 noon in this same chapel.
Following Hack's Memorial Service, those who wish to may follow in trace the caisson with Hack's cremains to the burial site. (Services at the grave site will be on the order of 20-30 minutes.)
GRILLED LEMON CHICKEN
This is yummy ...one of my Fav's, I'm going to try this recipe tho, pretty hard to screw up chicken.....*)
Bice Bice Baby Lyrics
This is Funny , We Love Bo!
Bice Bice Baby, Bice Bice Baby
All right stop, Collaborate and listen
Bice is here with a brand new intention
Something grabs a hold of us tightly
Then we flow like a Bo-fan daily and nightly
Will it ever stop? Yo - I don't know
Turn off the lights and we'll glow
To the extreme he rocks a mic like a vandal
Lights up a stage and makes us melt like a candle.
Dance, now we need us a speaker that booms
He's trippin our brains like a psychedelic mushroom
Deadly, when he sings a sweet melody
Anything less than the best is a felony
Love him or leave him, You better give way
He's gonna hit bull's eye, The kid don't play
If there is a problem, Yo, he will solve it
Check out the pants while the camera revolves it
Bice Bice Baby from Bama, Bice Bice Baby from Bama
Bice Bice Baby from Bama, Bice Bice Baby from Bama
Now that the competition is jumping
With the band kicked in, the contestants are pumpin'
Quick to the point, to the point no faking
I'm cooking up Simon like a pound of bacon
Dissing them if they're not quick and wary
He must be crazy cause he's pickin' Carrie
We need a song with a souped up tempo
Bo on a roll and it's time to go solo
Rockin' on the stage on with the show
With the wind in his face so his hair can blow
The Bice Squad on standby, Waving just to say Hi
Did Bo see? Yes - he just smiled wide
Kept on rockin' to the next stop
He busts a power ballad and heading to the next stop
Bice Bice Baby from Bama, Bice Bice Baby from Bama
Bice Bice Baby from Bama, Bice Bice Baby from Bama
Take heed, 'cause he's a lyrical poet
Bo Bice is on the scene just in case you didn't know it
Sugar Money that created all the cool sound
Enough to shake and kick holes in the ground
'Cause his style's like a rock and roll spill
Feasible rhymes that you can vision and feel
Conducted and formed, This is a real cool concept
he ain't no hype and you want to trust with that
Keeps his composure when it's time to get loose
Magnetized by the mic while he kicks his juice
If there was a problem, Bo - he'll solve it!
Check out Granny Madge's threads while he revolves it.
Bice Bice Baby from Bama,Bice Bice Baby from Bama
Bice Bice Baby from Bama, Bice Bice Baby from Bama
Yo Bo - Let's win this thing! Word to your mother!
Bice Bice Baby Too Hot, Bice Bice Baby Too Hot Too Hot
Bice Bice Baby Too Hot Too Hot, Bice Bice Baby Too Hot Too Hot
5/24/2005
Letting the Dog Genome Out: Poodle DNA compared with that of mice, people
John Travis
Chihuahuas, Irish wolfhounds, pit bulls, beagles, greyhounds, and more. Man's best friend comes in a range of sizes, shapes, and temperaments unmatched by any other mammalian species. Biologists have now taken a step toward understanding that diversity by conducting a limited, but relatively quick and inexpensive, scan of one dog's full DNA sequence, or genome.
The data from this scan should ultimately help researchers study the more-than-300 human diseases, such as cancer and epilepsy, that also afflict dogs. The new work has already enabled scientists to compare the mouse, dog, and human genomes.
"The sequence of our genome is more similar to the dog's, despite the fact that the dog lineage split off first from the common ancestor" of all three mammals, says Ewen F. Kirkness of The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) in Rockville, Md., who led the dog-genome project. The rodent's unusually high mutation rate has made its DNA diverge more from people's than the dog's DNA has, he explains.
In the strategy pursued by Kirkness' team, biologists isolate copies of an animal's genome and break the strands of DNA into millions of short fragments. After determining the sequence of nucleotides making up each such piece of DNA, biologists use a computer to match overlapping sequences and piece together as much of the animal's full DNA sequence as possible. The more DNA analyzed, the better the chance that the final genome sequence will be accurate and have few gaps. For the human and mouse genomes, geneticists sequenced fragments equaling 6 to 10 times the DNA in the actual genome of each.
The National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., is sponsoring a similarly thorough dog-genome project, but Kirkness and his colleagues wondered whether they could glean important information from a substantially smaller amount of DNA. If so, researchers might then consider sequencing the genomes of one animal from each of the 18 orders of mammals.
In the Sept. 26 Science, Kirkness and his colleagues describe their survey of the dog genome. They ultimately sequenced DNA equal to only 1.5 times the genome. From that work, they determined 77 percent of the dog genome and found canine DNA fragments corresponding to 18,473 of the 24,567 previously documented human genes. "We got more than we expected," says Kirkness.
The newly available dog genome is "just a wonderful resource," says Gustavo D. Aguirre of Cornell University.
The canine DNA analyzed came from a male standard poodle belonging to two of the coauthors on the new report, TIGR's Claire M. Fraser and J. Craig Venter of The Center for Advancement of Genomics, also in Rockville. That selection isn't surprising given that Venter used his own DNA when his former company, Celera, performed its commercial sequencing of the human genome (SN: 5/23/98, p. 334). NIH's dog-genome project, scheduled to finish next year, uses DNA from a boxer.
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5/23/2005
We Close our Eyes ..by Go West
These are the lyrics of a song I really like, ...it is cool..... *)
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Inside everyone hides one desire
Outside no one would know
Danger, close as the edge of the knife
Safer not to let go
And while we miss chances
You can almost hear time slipping away
We close our eyes we never lose a game
Imagination never lets us take the blame
We close our eyes to see the final frame
We close our eyes to time slipping away
No show... Wednesday girl waits with the wine
She knows just what to say
While no one listens
You can almost hear time slipping away
We close our eyes we never lose a game
Imagination never lets us take the blame
We close our eyes to see the final frame
We close our eyes to time slipping away
We can talk to strangers
We are burning with the spark
And we can walk on water
We are tigers in the dark
We are burning!
We close our eyes
Heroes never give in to the night
He knows how far he can run
And as he surrenders
You can almost hear time slipping away
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5/20/2005
5/17/2005
5/13/2005
5/12/2005
The Real King Tutankhamun
Check out the link, on the full story, this is really cool...amazing what they can do these days....
5/10/2005
5/09/2005
Stray Dog in Kenya Saves Abandoned Baby
NAIROBI, Kenya - A stray dog saved the life of a newborn baby after finding the abandoned infant in a forest and apparently carrying it across a busy road and through some barbed wire to her litter of puppies, witnesses said.
The stray dog found the infant, clad in tattered clothing, in a poor neighborhood near the Ngong Forests in the capital of Nairobi, Stephen Thoya told the independent Daily Nation newspaper.
The dog apparently found the baby Friday in the plastic bag in which the infant had been abandoned, said Aggrey Mwalimu, owner of the shed where the animal was guarding its puppies. The seven-pound, four-ounce infant was taken to the hospital for treatment on Saturday.
"She is doing well, responding to treatment, she is stable. ... She is on antibiotics," Kenyatta National Hospital spokeswoman Hanna Gakuo told The Associated Press from the hospital, where health workers called the infant Angel.
Kenya's media often report the abandonment of newborns by mothers. Poverty and the inability to care for the child are seen as the root cause of the problem. Most people who abandon babies are never caught.
The child had not yet been claimed.
"Abandoned babies are normally taken to the Kenyatta National Hospital because it is a public hospital," Gakuo said. "People are now donating diapers and baby clothes for this one."
Vietnam Vet, Journalist Hackworth Dies
Oh this is so sad, We totally Love Hack, he was a great guy, and we even have personal correspondence from him, My hubby wrote him, and he wrote back ...oh this is so sad....:feel very blue....
5/06/2005
5/05/2005
5/04/2005
Brothers, 3 and 5, Take Van for Joyride
OMG....I can see mine (the boys)
doing something like that : shudder.....
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