Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Sister and Bartlett

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Ancient Sea Monsters

Contrary to popular belief, the sailors of Columbus's day did not think they would sail right off the edge of the earth. They were, however, apprehensive about what they would find in their travels. Mistakes about marine life have ranged from inaccurate assumptions about the behavior of known species to fanciful depictions of animals that "might" exist. I learned alot about ancient beliefs at this web site. http://www.strangescience.net/stsea2.htm

Rare White Buffalo

By EMILY FREDRIXAssociated Press WriterMILWAUKEE (AP) - A farm in Wisconsin is quickly becoming hallowed ground for American Indians with the birth of its third white buffalo, an animal considered sacred by many tribes for its potential to bring good fortune and peace."We took one look at it and I can't repeat what I thought but I thought, 'Here we go again,'" said owner Dave Heider.Thousands of people stopped by Heider's Janesville farm after the birth of the first white buffalo, a female named Miracle who died in 2004 at the age of 10. The second was born in 1996 but died after three days.Heider said he discovered the third white buffalo, a newborn male, after a storm in late August.Over the weekend, about 50 American Indians held a drum ceremony to honor the calf, which has yet to be named. Go here the all the story. Thank you Linda. http://adishakti.org/_/3rd_rare_white_buffalo_born_on_wisconsin_farm.htm

Bees Make A Hive In A Jar

A bell jar was placed on top of a mini hive and bees from the nucleus started to create foundation of a hive in the jar. Once the foundation is laid, the bees work in masses to form the rest of the hive. 14 more pics of bees making hive in a jar after the jump. Beautiful pictures at this web site of Bees making a hive in a jar. Go to http://www.hemmy.net/2007/09/16/bees-makes-hive-in-a-jar/

8 Million Year Old Bacteria Alive

An 8-million-year-old bacterium that was extracted from the oldest known ice on Earth is now growing in a laboratory, claim researchers. Click here to read the whole article in New Scientist. http://environment.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn12433&feedId=online-news_rss20

Roof Top Gardens

When space is limited, sometimes a gardener must take to the roof. Around the world resourceful gardeners are turning what would otherwise be an overlooked and underutilized area into a place of beauty and serenity. Plus, you'd be amazed at the amount of fruit and vegetable you can coax out of these small spaces. It appears to be possible to grow anything on your rooftop! I found this web site 'GrowSpot.com with information on growing a garden in limited space. Go here for the whole story. http://www.thegrowspot.com/know/f5/rooftop-gardens-from-around-the-world-54020.html

Leonardo Da Vinci 'The Last Supper'

The World's Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

I don’t often cook, in fact I only really know how to make about a dozen things. That’s ok though since the foods I do make are top notch. At the apex of my culinary treasures are my oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, they’re delicious, they’re soft, they’re chewy. In short, they are the best cookies in the world. If I were a shrewder man I’d keep the recipe to myself, open up a shop in the mall and put Mrs. Fields out of business. I’m not going to do that though; I don’t like malls, customer interaction or applying for loans. Plus, I’m a bit of a commie and I feel my cookies will better serve the people if I offer up the recipe for all to share. Go to this Web Site for the World's Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe. http://thestrategicretreat.com/worlds-best-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-cookies/

Self Improvement Advice From the Devil Here

The Internet is full of self improvement advice. You can’t browse a blog these days without someone telling you how you should be living your life. http://retiredat21.com/self-improvement-advice-from-the-devil/ . Funny Advice is found at this Web Site. Check it out.

Cave Skylights Discovered on Mars by Nasa

September 21, 2007: NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has discovered entrances to seven possible caves on the slopes of a Martian volcano. The find is fueling interest in potential underground habitats and sparking searches for caverns elsewhere on the Red Planet. Click below to read this story. Thank you Steve Klein. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/21sep_caves.htm?list1029692

Student Authors RSE International

Twenty Three books listed here from RSE students. http://www.ramtha.com/newsletter/Vol3/Issue12/student_authors.html

Scientists Cure Sickel Cell in Mice

Using a recently developed technique for turning skin cells into stem cells, scientists have cured mice of sickle cell anemia -- the first direct proof that the easily obtained cells can reverse an inherited, potentially fatal disease. Go here for the whole story http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/06/AR2007120602444.html

Last Night at the Blue Bottle

Last Night, December 29th , Tamborine and her band had 'The Dinner Party' in Yelm at the Blue Bottle. Fine entertainment, food, wine and celebration of life. It was held at 309 East Yelm Ave. phone 360/458-4611. Tamborine Tamborelli and her great musicians. The band members were: the great Tod Lemkuhl on Guitar, talented Jon Baroni on Keyboards, fantastic Michael Harrison on Drums, and of course, Awesome Bartlett On Bass, Tambourine was doing her dynamic lead vocals. Tickets were $100.00, couples-$150.00. Dinner was served along with great acting, dancing, live music, dinner and wine all included with the ticket. Children under 12 free. It was a fantastic event. To hear a sample of music performed last night- Click on http://www.tamborelli.net/ . 'The Dinner Party' CD is also available athttp://cdbaby.com/cd/tamborine. To hear Tamborine's music go to http://www.myspace.com/Tamborelli

Friday, Eclipse @ Liquid Soul

Tamborine @ Blue Bottle Tonight

Tonight, December 29th , Tamborine and her band will be having 'The Dinner Party' in Yelm at the Blue Bottle. Arrive between 6:00-6:30 to enjoy fine entertainment, food, wine and celebrate life. That's at 309 East Yelm Ave. phone 360/458-4611. Tamborine Tamborelli and her great musicians. The band members are: the great Tod Lemkuhl on Guitar, talented Jon Baroni on Keyboards, fantastic Michael Harrison on Drums, and of course, Awesome Bartlett On Bass, Tambourine will be doing her dynamic lead vocals. Tickets are $100.00, couples-$150.00. Dinner will be served along with great acting, dancing, live music, dinner and wine included with the ticket. Children under 12 free. So, plan to celebrate life, at this fantastic event tonight. To hear a sample of music being performed tonight Click on http://www.tamborelli.net/ . 'The Dinner Party' CD is also available athttp://cdbaby.com/cd/tamborine . Tamborine also has written and will be performing some new beautiful songs for this live event. Don't miss it.

Law-Breaking Liquid

LOOK HERE!!! Physicists in France have discovered a liquid that "freezes" when it is heated. Marie Plazanet and colleagues at the Université Joseph Fourier and the Institut Laue-Langevin, both in Grenoble, found that a simple solution composed of two organic compounds becomes a solid when it is heated to temperatures between 45 and 75°C, and becomes a liquid when cooled again. The team says that hydrogen bonds are responsible for this novel behaviour (M Plazanet et al. 2004 J. Chem. Phys 121 5031). Go to this web site to Read More. http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/20325

YOU Are Beautiful--She's Fake

Happy New Year From China

Beautiful Pictures of Sedona

Tonight's Music

Dan Fogelberg's Life

Linda Emailed me with this story. Dan Fogelberg died on December 16th of cancer. I got this story from a web site about Dan Fogelberg's life. Thanks, Linda for this story. Go to the link below to read the full life story of Dan Fogelberg.

BiographyBy Paul ZolloFrom "Portrait - The Music of Dan Fogelberg from 1972-1997" (4 CD box set)It's one of his earliest memories: He's four years old, standing up on a box in front of his father's big band, baton in hand, conducting. Though his dad stood behind him, doing the real work, for Dan it was a foreshadowing of what his life would be -- following in his father's footsteps to become the leader of the band. "It was an amazing feeling," he declared decades later during a series of discussions for these notes. "To be immersed in music. It felt both very magical and powerful. And I was fearless."That fearlessness has led him far, as he developed into one of popular music's most gifted and successful singer-songwriters. With an early genius for both melody and harmony, a soulfully angelic singing voice, and a natural gift for romantic expression, Dan Fogelberg has created songs that have become so embedded in our collective consciousness that they still resound with authentic magic and beauty years after they first emerged. http://www.danfogelberg.com/biography.html

Eclipse @ Liquid Soul Tonight

Tonight, Friday, December 28th--Eclipse plays @ Liquid Soul in McKenna. Fun starts at around 7:30. Address 35025 90th South. At the McKenna 'Y' behind Baydos. That's Tod Lemkuhl, Michael Harrison and Bartlett On Bass jammer's welcome. 'Liquid Soul' serves great fresh roasted, organic , fair trade coffees- The food at 'Liquid Soul' is fabulous! Great carnitas, sandwiches, salads, soups, wraps, pan dulce, desserts and more. Beer and wine and fun. Check them out at http://www.liquidsoulcoffee.com/ The phone is 360/400-soul. Kids are welcome too."Liquid Soul Coffee Roasters & Cafe, a place to enjoy a cup of fresh roasted coffee, latte art, our secret blend Chai Tea, and even live music along with fine beer and wine. A place you can enjoy breakfast along with our very own signature pastries, lunch, or unwind at the end of the day. We have plenty of room for large gatherings, private parties or company meetings. We also offer an in house PA system, including a DLP Projector with a 106" screen." From the Liquid Soul Web Site. Click here http://www.liquidsoulcoffee.com/ or phone 360/400-soul.

Plastic That Grows On Trees

ScienceDaily (Jun. 15, 2007) — It has been an elusive goal for the legion of chemists trying to pull it off: Replace crude oil as the root source for plastic, fuels and scores of other industrial and household chemicals with inexpensive, nonpolluting renewable plant matter. Go to Science Daily here to read the whole story. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070614151749.htm

Christmas Card 93 Years Late

OBERLIN, Kan. - A postcard featuring a color drawing of Santa Claus and a young girl was mailed in 1914, but its journey was slower than Christmas. It just arrived in northwest Kansas. The Christmas card was dated Dec. 23, 1914, and mailed to Ethel Martin of Oberlin, apparently from her cousins in Alma, Neb. Click here to read the whole story. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071215/ap_on_fe_st/odd_long_lost_card Thank you Steve Klein for this story.

Hear Russ Bartlett's Music Here

Perhaps better know for years for his part in the early Grunge scene in his hometown of Seattle, Russell Bartlett has crossed untold music boundaries since the days of pay-to-play gigs in the same rainy moshes that spawned Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, etc, etc. Bartlett, who grew from the same beginnings (not to mention stages) as, say, Chris Cornell and Mark Lanegan, is considered by some to be among the finest songwriters of his ilk--whatever that is--in his adopted home country of Texas, from where he has been based since 1995. We plan to see Russ on New Year's up in the Everett Area. Go here to find out more about Russ Bartlett and hear his Tunes. http://www.russellbartlett.com/music.html I know they're available at http://www.cdbaby.com/ too.

Russell Bartlett News. Taken from his web site. Dated Sept. 2007. Russ is currently in the studio in Austin, TX working on tracks for the new CD, "Dark Horse," scheduled for release in early 2008. "The Texas Years," a complilation of previously released songs, will be released by Gas Town Records in November 2007. Russ will hit the road October, followed by a European tour later in 2008. Please check back for dates! To keep an eye on Russell Bartlett, go to www.russellbartlett.com/

Jon Baroni's For Christmas

Last Friday Night/Liquid Soul

Honey For Cough

ScienceDaily (Dec. 4, 2007) — A new study by a Penn State College of Medicine research team found that honey may offer parents an effective and safe alternative than over the counter children's cough medicines. Read the whole story in Science Daily here. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071203164750.htm Thank you Kleiners Korner for this information.

Gnocchi-Great Left Over Recipe

Man With NO Legs-Too Abled To Compete?

Oscar Pistorius, (November 22, 1986) is a South African Paralympic runner. Known as the “Blade Runner” and “the fastest man on no legs”, Pistorius is the double amputee world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 metres events and runs with the aid of carbon fibre transtibial artificial limbs.
Pistorius was given permission to compete with regular athletes in June this year, and ultimately hopes to compete at either the Beijing or the London Olympics.
However, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has serious concerns that his artificial legs might actually give him an unfair advantage. The federation has been using various cameras to study Pistorius’ running motion and want to get him into the lab for further analysis. Thank you Linda for this story.

Running With NO Legs

Quote of the Week

“It’s curious that no allegedly Christian nation has adopted the Golden Rule as a basis for foreign policy. Christianity says that you should love your enemy. It certainly doesn’t say that you should vaporize his children.”Carl Sagan (1934-1996)American astronomer & astrochemist. Thank you Steve Klein for this quote.

Disabled? There's NO Such Thing!

Merry Christmas and Good Blessing to All

Merry Christmas to All and Good Blessing in the next year. This is the time of year to send friends and loved ones 'Good Blessings' for the coming year. The picture below I've posted before, thought it would be right to post it again and wish everyone 'Good Blessings' for 2008. 'Good Blessing' was a Seattle band in 1971. There's Bartlett at 20 years old. The only one with glasses.In 1972, he and Gordy Arlin began another band in the Seattle area called 'Cheese Burger Deluxe' The band members played characters while on stage and performing '50's' music. Bartlett left 'Cheese Burger' in 1975, replaced by Steve Barth. The band was renamed 'Thunder Road' in 1975 but disbanded in 1976.May 2008 be filled with 'Good Blessings' to all. Love, Sister and Bartlett

Happy New Year and Good Blessing to All

Liquid Soul Men in McKenna Tonight

Tonight, Saturday, December 22nd, the 'Liquid Soul Men' @ Liquid Soul in McKenna. Music begins around 7:30. Address 35025 90th South. At the McKenna 'Y' behind Baydos. That's Kenny Williamson, Martin Salinas and Bartlett On Bass jammer's welcome. 'Liquid Soul' serves great fresh roasted, organic , fair trade coffees- The food at 'Liquid Soul' is fabulous! Great carnitas, sandwiches, salads, soups, wraps, pan dulce, desserts and more. Beer and wine and fun. Check them out at http://www.liquidsoulcoffee.com/ The phone is 360/400-soul. Kids are welcome too."Liquid Soul Coffee Roasters & Cafe, a place to enjoy a cup of fresh roasted coffee, latte art, our secret blend Chai Tea, and even live music along with fine beer and wine. A place you can enjoy breakfast along with our very own signature pastries, lunch, or unwind at the end of the day. We have plenty of room for large gatherings, private parties or company meetings. We also offer an in house PA system, including a DLP Projector with a 106" screen." From the Liquid Soul Web Site. Click here http://www.liquidsoulcoffee.com/ or phone 360/400-soul.

Poinsetta Care

Poinsettias are a widespread Christmas tradition both for gift-giving and holiday decorating. Yet many of these lovely plants end up in the trash once the holidays are over. Your poinsettia will not only make a beautiful indoor plant all year long, but can also be coaxed to bloom again each year in time for Christmas. At the Helpful Gardener.com Site you can find lots of great garden and plant info. Click here. http://www.helpfulgardener.com/container/2003/poinsettia.html

Grilled Chocolate Coffee Steak Recipe

Andy With Eclipse Tonight

Tonight, Friday, December 21st, the Great Andy Carroll plays with Fantastic Eclipse @ Liquid Soul in McKenna. Music begins around 7:30.Andy and'Eclipse' play at 'Liquid Soul'. Address 35025 90th South. At the McKenna 'Y' behind Baydos. That's Tod Lemkuhl, Michael Harrison and Bartlett On Bass.'Liquid Soul' serves great fresh roasted, organic , fair trade coffees- The food at 'Liquid Soul' is fabulous! Great carnitas, sandwiches, salads, soups, wraps, pan dulce, desserts and more. Beer and wine and fun. Check them out at http://www.liquidsoulcoffee.com/ The phone is 360/400-soul. Kids are welcome too."Liquid Soul Coffee Roasters & Cafe, a place to enjoy a cup of fresh roasted coffee, latte art, our secret blend Chai Tea, and even live music along with fine beer and wine. A place you can enjoy breakfast along with our very own signature pastries, lunch, or unwind at the end of the day. We have plenty of room for large gatherings, private parties or company meetings. We also offer an in house PA system, including a DLP Projector with a 106" screen." From the Liquid Soul Web Site. Click here http://www.liquidsoulcoffee.com/ or phone 360/400-soul.

Christmas Tree Tips

Tips on Decorating Your Christmas TreeOnce you've chosen your Christmas tree, you're in for some fun. With so many choices of ornaments, garlands, colors, and decorations, you'll have decisions to make. Read our tips on decorating your Christmas tree before you start. You'll create a treasure for the whole season! Click below for Christmas Tree Tips. http://interiordec.about.com/od/cmastreetips/Christmas_Tree_Tips.htm

Andy and Eclipse Tomorrow

Andy Carroll and Eclipse at 7:30 tomorrow at 'Liquid Soul'. Address 35025 90th South. At the McKenna 'Y' behind Baydos. That's Tod Lemkuhl, Michael Harrison and Bartlett On Bass.'Liquid Soul' serves great fresh roasted, organic , fair trade coffees- The food at 'Liquid Soul' is fabulous! Great carnitas, sandwiches, salads, soups, wraps, pan dulce, desserts and more. Beer and wine and fun. Check them out at http://www.liquidsoulcoffee.com/ The phone is 360/400-soul. Kids are welcome too."Liquid Soul Coffee Roasters & Cafe, a place to enjoy a cup of fresh roasted coffee, latte art, our secret blend Chai Tea, and even live music along with fine beer and wine. A place you can enjoy breakfast along with our very own signature pastries, lunch, or unwind at the end of the day. We have plenty of room for large gatherings, private parties or company meetings. We also offer an in house PA system, including a DLP Projector with a 106" screen." From the Liquid Soul Web Site. Click here http://www.liquidsoulcoffee.com/ or phone 360/400-soul.

Be in McKenna Tomorrow

Make Garden Lanterns

'Fine Gardening' has a great article on creating Garden Lanterns. Check it out and get all the instructions in this magazine here. http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/how-to/articles/garden-lanterns.aspx?nterms=74888

Check Out UFOs Here

OBJECT SEEN OVER THE EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN U. S. ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007Our Center has received several reports from Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia, Massachusetts, and Vermont of an object that was visible for approximately 45 minutes from each of those locations.We do not know, yet, what the object was, but from our experience with similar reports over past years, our suspicion is that the object may be a spent rocket, which was "parked" in high orbit, and from which the excess fuel was released from its fuel tanks.The fact that the object could be seen from both Williston, Florida, and Canada, at the same time suggests to us that the object was very large, and at a very high altitude above the surface of the Earth. At this Web Site, check it all out. http://www.nuforc.org/

Photos of Old Cars

I found this Web Site that has photos of old cars and other things. Nice shots. If you like this kind of photography then go here. http://www.antilimit.com/featured/index.html These photos were created by Eric M. Gustafson, the Web Site is called 'Antilimit'. Check it out.