Advice to those who oppose obama

Julia Morgan

Born:
January 20, 1872
San Francisco, California

Died:
February, 1957
Oakland, California

Julia Morgan was California’s first female architect. In 1894, she was the first woman to graduate with a Degree in Civil Engineering. With a legacy of over 700 buildings to her credit, it’s no wonder she was also the first woman to be granted the L’Ecole des Beaux Arts Certificate (1902) in Paris, France.

Morgan was the second of five children of Charles Bill and Eliza Parmelee Morgan. Her choice of career may have been influenced by her mother’s cousin, Pierre La Brun, who designed the Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower in New York City. After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley with her Engineering Degree and traveling to Paris to study, she returned to the states, and shortly thereafter, established her own practice.

Julia Morgan’s popularity was due to her careful attention to detail and her ability to organize projects according to the exact specifications of her clients. During the 45 years she practiced, Morgan designed private residences, churches, clubs, banks, schools, hospitals, stores, Mediterranean villas, and Tudor manors. She was the official West Coast architect for the YWCA. Her most notable designs were that of the reconstruction of the Fairmont Hotel after the 1906 San Francisco fire and La Cuesta Encantada, More commonly known as Hearst Castle at San Simeon, which was constructed from 1919 to 1937.

When Morgan retired in 1951, the only paperwork she saved were family correspondence, journals, sketchbooks, photos, architectural drawings, and business records. This spoke volumes about how she viewed her structures. They were meant to be viewed as part of the land in which she incorporated them, not as designs on paper. Julia Morgan’s work is a major contribution to Californian culture.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Born
April 7, 1890
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Died
May 14, 1998 (aged 108)
Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida

Occupation
Writer
Known for Everglades conservation advocacy

Marjory Stoneman Douglas (April 7, 1890 – May 14, 1998) was an American journalist, writer, feminist, and environmentalist known for her staunch defense of the Everglades against efforts to drain it and reclaim land for development. Moving to Miami as a young woman to work for The Miami Herald, Douglas became a freelance writer, producing over a hundred short stories that were published in popular magazines. Her most influential work was the book The Everglades: River of Grass (1947), which redefined the popular conception of the Everglades as a treasured river instead of a worthless swamp; its impact has been compared to that of Rachel Carson’s influential book Silent Spring (1962). Her books, stories, and journalism career brought her influence in Miami, which she used to advance her causes.

Even as a young woman Douglas was outspoken and politically conscious of many issues that included women’s suffrage and civil rights. She was called upon to take a central role in the protection of the Everglades when she was 79 years old. For the remaining 29 years of her life she was “a relentless reporter and fearless crusader” for the natural preservation and restoration of the nature of South Florida. Her tireless efforts earned her several variations of the nickname “Grande Dame of the Everglades” as well as the hostility of agricultural and business interests looking to benefit from land development in Florida. Numerous awards were given to her, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and she was inducted into several halls of fame.

Douglas lived until age 108, working until nearly the end of her life for Everglades restoration. Upon her death, an obituary in The Independent in London stated, “In the history of the American environmental movement, there have been few more remarkable figures than Marjory Stoneman Douglas.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjory_Stoneman_Douglas

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Madame Flatulence of Apiculture

Madame Flatulence of Apiculture
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ahhhh – so we DO still read the blog every once and awhile

well , don’t think I miss seeing you around or anything

wontbackdown 03.05.10 at 9:21 pm
Madame Flatulence of Apiculture
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LoL!!

P.S. That chicken soup recipe was fabulous! With all of those peppers, I better understood your inspiration for the latest TT chronicle.

Oh you are FUNNY – I’m sure your red beans and rice also does the trick

Well , when you are peeking in , I hope you are at least getting a little chuckle !(at my expense of course )

Clarissa Harlowe Barton
1821-1912
North Oxford, Massachusetts

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Clara Barton became a teacher in Massachusetts at the age of 17; founded her own school six years later and after ten years of teaching, felt the need to alter her career path. She then pursued writing and languages at the Liberal Institute in Clinton, New York.

Following these studies, Barton opened a free school in New Jersey. The attendance under her leadership grew to 600 but instead of hiring Barton to head the school, the board hired a man instead. Frustrated, she moved to Washington D.C. and began work as a clerk in the U.S. Patent Office; this was the first time a woman had received a substantial clerkship in the federal government.

With the emergence of the Civil War, Barton refused to take a salary from the government’s treasury and dedicated herself aiding soldiers on the front. Never before had women been allowed in hospitals, camps or on battlefields; initially, military and civil officials declined her help. Eventually, she gained the trust of these officials and began receiving supplies from all over the country. As a result of her untiring work, she became known as the “Angel of the Battlefield.” Officially, she became the superintendent of Union nurses in 1864 and began obtaining camp and hospital supplies, assistants and military trains for her work on the front. She practiced nursing exclusively on battlefields, experiencing first-hand the horrors of war on sixteen different battlefields.

After the war, President Lincoln granted her the ability to begin a letter writing campaign to search for missing soldiers through the Office of Correspondence. Later in her life, Barton continued to search for missing soldiers and also became involved in the suffragist movement. In 1869, she traveled to Europe for rest as directed by her doctor. In Europe she was educated about the concept of the Red Cross as outlined in the Treaty of Geneva and also by observing the Red Cross while traveling with volunteers serving in the Franco-Prussian War. Twelve nations had signed the treaty but the Unites States had not. She returned to the United States; rallied to have the US join in this treaty; and vowed to establish this work in the United States. Barton expanded the original concept of the Red Cross to include assisting in any great national disaster; this service brought the United States the “Good Samaritan of Nations” label. The United States ultimately signed the Geneva Agreement in 1882 .

Barton was the President of the American National Red Cross for twenty-two years. Under her leadership, she adopted the framework of the Red Cross to fit the needs of the United States not only during wartime but in peacetime. The Red Cross’s early work included aiding victims and workers in the floods of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in 1882 and 1884, the Texas famine of 1886, the Florida yellow fever epidemic in 1887, an earthquake in Illinois in 1888, and the 1889 Johnstown, Pennsylvania disaster/flood. Internationally, countries noticed and recognized the need for such peacetime assistance and in 1884 the Geneva Convention passed the “American Amendment” to include this concept. The first wartime experience for the American Red Cross was in the Spanish-American War in 1898.

Barton also was highly dedicated to fighting for and furthering the rights of women; she worked closely with Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone and others. Barton herself was the most decorated American woman, receiving the Iron Cross, the Cross of Imperial Russia and the International Red Cross Medal. Her final act was founding the National First Aid Society in 1904. She retired as President of the American Red Cross at the age of 83 and spent her remaining years in Glen Echo, Maryland where she died from complications of a cold.

Clara Barton’s two “rules of action” were “unconcern for what cannot be helped” and “control under pressure.”

http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/bart-cla.htm

P.S. Food Inc., will turn you into a Veganista! (But, I’ve lost 23 lbs!) I’m struggling with the tofu, so beans and rice sounds really good – with lots of onion and cornbread! Hell, maybe Caddo, too!

night wbd – say hi every once and awhile

I will TT.

On a serious note.

“Jaycee Dugard Speaks for the First Time in Exclusive Home Video”

It’s a special interview with Jaycee Dugard and her family – thanking the public for their support on ABC’s 20/20 tonight, 10:00PM EST.

What a story of a young woman’s fight for survival, courage and triumph over barbarism – right here in the U.S.!

((((((((Murphy)))))))) I love, love, love the picture of Hillary….. Just got in and my fingers are full of paint and sticking to the keys… She is what our Country needs…. I just feel in my heart she will choose the right path… And, right now I am getting the feeling (Me) and Political that she may very well run in 2012…. That is my two cents worth….

awwwwwww, Dances is shoe shopping …. how cute!!!

I love the awesome picture, Murphy.

Just as I suspected… just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to make you laugh.
(call it a weakness)

goodnight

although I have on occasion been accused of being a drag, doing drag is not a forte of mine either.

Yeah, and on a similar note, let’s reminisce from those primaries
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/he-accused-me-of-always-defending-clinton/

Today’s tabloids
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/tabloidsag-wants-discrimination-dems-scandals-kill-the-guv/

Good news on the grandson cub! He got selected to go to New Orleans on spring break to work on the Medical Mobile Van, treating inner city children there! He also got an internship at a Boston hospital to work on Stem Cell Research over the summer! Bad news is we got to come up with money for him to pay rent to stay there This is why I need a motorhome lol!
I am very proud of him

(((HP)))) Thanks! how are you? been thinking about you!

prplvette!!! I have been following your and (Honora?? BCL???—darn, I forget which PUMA~!) stories about grandkids…matchmaking, etc, and hoping it all means more PUMAs will be visiting Boston. That’s great about your grandson’s internship in Boston, and I do sympathize regarding the Boston rents. I’m putting up a French woman who is coming to work at MGH for a couple of months, and I read all the rooms wanted notices. There is a lot of sticker-shock from people from out of town.

Anyway….do tell…any visits to Boston planned??

HP,
So sorry to hear, It’s probably extra hard on her, being the youngest. Hard on you because you still have to take care of everyone else. Take the time to take care of yourself too.
It must be an awfully long train wreck, because it’s one here too.
Something has to break for us all soon… good thing we have each other! Thank goddess for Murphy! Without this blog, some of us would have no idea that there are so many in the same or similar situations.
xxoo

Oh…I popped in to link over to TGW. egalia has the *best* post up about Craig Crawford leaving MSNBC.

http://guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/

It’s the second story down and filled with fantastic quotes. He’s been disgusted with NBC since the last election season and says he should’ve resigned then, but “better late than never.” He’s never forgiven Tweety Matthews for calling him “racist” for defending the Clintons…and now he says all his assignments call for Sarah-bashing and he says he’s just not cut out to be a “cable coyboy.”

Bravo, Craig!

Oh, is Swannie lurking? I’m not working this weekend and wanted a link to goddess radio….

And dances….once you’ve seen the armadillo shoes, all others look tame:

http://tinyurl.com/ybydeps

I used to wear those 6-inch heels and platform shoes and they were a ton of fun, since they made me over six feet tall!

#52, im with zee on this one, i love the pic of Hillary, but do think a trim would just take years off her gorgeous face

prplvette85 03.06.10 at 10:33 am

BCL,
Thanks! you can see his bio and a picture at
http://gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2009-10/bios/hanson_matthew
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Yes, I saw that the other day when you posted it. That’s how I knew how handsome he is.

Zee
And dances….once you’ve seen the armadillo shoes, all others look tame:
http://tinyurl.com/ybydeps
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Sheesh!!! Spare yourself the expense and just duct tape your feet to a couple of oversized coconuts. Wanna look 6 ft tall? tape your feet to a couple of step stools.
Sorry, those shoes are painful to look at let alone to use for stepping.

dances! Even the supermodels refused to wear those armadillo shoes.

I wasn’t promoting them.

But I do like heels…or did, back in the day.

For a laugh
Gonorrhea LectimThe Center for Disease Control has issued a warning about a new virulent strain of this old disease.The disease is called Gonorrhea Lectim. It’s pronounced “Gonna re-elect ‘im.”The disease is contracted through dangerous and high risk behavior involving putting your cranium up your rectum.Many victims contracted it in 2008 ….. but now most people after having been infected for the past 1-2 years are starting to realize how destructive this sickness is. It’s sad because it is so easily cured with a new procedure just coming on the market called Vo-tem-out!You take the first dose/step in 2010 and the second dosage in 2012 and simply don’t engage in such behavior again, otherwise it could become permanent and eventually wipe out all life as we know it.Several states are already on top of this like Virginia and New Jersey, and apparently now Massachusetts with many more seeing the writing on the wall.

Dances….but who will have the last laugh? I keep thinking about strapping my feet on those cocoanuts…it sounds doable. Intriguing….

Zee
Market them as Pilates for Phalanges

((((PUMAs))))

Happy -17 cupcake day!!!

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

Zee

LOL you may start a
New fashion trend.
Maybe somewhere tropical, marketing them to tourists.
Tourists buy anything.
Freddiebrown to design the matching pocketbooks too.

Invalid

Geez… you’re still up?
Rarely see you this early in the AM

Have to do some shopping… then will head out to ocean or desert, prepare lunch in the mock turtle, watch a movie, and probably head back home.
bbl

Have a great day Dances I am sure jealous
I am heading out to the concrete jungle

Dances

I am packing my bags, calling a cab for JFK will call when I arrive in San Diego !!!

Any Pumas looking for temp work to tide you over,
the census bureau is hiring.

If you are on twitter, for Women’s History Month (& in general) follow: womenshistory & WomenToNote

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Also, March 24th is Ada Lovelace Day.
“Please join us on March 24 for Ada Lovelace Day
Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of blogging (videologging, podcasting, comic drawing etc.!) to draw attention to the achievements of women in technology and science.” http://findingada.com/

A few ideas for which science/ tech women to blog about: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2009/04/02/female-scientists-arent-that-rare/

Dances,

Please be safe!

That’s the problem with living in ‘Sunny California’, you forget how to drive in rain!!

I am way behind on the blog but I just saw the news about your grandson prplevette. You should be proud! Sounds like a great young man!

HP,
It’s hard when your kids struggle. All you can do is be there for her and it sounds like you are, so hang in there. (((hp)))

Michael Moore finds a new angle
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/michael-moore-the-mess-thats-been-created-around-you/

http://stlouisteaparty.com/blog-2/page/2/

A NEWS PAPER wrote this about me!!! Candice ‘Britt’ Britton Challenges Rep. Clay in Democratic Primary Wow! A common sense Democrat.

It is half way down the page. This is the Democrat St. Louis Tea Party. Not bad!!!(:

Today in tabloids
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/03/07/tabloids-the-plight-of-the-rich-axelrod-iraq-vote-kill-the-guv/