Autumn Mood

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Photo/Art Credie: Aimelle

Autumn Magic

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Photo Credit: Sortvind

Crashing Wave

For Best Effect:
1. Slide "speed" button to far right.
2. Hit "Pause"
3. Re-Set the "position" slider to far left.

Crashing Wave: Animated Graffiti

DIrty War, Dirty Water

Associated Press reports:

Dozens of U.S. troops in Iraq fell sick at bases using "unmonitored and potentially unsafe" water supplied by the military and a contractor once owned by Vice President Dick Cheney's former company, the Pentagon's internal watchdog says.

... and they weren't even drinking it! The AO continues:

A report obtained by The Associated Press said soldiers experienced skin abscesses, cellulitis, skin infections, diarrhea and other illnesses after using discolored, smelly water for personal hygiene and laundry at five U.S. military sites in Iraq.

According to Wikipedia, "Cellulitis is an inflammation of the connective tissue underlying the skin, that can be caused by a bacterial infection."

The article closes with,

KBR is a former subsidiary of Halliburton Co., the oil services conglomerate that Cheney once led.

Note, the Cheney connection is made twice in this article. That wouldn't have happened earlier in the Bush administration, which says something about our fair and balanced corporatized media system.

Another war profiteer story for the growing file.

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Associated Press, Water makes US soldiers in Iraq sick, March 9, 2008.

Dancing Droplets

When I'm thirsty, I like to drink water

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Photo Credit: Per100Cent

The Means are Important

It's too easy to get caught up in outcomes and forget that the means are important, even vital. It's OK to relish the process, even if painful or ugly. We're always in a multi-generational struggle. Take the long view. Remember MLK: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."

Photo Credit: LINK

Beautiful Lebanese Aqua River

A great place in lebanon near the village of Crimsonhair's dad.

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Crimsonhair deviantART water