PatsyT : All the Best to you Dear Bito Have a lovely evening bitohistory : night all, been fun,again bitohistory : We will have to ask AdLib about the Free Fruity Drinks at the pool bar! Just read that on a tweet. PatsyT : You have a wonderful evening Blues [...]

Continuing on after D.C., drove northeast to Baltimore and then Philadelphia. The first thing I did in Baltimore was find the grave of Edgar Allan Poe. To get there, I drove past addicts in the inexplicable tourist attraction of Lexington Market and barring a parking space, had to leave the [...]

A federal judge today blocked many of the key provisions of the Arizona Immigration law. Score one for the Constitution and rationality. Aside from the aspects of this law that institutionalized racism (giving BS lip service to, “We won’t racially profile while we’re racially profiling.”), this law created a huge [...]

A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in  California when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust.            The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and [...]

Yup, since getting back in May from my trip in April, I’ve been putting this off for far too long. Due to popular demand, I’ve pared down 5,000 photos (not all of them winners, admittedly) and so here we go. Gather around the couch, fix your eyes on the projector [...]

Heading out to searing Las Vegas for Netroots Nation and am hoping to provide updates of my adventures in this gathering of godless, communist, socialist, white-hating enemies of America. BTW, should I hit on 16? Hope I don’t disappoint, so much going on I may have only fleeting moments to [...]

Is it the song by James Taylor? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhekXBbOo_Q Is it what Arthur C. Clarke said? “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Is it Economics 101 where I can learn “The Law of Diminishing Returns?” O Great Guru, I think I found the secret of modern life. The secret [...]

PatsyT : Washington opps it is late PatsyT : Khirad I am still looking forward to you washing pics PatsyT : Hey till next time Have a wonderful evening PatsyT : Thanks You guys are just super peachey ! Khirad : Yup, party’s over. PatsyT : Yes bito I want [...]

In this shocking, unedited video, Andrew Breitbart proudly announces to an audience that he was on crack cocaine during the birth of his children, is in rehab, has sexual problems, is a narcissist and in the end confesses, “I’m kind of a fraud.” Should he be forced to resign? Please [...]

Did everybody miss it, or am I imagining things? In the wake of the historic 2008 election, a debate arose over the role of the internet in influencing the ultimate result, as well as the roll of internet news agregates and blog sites as being the natural successors – indeed, [...]

This Thursday, the premiere annual Progressive convention, Netroots Nation begins. I’m pleased to say that I will be attending, representin’ PlanetPOV and our community. All the top Progressive sites, organizations and blogs will be there, many seminars, panels and events, culminating in the closing night keynote speech by Sen. Al [...]

Yesterday morning, I opened my copy of The Guardian to learn that various tranches and services of the British National Health Service were being outsourced to private providers and, leading the fray for tenders, was none other than our old friend, Humana – AKA Bill Frist Inc. I was drinking [...]

1 guest is online. VegasBabe : Hi Folks. I ama not sure if any of you have heard the sad news about Hume. Apparently he passed away Friday, succumbing to lung cancer I believe. AdLib : Well, I have a delicious Canwich loitering around the house where I usually stalk. [...]

This week we lost one of our bigger-than-life colleagues in the world of Progressive blogging, HumeSkeptic. Much has been shared about him here and at other blogs. Even if you didn’t know him, you’re invited to join in on this musical tribute with songs about remembering or celebrating those that [...]

Hi, haven’t posted here for a bit. When the sun is out, I’m not at the computer as much. We hiked up to the top of St. Mary Peak yesterday. It’s the easiest 9,000-foot peak I’ve ever summited, mostly because the trailhead starts at 6,800 feet, so you only have [...]

One of our very talented members here at The Planet (you’ll have to guess who, I’m not tellin’!) has just had their latest book released! A Planet- sized congratulations!!! I invite you to join me in supporting our fellow member and their talent by buying and reading their new work, [...]

The Boston Globe just reported today on a study at the University of Michigan that examined how people, especially those who are wrong about what they believe to be true, respond to being presented with the facts: Facts don’t necessarily have the power to change our minds. In fact, quite [...]

In the heaven of Indra, there is said to be a network of pearls, so arranged that if you look at one you see all the others reflected in it. In the same way, each object in the world is not merely itself but involves every other object and in [...]

AdLib is online. AdLib : Night! PatsyT : All the Best … AdLib : Great to chat with you too. Have a wonderful weekend! PatsyT : Ahh good to know… Well I have to call it a night … So fun to chat… AdLib : I think we’ll be cool [...]

Sometimes you just need to shake things up, order something different at your favorite restaurant, listen to new music, elect a guy named Barack president, etc. So today’s music thread is about the start of the new and the end of the old, new ideas, new music, new horizons and [...]

The Earth’s head has got to be spinning. Humans are filling its seas with oil, chemicals, waste and massive islands of pollution, the process of mining natural gas is poisoning our ground water, rainforests and old growth trees are being razed at a dizzying speed, the ozone layer is being [...]

This weekend we celebrate the 4th of July, an occasion to celebrate American independence with American flags and coolers that are made in China along with  fireworks and beer that are made in Mexico. To kick off this holiday weekend, today’s music theme is about America, freedom and independence, in [...]

Due to the 4th of July Weekend, Vox Populi will be on hiatus this week but will return next Friday, July 9th. Have a great 4th of July Weekend!

The second question is what is the Buddha nature? All sentient beings possess the Buddha nature. It is an innate element within the mind of every sentient being. It can lead to enlightenment and entry to Nirvana.  It does not exist independently of consciousness in any sentient being and it [...]

After buying the old farmhouse at the end of March, I quickly went around to its back to look at what I had really purchased it for.  Because, although the house was very old and pretty in a vernacularly plain way, the property upon which the house sat was the [...]