At the end of the day …. “Seth Andrews …. Something Beautiful”!!

~~November 16, 2015~~ 

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

Why are we so quick to see the ugly …

when we stand before the beautiful?

Nathan Phelps and Seth Andrews
Posted by Loren Miller on November 9, 2015

~Hang With Friends~

And it is beautiful, too, indeed, I think some of Seth Andrews’ best work. Interesting point: rather than Seth’s dulcet baritone doing the narration, this piece presses Nathan Phelps’ deep bass intonation into service, bringing a different flavor to it, as well as a healthy dose of irony.

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These are trying times.

From past history and events to present times.

It doesn’t matter where you look.

It doesn’t matter what beliefs you hold dear or follow.

It doesn’t matter who you follow.

Groups, religions, cultures, societies, races, nations.

What has changed?

What have we learned?

It’s all a mentality of “them versus us”?

Take a look.

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~Something Beautiful~

~Published on Nov 9, 2015~

Why are we so quick to see the ugly … when we stand before the beautiful?

Thanks to Nathan Phelps for lending his voice to this short video.

Thanks to our patrons, who have made its production possible: http://www.patreon.com/sethandrews

We ALL are connected through HUMANITY!! 

We ALL are ONE!! 

To start the day …. “Omar Akram – Never Let Go”!!

~~November 16, 2015~~ 

HOPEFUL

Hopeful, hopeful,
That’s the feeling I get when I hear her name.
Not knowing when;
Or why she has chosen me.
But knowing in my heart that I will never let her down.
Condescending;
Of all these ideas I have of her.
My walk with her has been one I’ll never forget;
I will not
Loose her.
In all the chaos in this world,
She is the one I seek  for guidance
Please, never let me go.
Forever with her,
I am,
Hopeful!

~Taylor Ann March~
Nov 29, 2010

(I took the liberty of changing “him” to “her”, “he” to “she”, “his” to “hers”).

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The last few days have been harrowing and mind-boggling. The security of what we know as our life, our world and our safety has been shaken to the core.

We frequently think:

“It won’t happen to me, it won’t happen here, it won’t happen to us.”

The only thing that we know for sure is that life, as we know it, can change in a flash.

Here’s a balm, a beautiful song to transport us to a warm, beautiful place …. if only for a moment.

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~Never Let Go~

Omar Akram

~Uploaded on Nov 5, 2011~

Album Free as a bird
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We ALL are ONE!!

At the end of the day …. “IMAGINE …. Paris, Just Imagine”!!

~~November 14, 2015~~ 

PARIS ATTACKS … LIGHTS OUT

Pianist plays moving rendition of ‘Imagine‘ outside attack site

As support pours in from around the world and the city mourns in the wake of Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, a pianist offered his own touching contribution.

On Saturday morning, November 14, pianist Davide Martello rode up on a bike with a portable piano and played John Lennon’s “Imagine” in an area near the Bataclan concert hall, where more than 100 people were killed as part of a coordinated attack at multiple sites.

In January 2015, the German musician played for two hours in the Place de la Republique in Paris as a healing gesture for the city after the deadly attacks on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket. Martello also played through the night in Turkey’s Taksim Square in 2013 amidst widespread protests and turmoil in the country.

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http://www.today.com/news/paris-attacks-pianist-plays-moving-rendition-imagine-outside-attack-site-t56016

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~Davide Martello plays Johns Lennon’s Imagine~

#AfterTheAttacks

~Published on Nov 14, 2015~

You can say I’m a dreamer … I want to hug this dude.

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We ALL are ONE!! 

To start the day …. “FRANCE: There are NO words … “!!

~~November 14, 2015~~ 

WHAT HORROR WE HAVE AWAKENED TO 

Paris Attacks Kill More Than 100, Police Say; Border Controls Tighter

The Paris area reeled Friday night, November 13, 2015, from a shooting rampage, explosions and mass hostage-taking that President François Hollande called an unprecedented terrorist attack on France. His government announced sharply increased border controls and heightened police powers as it mobilized the military in a national emergency.

French television and news services quoted the police as saying that around 100 people had been killed at a concert site where hostages had been held during a two-hour standoff with the police, and that perhaps dozens of others had been killed in apparently coordinated attacks outside the country’s main sports stadium and four other popular locations in the city.

But estimates on the total number of dead varied.

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~”La Marseillaise”~

French National Anthem

~Published on Sep 15, 2012~

National Anthem of France

“La Marseillaise” (The Marseillaise)
Includes lyrics in both French and English.

We ALL are ONE!! 

At the end of the day …. “DWTS: tWitch and Allison Holker with Lindsey Stirling”!!

~~November 13, 2015~~ 

HOW DID I MISS THIS ONE?

Allison Holker and Twitch Boss – Dancing with the Stars 16 – Video

Allison Holker and Twitch Boss performed on Dancing with the Stars 16 Week 7 Results Show with Lindsey Stirling on violin.

Allison and tWitch are from So You Think You Can Dance.

 They’re such a happy couple.

Looking through YouTube … what to post for the last entry, I found this video. I’ve know about Allison from DWTS, about tWitch from the Ellen Degeneres Show, about Lindsey from YouTube.

I follow all of them.

I consider all to be accomplished performers in their respective art form.

I didn’t know about this performance on DWTS.

It was uploaded in 2013.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

HortyRex©

Allison Renae Holker (born February 6, 1988) is an American dancer. Holker is credited with a wide variety of work in film, television and concert tours. She is most famously known from her appearances on the TV Show So You Think You Can Dance, where she was a contestant in season 2 and an all-star in seasons 7 through 11.

Stephen “tWitch” Boss (born 1982) is a freestyle hip-hop dancer from Montgomery, Alabama.

tWitch got his nickname, as a child, from popping and ticking, when he couldn’t sit still.

On December 10, 2013, tWitch and fellow SYTYCD alum, Allison Holker, married at Nigel Lythgoe’s Villa San Juliette Vineyard and Winery in Paso Robles, Calif.

They had been dating for approximately 2 1/2 years before getting engaged in January 2013.

Through Allison, he gained a stepdaughter named, Weslie, who was born in 2008.

On October 5, 2015, he and Allison Holker announced they were expecting their first child together on the television show “Dancing With The Stars“.

Lindsey Stirling (born September 21, 1986) is an American violinist, dancer, performance artist, singer and composer. She presents choreographed violin performances, both live and in music videos found on her YouTube channel, Lindsey Stirling, which she introduced in 2007.

Stirling performs a variety of music styles, from classical to pop and hip-hop to electronic dance music.

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~tWitch and Allison Holker with Lindsey Stirling on DWTS~

~Published on Apr 30, 2013~

Macey Stars of Dance performance on Dancing with the Stars by Twitch and Allison Holker with Lindsey Stirling on Violin.

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To start the day …. “Friday the 13th …. Greetings from Kitty, my black cat”!!

~~November 13, 2015~~ 

TODAY IS FRIDAY THE 13TH

My black kitty was a rescue from the street.

From the beginning, she was a handful.

At the beginning. we couldn’t decide on her name.

Options included Panther, Midnight, Blackie.

My favorite was “Double Trouble” which remains her official name.

However, the grand-kids decided on “Kitty” (easier for them) and she answers to that.

We firmly believe that she thinks she’s a dog.

Her behavior, even thought basically cat-like has definite signs of canine.

Several times, we’ve thought about giving her away, finding her a new home, taking her to the pound.

Yet, with the help of friends, we have come to terms with her and she has become part of the family and she will remain as such.

Have a good Friday, the 13th …. from Kitty.

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REGAL

~10 Reasons to Adopt a Black Cat!~

Published on May 25, 2013

Unlucky black cats!

Shelter workers say they are the last to be adopted and the first to be euthanized.

COLE my rescued black cat is awesome!

Cole and Marmalade

So is my “Kitty”

We ALL are ONE!!

At the end of the day …. “DWTS: Bindi and Derek’s “Argentine Tango”!!

~~November 12, 2015~~ 

THROWBACK THURSDAY 

See Bindi Irwin tango with the vampire on Dancing With the Stars

I know, I know …. Halloween is long gone.

We are already in mid-November.

Yet, I’ve been featuring some of Bindi Irwin’s awesome dancing and this one needs to be included.

For Halloween, Bindi and Derek danced the Argentine Tango.

Quite the choreography, matey!

Great dancing, lots of fun.

Hope you enjoy it.

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Bindi Irwin and pro partner Derek Hough take on Halloween on Dancing With The Stars on Monday night (October 26, 2015) in Hollywood.

Team Crikey performed an Argentine Tango, which earned them a total of 30 points from the judges, topping the leaderboard!

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Though Bindi bared her fangs throughout, it was more likely her on-point routine that earned her and Hough their perfect score from the judges’ panel rather than her ability to channel her evil side.

Watch Bindi become an adorable vampire queen in the accompanying video.

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Bindi Irwin & Derek’s “ArgentineTango”

Week 7  DWTS Season 21

(Halloween Night)

Published on Oct 27, 2015

Bindi Irwin & Derek Hough – ‘Vampire Queen’ Argentine Tango

It’s hard to overstate just how dedicated and positive Bindi is.

Derek’s words here give us a hint:

“Since it’s Halloween, I’ll leave you with a story that is simultaneously gross and indicative of how awesome Bindi is. Yesterday, she had her socks off and my jaw dropped to the floor when I saw her feet.

Three of her toenails have fallen off, she had huge blisters all over and bruises on her knees.

It was not pretty!

She was like, “Oh, yeah, they fell off yesterday. That one was bleeding last night.” I was like, “Bindi, you gotta tell me.” And she was like, “Oh, it’s nothing.” I said, “No, I gotta know when you’re hurting.” She was like, “No, really, I’m fine. It’s not a big deal.”

I’ve had partners who needed to take a 20-minute break if it’s one little blister.

Bindi is a badass.”

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To start the day …. “Embarked: A Tree House comes a’looking”!!

~~November 12, 2015~~ 

CHILDHOOD CONNECTIONS

We all have our childhood memories …

the favorite bear, the softest furry friend, our neighborhood, our childhood friends, the house were we lived in, a tree house in out back yard.

Those memories are forever etched in our minds.

We also remember the times when we may have had the need to leave those behind.

For a child, this can be difficult and maybe even devastating.

But … would you think it could also be the same for the “object/memory” we are leaving behind?

Take a look!!

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Mikel Mugica
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~”Embarked”~

CGI 3D Animated Short HD

~~Published on Jun 6, 2015~~

Check out this adorable and heart-warming 3D Animated Short film called “Embarked” about a tree house and the kids that love it, created by the talented team of Mikel Mugica, Adele Hawkins and Soo Kyung Kang!

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At the end of the day …. “Bindi and Derek’s Viennese Waltz: DWTS”!!

~~November 11, 2015~~ 

VIENNESE WALTZ

I love this show.

It’s so much more now because of Bindi.

I think she is a refreshing ray of sunlight, a genuine child who has grow before our eyes.

She has shown stamina, talent and so much more.

I can’t help but smile when I see her perform.

As I watch this dance, I get goosebumps and feel a tight knot in my throat and feel tears of emotion start to flow.

I wish her the best now that the semifinals are upon us.

HortyRex©

Bindi Irwin waltzes into perfection on Dancing With The Stars again

Bernard Zuel
Senior music writer

Can you improve on perfection?

It seems you can if you’re Bindi Irwin and the American TV network hosting Dancing With the Stars.

Already a favorite of viewers and judges, Irwin and her dance partner, Derek Hough, performed a traditional Viennese waltz to the song “Roses And Violets” on this week’s episode. Well, ok, “traditional” if blindfolds had been de rigueur on dance floors along the Danube 200 years ago, but this is not the time to quibble.

In any case, Irwin and Hough, didn’t just impress, they earned perfect tens from each of the judges who had been left gibbering in their wake.

The performance also secured her a place in next week’s semi-finals.

As one judge put it, “every week you’re so flawless” and another gushed that watching it had been like “watching a sunrise”. Luckily though the declaration from the third judge that the dance “spoke for itself”, didn’t quite hold, much to the relief of the show producers who still had some time to fill.

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Those who have been keeping a Bindi eye on the competition so far, a perfect score is both rare, for others, and becoming commonplace for the daughter of the late Steve Irwin, who has received the honor three times now.

Bindi and Derek have won the top score in the competition seven out of the past nine weeks.

It isn’t that long ago that this pair earned perfect scores from the three regular judges and guest adjudicator Olivia Newton John, for a dance set to, and modeled on, “The Time Of My Life” from the film Dirty Dancing.

Breathless and beaming after her dance, and before the scores were announced, Irwin showed her shaking hands and said “this dance has meant so much and it’s so beautiful … that I can’t stop shaking when I’m doing it”.

Irwin thanked Hough via Instagram over the weekend.

“Even when I’m super tired he gives me strength and encourages me to keep trying my best and always believe. You’re the greatest big brother I could ever ask for,” she wrote.

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~Viennese Waltz~

DWTS Season 21 Week 9

Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough

~Published on Nov 10, 2015~

Bindi and Derek danced a breathtaking Viennese Waltz to the song “Roses and Violets” by Alexander Jean (a duo group consisting of Mark Ballas and his girlfriend, BC Jean).

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To start the day …. “Starbucks, the Red Cups …. Ellen’s Solution”!!

~~November 11, 2015~~ 

THE RED CUP THAT WON’T GO AWAY

According to Starbucks, the holiday cup began in 1997 with a “jazz-themed design in jewel tones of deeper reds, greens and blues.” Each year since then, the coffee giant’s holiday cups return, and have become a corporate tradition in the process.

The cups make the transition from plain white to holiday-themed in November; this year they changed over on November 3.

THE EVOLUTION OF THE CUPS

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http://kstreet607.com/2015/11/11/starbuckss-red-cup-controversy-explained/

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Ellen’s Hilarious Response to the Red Cup Controversy

Over the weekend, Starbucks introduced new plain red “holiday” cups, which prompted some serious backlash from people who called the move part of the “War on Christmas” in America, and an overall assault on Christianity. It raised such a controversy that even presidential candidate Donald Trump addressed it.

Comedian Ellen Degeneres also had something to say about the holiday cups during the airing of “Ellen,” on Tuesday, November 10, 2-15.

“The old cups had snowflakes and santa’s sleigh and elves. You know, all the things you find in the Bible,” Ellen joked.

PROOF THAT THERE’S NO “WAR ON CHRISTMAS”

Starbucks released a statement addressing the controversy, saying in part that diversity and inclusion are important to the coffee company:

“Creating a culture of belonging, inclusion and diversity is one of the core values of Starbucks, and each year during the holidays the company aims to bring customers an experience that inspires the spirit of the season,” the statement from Starbucks continued.

“Starbucks will continue to embrace and welcome customers from all backgrounds and religions in our stores around the world.”

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To start the day …. “Starbucks … and the Red Cups”!!

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~Starbucks Holiday Cup Controversy~

~Published on Nov 10, 2015~

This year’s holiday cup has many people’s tinsel in a tangle. Luckily, Ellen has the perfect solution!

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