Go Moonbeam!!

A Most Unique Official Governor's Portrait Of Jerry Brown, by artist Don Bachardy

Way back in 1974, before many relocated themselves to this now-crowded and abused state, California's present Attorney General was elected Governor. His father, Pat Brown governed California for most of the 1960's.

But Jerry Brown was not your average governor. He opposed the Vietnam war, supported migrant laborers, and fought big oil before it was cool. He chose to live in an apartment near the state capitol, and never moved into the governor's mansion. He dated Linda Ronstadt, and appointed poet Gary Snyder to California's art council. Many governmental stuffed shirts found him odd, which he was. Conservatives decided that he was so odd, they labeled him "Governor Moonbeam." Jerry Brown was also the mayor of Oakland, in between being our governor and attorney general. He lost several bids for the presidency. He made some bad decisions and shady deals. In other words, typical politics.

Yesterday, I fell in love with Jerry all over again. He stepped up and stood up to Proposition 8, and seeks to overturn it! It was anticipated that he would go along with the November 4th decision, and instead he blew everyone's minds. Repeat after me: "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness." Thanks, Moonbeam. Brown asks state's high court to overturn Prop 8

Walking on the Moon - The Police

There Has To Be An Invisible Sun

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A transit of the Moon across the face of the Sun on February 25, 2007 - but not seen from Earth. This sight was visible only from the STEREO-B spacecraft in its orbit about the sun, trailing behind the Earth. NASA's STEREO mission consists of two spacecraft launched in October, 2006 to study solar storms. STEREO-B is currently about 1 million miles from the Earth, 4.4 times farther away from the Moon than we are on Earth. As the result, the Moon appears 4.4 times smaller than what we are used to. (NASA/STEREO) #
Boston Globe/Big Picture

Pictures like these put it all in perspective. You know? As if any of our trite little human struggles matter, in the grand scheme of it all. Ha!

Love Is The Seventh Wave

Taken at Big River Beach/Mendocino Coast/Thanks again to my trusty co-worker.