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Monday, July 20, 2009

HEATH ~ THIS WORLD WAS NEVER MEANT FOR ONE AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOU


Heath in I'm Not There

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Video of Morning Yearning by Ben Harper
Video directed by Heath Ledger
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Heath is proof that we are connected by the Spirit of Life.
His spirit was bright and continues to shine in our souls.

"Morning Yearning"

A finger's touch upon my lips
It's a morning yearning
Pull the curtains shut, try to keep it dark
But the sun is burning

The world awakens on the run
And will soon be earning
With hopes of better days to come
It's a morning yearning

Another day, another chance to get it right
Must I still be learning
Baby crying kept us up all night
With her morning yearning

Like a summer rose, I'm a victim of the fall
But I'm soon returning
Your love' s the warmest place the sun ever shines
My morning yearning.

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Michelle Williams speaking of her former partner, Heath Ledger:

His family and I watch Matilda as she whispers to trees,
hugs animals,
and takes steps two at a time,
and we know that he is with us still.

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Matilda Rose Ledger
Matilda's Song
Uploaded by
AshleeRBradley
Text from poster's Youtube page sidebar:
This is a tribute to Heath Ledger & the two great loves of his life, Michelle & especially Matilda Rose. Heath asked his friend Ben Harper to write this song as a lullaby for his beautiful Matilda. It's called Happy Ever After In Your Eyes


"Happy Everafter In Your Eyes"

The morning sunrise spread her wings
While the moon hung in the sky
Held the sea in your hands
And happy everafter in your eyes

Couldn't leave you to go to heaven
I carry you in my smile
For the first time my true reflection i see
Happy everafter in your eyes

Every star in the night
Promises the dawn
I will be there if you fall
To ever so heavily rest upon

All that i can give you
Is forever yours to keep
Wake up every day with a dream
And happyever after in your eyes

Happy everafter is in your eyes.


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Here Comes the Sun - A favorite song of
Heath Ledger

Uploaded by alexg1985
Text at the poster's sidebar at Youtube:
The body of Heath Ledger was cremated in Australia on Saturday and his remains were laid to rest.

Michelle Williams read Shakespeare at the service and some of Ledger's favorite songs were played, including the Beatles' Here Comes the Sun.

After the service, mourners gathered at a beach side restaurant and many, including Williams, went fully clothed into the ocean as they watched the sunset.


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You Take My Breath Away
(different song than in the video just below)

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Tribute
Uploaded by MrsLauraLedger

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Although I believe Heath didn't kill himself intentionally, I find some of the words in this song ~ Vincent ~ cause me to think of Heath. All I have is my feelings from my reading various things about Heath. I can believe that he was shy as I read and I can believe he was in despair over his break-up with Michelle and not being able to see his beloved daughter, Matilda Rose Ledger near the end of his life. It is too bad that he had too many conflicting prescribed medications that were lethal. When we are young and going through the loss of love in our lives, we don't always think clearly.
Uploaded by MrAdamBurns

Lyrics

Vincent

Starry, starry night

paint your palette blue and grey

look out on a summer's day with eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
Shadows on the hills
sketch the trees and the daffodils

catch the breeze and the winter chills

in colors on the snowy linen land.
And now I understand what you tried to say to me

how you suffered for your sanity
how you tried to set them free.
They would not listen
they did not know how

perhaps they'll listen now.

Starry, starry night
flaming flowers that brightly blaze

swirling clouds in violet haze reflect in
Vincent's eyes of China blue.

Colors changing hue
morning fields of amber grain
weathered faces lined in pain
are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand.

And now I understand
what you tried to say to me

how you suffered for your sanity

how you tried to set them free.
perhaps they'll listen now.

For they could not love you

but still your love was true

and when no hope was left in sight on that
starry, starry night.
You took your life
as lovers often do;

But I could have told you
Vincent
this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.

Starry, starry night
portraits hung in empty halls

frameless heads on nameless walls
with eyes
that watch the world and can't forget.
Like the stranger that you've met

the ragged men in ragged clothes

the silver thorn of bloody rose
lie crushed and broken
on the virgin snow.

And now I think I know
what you tried to say to me

how you suffered for your sanity
how you tried to set them free.
They would not listen
they're not
list'ning still
perhaps they never will.


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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

PICTURES OF AN OBAMA VOLUNTEER THROUGHOUT THE PRIMARY SEASON AND BEYOND


Some pictures I took while volunteering with the Obama campaign



November 4, 2008
Some Obama supporters near my house in Rhode Island

Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island to organize to get twice the needed signatures in one day to put Barack Obama on the Rhode Island ballot.
November 2007



Rhode Island Obama Volunteers William Pierce, Sandra Hammel and Marshala Lee
in Providence, Rhode Island.

Bringing in signatures on the petition to put Barack Obama's name
on the Rhode Island ballot.
December 7, 2007


Craig Robinson and William Pierce


Craig and Kelly Robinson


Craig Robinson (Michelle Obama's brother) and Sandra Hammel
Above and below.




January 8, 2008 Nashua, New Hampshire the Primary Night Party
Barack and Michelle Obama as they were coming to greet us.
This is the night of the speech that took off as the "Yes, We Can" speech.


Greeting volunteers January 8, 2008 in Nashua, New Hampshire

After Irish TV interviewed me.


At a private home - used as the "staging area" to give us our daily assignments to go door-to-door in New Hampshire. The young lady on the right worked on Barack's staff when he was a Senator. The woman in the center was from Australia and came just for the day to help. I was there for one week prior to the New Hampshire primary.


Richard Wolffe,
White House Correspondent, Newsweek writer, MSNBC commentator
and an unflattering picture of Sandra Hammel

Snowman for Obama
At the staging area's house in New Hampshire where we met daily.

Michelle Obama came to Warwick, Rhode Island
February 20, 2008




Michelle Obama in Warwick, Rhode Island
She was introduced by her brother, Craig Robinson,
who at the time was the basketball coach at Brown University



Youth for Obama
March 1, 2008


Barack Obama in Rhode Island
at Rhode Island College
March 1, 2008


Edward Mutanguha, student from Kigali, Rwanda,
Senator John Kerry and a professor at Salve Regina University
Newport, Rhode Island, March 2008.
Obama Campaign Office ~ above two pictures and one picture below.

Praising the young people's involvement
and introducing Senator John Kerry
to volunteers.

It's All Right - Sung by Curtis Mayfield

All of the pictures that I took above were in previous posts:


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NASHUA, NH - JANUARY 08: Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) supporter Sandra Hammel reacts to poll results as she await his arrival at a primary night rally in the gymnasium at the Nashua South High School on January 8, 2008 in Nashua, New Hampshire. Initial polls show Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Obama in a tight race in the nation's first primary.

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Sunday, January 18, 2009

GREAT SHOW ~ WE ARE ONE with PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA


We Are One Celebration
at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
January 18, 2009


Bruce Springsteen performing The Rising


Beyonce sings America the Beautiful

Barack and Michelle Obama January 18, 2009


Jill and Joe Biden
Barack and Michelle Obama



Sheryl Crow and Mary J. Blige
Bruce Springsteen arriving
Martin Luther King, III



Link to We Are One web page:
www.hbo.com/weareone

Webcast of We Are One
Available in USA and territories only

Encore on HBO at 11:30 p.m EST in USA
according to the HBO website

Our Call to Service January 19, 2009

Find and event to Volunteer on January 19, 2009


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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

WHAT WILL YOU DO TO MOVE THE COUNTRY FORWARD?


YOU CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT IS WRONG
YOU CAN CRITICIZE THE GOVERNMENT
YOU CAN SPREAD NEGATIVITY

BUT ALL THAT PROVES IS THAT
YOU DON'T REALLY WANT THINGS TO GET BETTER
YOU JUST WANT TO COMPLAIN

WHAT WILL YOU DO TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY BETTER IN 2009?


President-elect Barack Obama speaks with reporters during his first press conference since being elected president earlier this week November 7, 2008 at the Chicago Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. President-elect Obama has spent most of his week in meetings and assembling staff for his new administration.
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America)

President-elect Barack Obama (L) speaks with reporters as Vice President-elect Joe Biden (R) looks on during his first press conference since being elected president earlier this week November 7, 2008 at the Chicago Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. President-elect Obama has spent most of his week in meetings and assembling staff for his new administration.
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America)

President-elect Barack Obama (R) sits next to Vice President-elect Joe Biden as they meet with members of the Transition Economic Advisory Board on November 7, 2008 at the Chicago Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. Obama will hold his first news conference after being elected President following the meeting. President-elect Obama has spent most of his week in meetings while assembling staff for his new administration.
(Photo by Pool/Getty Images North America)

President-elect Barack Obama holds his first post-election press conference at the Hilton Hotel November 7, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. The Press conference followed a meeting with his Transition Economic Advisory Board.
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images North America)

President-elect Barack Obama (R) and Vice President-elect Joe Biden (L) walk out to speak at their first press conference since being elected president earlier this week November 7, 2008 at the Chicago Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. President-elect Obama has spent most of his week in meetings and assembling staff for his new administration.

President-elect Barack Obama pauses as he speaks with reporters during his first press conference since being elected president earlier this week November 7, 2008 at the Chicago Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. President-elect Obama has spent most of his week in meetings and assembling staff for his new administration.
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America)

President-elect Barack Obama (4th-R) sits next to Vice President-elect Joe Biden (4th-L) as they meet with members of the Transition Economic Advisory Board including Chairman of the Board of Time Warner Richard D. Parsons (2nd-R), Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (3rd-L), former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Paul Volcker (3rd-R) and Obama's newly appointed White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel (2nd-L-front) on November 7, 2008 at the Chicago Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. Obama will hold his first news conference after being elected President following the meeting. President-elect Obama has spent most of his week in meetings while assembling staff for his new administration.
(Photo by TANNEN MAURY/Getty Images North America)

President-elect Barack Obama speaks with reporters during his first press conference since being elected president earlier this week November 7, 2008 at the Chicago Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. President-elect Obama has spent most of his week in meetings and assembling staff for his new administration.
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America)

President-elect Barack Obama holds his first post-election press conference at the Hilton Hotel November 7, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. The Press conference followed a meeting with his Transition Economic Advisory Board.
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images North America)

President-elect Barack Obama speaks with reporters during his first press conference since being elected president earlier this week November 7, 2008 at the Chicago Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. President-elect Obama has spent most of his week in meetings and assembling staff for his new administration.
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America)


U.S. President-elect Barack Obama sits in his transition office while meeting with Former Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ )November 17, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama is meeting with McCain for the first time since beating McCain in the presidential election. Photo by Getty Images North America

So, while I was in Boston at a Tina Turner concert, I missed the 6o Minutes airing with Barack and Michelle November 16, 2008. But it is uploaded online and is included below.

And I missed Brothers and Sisters, episode 8, which I think (I just watched it online) is one of the better episodes this season. Maybe, because there was more of Matthew Rhys. It is always a better show with more of Matthew. Go here to see online: http://www.abc.go.com/

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November 16, 2008

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Marian Robinson


Stevens Loses Senate Election, Boosting Democratic Majority

By Tony Hopfinger

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Alaska Senator Ted Stevens lost his bid to stay in office after being convicted on felony charges as ballot counts two weeks after Election Day gave Democrat Mark Begich an insurmountable lead.


Paul Krugman Schools George Will on The Great Depression


Pictures of the Election Night


www.change.gov



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