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Do you have green hair, tattoos or piercings in your life?
My nextdoor neighbor lovers her green hair THIS month.
Last week it suddenly occurred to me that I live with three green-haired folks.
I wonder if I'm the only person in the world with both a roommate with green hair, a nextdoor neighbor with green hair and also a dog with green hair (well, only the tail)....
Green eggs and ham. In that breakfast menu I supply the salt and pepper (though there's more salt on top of my head nowadays than pepper, sigh).
Or, green hair, piercings and tattoos.
Something is going on here, but what it is means isn't exactly clear...even to Dr. Seuss.
I can't wear green, but my housemate can.
I live surrounded, so to speak, by colored hair, tattoos and piercings. I work in the same conditions. Yet I have none myself. When I was young, a few folks had them. Now all young folks I know have them. I used to think they implied something unique about the bearer/wearer, but no longer think so at all. In fact, I can barely see them anymore.
My roommate, my nextdoor neighbor and her dog all have green hair. I don't feel the desire to color my hair green (I only dye it grey...ahem...to give myself more gravitas). Well, maybe a little. I am thinking of dying my goatee green. I mean the one on my face and not the one tied to the back fence.
It is true that human societies have always, at least for specific reasons, modified their natural appearance with paints, tattoos and piercings. I personally never have though, except for a failed college-era ear piercing. I took that botched piercing as a sign that I was not meant to be a work of art. The three green-haired folks I live around carry it off very nicely, including piercings and tattoos (well, not the dog).
My neighbor's green-tail dog/daughter.
Aimee used to have all four of her paws dyed green as well. My neighbor however decided recently that that was just too flamboyant. Aimee, on the other hand, doesn't seem to care much what color her paws are...just as long as they can somehow find their way into my morning cup of coffee. You laugh, but that has happened more than once. I don't mind if a dog "accidentally" dips her paws into my coffee, but if the paws are dyed green - well, that's where I draw the line. Canine green hair in my coffee just does not float. There's such a thing as decorum after all.
Do you, or folks around you, have colored hair, piercings or tattoos? Are you comfortable with them? Does your perception of a person change according to how they adorn themselvers?
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by Sara R ♥ for Koscadia
Koscadia, at it again.
We had a lovely meal together yesterday. The mood was a bit somber as we thought of our absent [Koscadia] friend, Cedwyn. The news of Cedwyn's death did not come until afterwards.
At our lunch, I received a special gift from ericlewis0 intended for both me and Ann, wrapped and framed by llbear. It was the original artwork for the Animal Nuz cartoon of Catwyn receiving her quilt. [Photo can be seen in Sara R's diary]
Here's one photo:
L-R: War4Sale (back of head), Sheila, slampros, watercarrier4diogenes, llbear, ozsea1, loggersbrat, quill, pdxteacher
Please visit Sara R's diary for many MORE photos! Enjoy! You can still REC it. You can join
Koscadia by sending a Kosmail to
Sara R.
by John Crapper ♥ for Seattle and Puget Sound Kos
Seattle & Puget Sound Kos welcomed Joan McCarter, Meteor Blades, Monique Teal and navajo to their meet-up on January 17th. Almost 40 people attended. All had a great time mingling, listening to the DKos speakers and then finishing up with a Q&A session. Good food, great location and most of all great Kossacks.
L-R: Monique Teal, cinnamon68, N in Seattle, Joan McCarter, seabos84, Meteor Blades speaking, James Wells and John Crapper
Please visit John Crapper's diary for many MORE photos! Enjoy! You can still REC it. You can join Seattle and Puget Sound Kos by sending a Kosmail to John Crapper.
Event Organizers! Please contact wink from Netrootsradio.com by KosMail to schedule airtime with them to live broadcast the date of your Event. Wink & Justice will then promote it on The After Show radio program!
Sunday, February 8th
NYC Kossacks Meet-up
TIME: Noon
LOCATION: Spitzer's Corner
101 Rivington Street (Ludlow) • NYC
ORGANIZER: Send kathny a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. kathny
2. ericlewis0
3. No Exit
4. belinda ridgewood
5. Its The Supreme Court Stupid
6. NancyWH
7. sidnora
8. joan brooker
9. Dave G
10. rubyr
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Maybees:
wader
Onomastic
aoeu
thirty three and a third
janosnation
Missys Brother
mets102
Its The Supreme Court Stupid
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Latest diary: REMINDER - NYC Meetup This Sunday, Feb. 8 - First of 2015!!
Saturday, February 14th
Motor City Kossacks Meet-up
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Taqueria Mi Pueblo
7278 Dix • Detroit (Corktown-ish)
ORGANIZER: Send peregrine kate a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. DoReMI
2. mideedah
3. BFSkinner
4. peregrine kate
5.
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Maybees:
ProvokingMeaning
ChemBob
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Latest diary: Michigan/Motor City Kossacks Weekly Open Thread: Meet-Up, Sat 2/14, 7:00 PM, Corktown(ish) Detroit
Saturday, February 28th
Four Corners Kossacks International Diplomatic Outreach Junket
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Irish Embassy Pub
900 Main Ave • Durango
ORGANIZER: Send Thinking Fella a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. Thinking Fella
2. Hero Machine
3. red moon dog
4. ERRN
5. Mr. ERRN
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Maybees:
LucyTooners
Mr. LucyTooners
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Latest diary: Four Corners Kossacks Meet-up: International Diplomatic Outreach
Saturday, February 28th
DC Kossacks Meet-up
TIME: TBD
LOCATION: TBD
[Address] • DC
ORGANIZER: Send NinthElegy a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. NinthElegy
2.
3.
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Maybees:
Rachel Colyer
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Latest diary: [Waiting for linked diary]
Saturday, February 28th
Texas All-State Meet-up with:
• Kath Haenschen: Legislative Preview: The Good, The Bad, And The Really Really Ugly
• Meteor Blades: The Power of Year-Round Precinct Organizing
• Denise Oliver-Velez: Motivating Young People to Vote and Run for Office
• Neeta Lind aka navajo: Maximizing the Daily Kos Forum
• Egberto Willies: [topic coming]
Please come for an afternoon of camaraderie and progressive strategizing with Big Orange flavor! Out-of-state attendees welcome!
Lunch and Seminar c/o Daily Kos
TIME: Noon - 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Max's Wine Dive
"Fried Chicken and Champagne... Why the Hell Not?"
207 San Jacinto Blvd • Austin, 78701 (near convention center and state capital building)
Cocktail time First drink c/o Daily Kos if you attended the seminar, coupons handed out at seminar.
TIME: 6:00 PM
LOCATION: CRAVE
340 E. 2nd St (around the corner from seminar) • Austin
ORGANIZER: Send nomandates a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. nomandates
2. Chrislove
3. Meteor Blades
4. Denise Oliver-Velez
5. Egberto Willies
6. Katherine Haenschen aka kath25
7. navajo
8. johnatx
9. mrs johnatx
10. Blood
11. cosette
12. anotherdemocrat - Vege*
13. bastrop
14. Warren Pease
15. Patience John
16. noteaforme
17. blue armadillo
18. RLMAC
19. TexMex
20. JC Dufresne
21. TexasLibertine
22. politik
23. Mr Pea
24. PDiddie
25. Mrs. Diddie
26. suesue
27. mr suesue
28. Sandia Blanca
29. Noisy Gong
30. Essephreak
31. laderrick - Vege*
32. getlost
33. TulsaGal
34. AndyT
35. Carol in San Antonio
36. blueisland
37. TX Unmuzzled
38. walkshills
39. MargaretPOA
40. rabel
41. on the cusp
42. freerad
43. freerad's guest
44. Wino
45. Mrs Wino
46. Red Tom Kidd
47. Tutone in Texas
48. Mrs Tutone in Texas
49. jfranks
50. 1toughlady
51. scott5js
52. tmc222
53. tmc222's daughter
54. Leslie L.
55. Amanda F.
56. Eddie W.
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57. Carlos T.
58. Tina N.
59. Michael W.
60. Cory J.
61. Shelly H.
62. Aaron H.
63. Kit C.
64. Ellen S.
65. James R.
66. Ray J.
67. John M.
68. Patricia N.
69. Scott H.
70. Rick H.
71. Anna N.
72. Vanysha J.
73. Jerry H.
74. Chau N.
75. Steve G.
76. Derek M.
77. Carlos Q.
78. Jim C.
79. Kehinde O.
80. Sammy J.
81. Mary W.
82. Jennifer C.
83. Barbara C.
84. Dian D.
85. Vicki T.
86. Mark C.
87. Joseph K.
88. Adrienne A.
89. John B.
90. Logan P.
91. Denny D.
92. Tracy B.
93. Kent R.
94. Andrea E.
95. Matthew B.
96. Angelika G.
97. Jim M.
98. Larry H.
99. Marv H.
100. Joe C.
Maybees:
BlueMississippi
BlackSheep1
Deja (+1-2)
boadicea
postmodernista
Texan001
Ignacio Magaloni
neverontheright
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* Needs vegetarian meal
Latest diary: Texas Meetup on 2/28: Now with Big and Burnt Orange Flavor
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, April 25th
Daily Kos Midwestern Regional Event
SCHEDULE:
8:00 AM - Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - Presentations, panels and Q&A's begin
Noon - Lunch served
1:30 PM - More presentations, panels and Q&A's
6:00 PM - After Party
LOCATION: Alamo Drafthouse
1400 Main Street • Kansas City
Link to be added soon to purchase a $30 registration
Scholarships available
Stay tuned for more details!
Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26, 2015
DKos Asheville's Roadtrip and Two-Day Retreat to Roanoke, Virginia
From randallt:
After seven successful and engaging meet ups, DKos Asheville's core members decided to take our next gathering on the road. The first reason was that our chef and benefactor for all our meet ups has been Gordon20024 and we wanted say thanks by traveling to be with him instead of having him drive to be with us. We asked and he was thrilled and so the idea was born. Another reason is that it offers us the opportunity to meet more Kossacks from around the region including Virginia and parts of North Carolina to the north and east of us.
Grow our network, grow our community, help win elections.
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TIME: 1:00 pm Saturday till 1:00 pm Sunday
LOCATION: Hotel Roanoke, Conference Center
110 Shenandoah Avenue • Roanoke
ORGANIZER: Send randallt a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. gordon20024
2. davehouck
3. randallt
4. Joieau
5. LamontCranston
6. Steerler Grrl
7. Steeler Guy
8. Otteray Scribe
9. DawnN
10. emmasnacker
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Latest diary: DKos Asheville: Open Thread
navajo maintains the above event list. Kosmail her if you have any diaries
about your event or if you have changes or additions.
EVERYONE is welcome, tell us what you're working on,
share your show and tell, vent, whatever you want.
This is an open thread. Nothing is off topic.