The Fourth of July

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And in between reading those headline news of the day, I somehow find myself blogging about that patriotic red, white and blue of a holiday the 4th of July for some reason or another. And boy does that infographic that finds itself posted above have some really interesting facts and statistics to say about all things fourth of July with all of its red, white and blue colors and flags that are waving around in it. And in between those bar b ques and firework displays, one can read some really interesting numbers from that infographic such as the estimated U.S. population July 4th, 2011, the number of U.S. flags that are made in China, now that's an interesting one, the amount of patriotic perishables from those barbecues and much much more. Oh, if you are at one of those parties on that July fourth day, consider the environment. Consider reusing your cup or your plastic bag. Go Green for a sustainable future, it's the new thing. Power To The People. Have a great beach barbecueing, travels, picnics, July 4th holiday and more.
 

Occupy Street Art

Okay, so in all blogger honesty, this blagh post doesn't exactly have anything to do with Occupy with Art. It's just that I find myself with that bloggers block again in my attempt to maintain content for this blog and my other blog whenever web 2.0 social media user generated content possible. And that photo of that Brooklyn Street Art with those artists from Brooklyn that finds itself posted above has some really cool graffiti colors in it. And is that one of those Instagram photos that seems to be transforming everyone's photos these days? And so in all blogger honesty again, between that mortgage meltdown that still seems to be melting down, that economic recession and impending depression and that Google page rank update, it seems as if I have been finding myself in search of a fifth full time job a lot lately in my internetaholicness. Have a great Occupy Art day and more.
 

Occupy A Caravan

 
And if I must blogger say on this Occupy Wall Street day 278 of a day, that Eric Drooker photo that finds itself posted above as part of that Occupy Caravan, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy The World event sure looks  Occupy Wall Street colorful cool. And that Occupy Caravan facebook photo that I came across throughout my internet travels on this day reads something like:

"Occupy Mississippi: Occupy Caravan will be coming through Jackson!! Great time to meet occupiers from all over the country and get involved (or back into) the movement! We will post more details as soon as they become available!"  And that text from that poster that finds itself posted above reads something like: "Occupy Caravan. Twenty days, one hundred cities, one historic journey. Thousand of miles across our nations heartland. June 11th.  Bring tents. June 30th. Occupy National Gathering.  Our final destination.  Our nations birthplace. July 4th, 2012. Philadelphia, PA. Occupy National Gathering. Five days of peace, love and democracy. #NATGAT.  Occupy Wall Street Worldwide.  

An Atlantic Avenue Extravaganza Dekalb Market Event

And even though on this day finds itself as Occupy Wall Street Day 273 and Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together are still moving fast, I still find myself blaghing about music, music and more music and events, events and more events. And so an Atlantic Avenue Extravaganza and a Nickodemus MOON PEOPLE release party in Brooklyn are happening in that city of Brooklyn to be found in that state of New York this weekend. And I know this block party and record release party are happening in that city of Brooklyn this weekend because some friends who are playing at these events says so, or something like that. And so that email I received for these events reads something like as follows: Have a great music festival and more day.

 

We will be playing @ the Atlantic Ave Extravaganza, a block party in downtown Brooklyn, June 16th, 2-4pm. Bring your block party dancing shoes. Hope to see you there. Atlantic Avenue Extravaganza Come 16 June, the new Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District will be throwing a street party to end all street parties (you know until the Atlantic Antic rolls around in the fall). The Atlantic Avenue Extravaganza runs from 1pm to 5pm and includes special events, performances, demonstrations, tastings, tours, games, and more. Expect a ribbon cutting ceremony led by Brooklyn Steppers Marching Band on the sidewalk in front of the Atlantic Avenue BID’s office at 340 Atlantic Avenue (between Smith and Hoyt Streets), a sidewalk parade, the official unfurling of the BID banners, and the “Sanitation Dance”, a choreographed piece by the modern dance awareness society in which the new Atlantic Avenue BID sanitation uniforms will be unveiled. Other performers include: the stilt walkers of Circus Amok; the acrobats of LAVA; Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth All-Stars; the Balkan sounds of Raya Bass Band; Batala NYC, an all-female percussion band, and Underground Horns, the brass band renowned for its Afro Funk Bhangra New Orleans grooves. Artists from Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition – more commonly known as BWAC – will also participate. Here is a list of local businesses, including food and services (soccer fans, take notice of Upper 90′s large screen featuring live broadcast of the Euro 2012 Championships):



We are also psyched to be playing @ the Dekalb Market, Sunday, June 17th as part of the Nickodemus MOON PEOPLE release party in BROOKLYN. Bring your market dancing shoes. Hope to see you there. Nickodemus MOON PEOPLE release party in BROOKLYN Sunday, June 17, 2012, 4pm. Turntables on the Hudson presents: SUNDAY, JUNE 17th>> THE FATHER's DAY SUNDAY SOAK! "SUN PEOPLE" & "MOON PEOPLE" album release @ the DEKALB MARKET in BROOKLYN from 4PM - 10PM! FREE ALL AGES!!! NICKODEMUS + Guests including: Kissey Asplund, Troy Simms (Mobius Collective), Malik Work (The Real Live Show), THE UNDERGROUND HORNS, DJ DRM, DJ AQUABEAT & a secret NINJA TUNE ARTIST!! 4PM - 10PM *ALL AGES FREE FOR FATHER'S DAY!!! COME ONE COME ALL! Dekalb Market #138 Willoughby Street, downtown Brooklyn

50 Signs You're A Blogaholic Again

And in my quest to get rich internet quick, I am lost in Bloggerland today trying to figure out which pay you to blog company to write for next, as some companies have blogging assignments available when others do not. And with that economic mortgage meltdown and economic recession impending depression that seems to be still melting down, I keep wanting to post that Ode To Blogging post again, as it seems as if no companies have anything to blagher blog about anymore and that Google page rank update keeps wanting to send me in search of a fifth full time job.  And in my blagholic quest, I ran across Cool Buzz online which had the following post from Jonathan Deamer on their blog and as it turns out, tens and hundreds of other bloggers have posted the same following post. It's hilarious! Absolutely hilarious! Today is Sunday (Okay, it's actually Monday, this is just another one of those Orwellian recycle this blog posts); the Sabbath, Sabado, a day of rest. I should take a break.

50 Signs You're A Blogaholic

Are you addicted to blogging? You know you blog too much if:

1. You have to turn back on your way to the airport because you forgot to “tell” your blog that you’re going away.
2. You sneak off during a date to check your hit stats.
3. You update Twitter about your life more than you actually live it.
4.You think LSD is something to do with RSS or XML.
5. Your family don’t call anymore, they just check your blog.
6. You have daydreams about links from Boing Boing.
7. You pray to Steve Pavlina.
8. You eat blogging. You sleep blogging. You drink coffee.
9. You think Nike should make a shirt that says “just blog it”.
10. You would buy it if they did.
11.You’re considering naming your first-born child Scoble.
12.You start conversations with the phrase “top 10 ways to…” because you think it will get you on the front page of Digg.
13.You’re listening to the travel news and get excited by the phrase “heavy traffic”.
14.You moblog your own wedding.
15.You keep a blog ideas notepad by your bed. And you go to bed early just so you can write in it.
16.You check your Adsense revenue more than your bank account.
17.You’ve got more “blog friends” than “real life” friends.
18.You turn down invitations to go out because you haven’t yet written your post for the day.
19.You introduce yourself at parties as a “new media journalist”.
20.Your breakfast of choice is toast, cornflakes and Google reader.
21.You care more about what Technorati says about your authority than what your children do.
22.You’ve got “Custom CSS for Dummies” on your Christmas list.
23.You think the 3 Rs are Reading, Writing and RSS.
24.You can’t remember what you did last week without consulting your blog.
25.Your blogroll is longer that your cell’s phonebook.
26.You think “I wonder how this’ll look on Flickr?” when posing for photos.
27.When asked to feed the dog, you think “RSS or Atom?”
28.The only time your friends hear your voice is on your podcast.
29.You include ownership of your blog in your will.
30.You know what a blog carnival is.
31.You’ve participated in one.
32.You wonder if they do vacations at the Googleplex.
33.Under the hobbies section of an online dating profile you just put “Googling myself”.
34.Your licence plate matches your domain name.
35.Your lifetime goal is achieving a Page Rank of 10.
36.People in the street recognise you from your MyBlogLog photo.
37.You have a scorn for Xanga users normal people reserve for rapists and serial killers.
38.You refuse to wear black hats because you think it will affect your SEO.
39.You got that last one.
40.You have more than three friends with numbers in their names.
41.You’ve ever used the term “blawg” in conversation.
42.Blogger.com is banned on your office network.
43.You try to offer links as a form of payment in restaurants.
44.You start getting withdrawal symptoms when you go a day without posting.
45.You met your girlfriend/boyfriend through a blog.
46.You get more “approve this comment” e-mail messages than spam.
47.People worry about you when you do not post for a day.
48.The name Kubrick means more to you than the director of A Clockwork Orange.
49.You make the wrong post to the wrong blog on the wrong day.
50.You finish reading this and go to make a post with your own additions.

Occupy Wall Street Again

 
So what's going on with Occupy Wall Street? And the reason why I'm blogger wondering what's going on with Occupy Wall Street is because I can't find anything else to web 2.0 user generated content blaghers block post about on this bloggers block day except Occupy Wall Street. And it was either post that Ode To Blogging post again for when that Google page rank update wants to send me in search of a fifth full time job or post about Occupy Wall Street. And so I decided to go with Occupy Wall Street, because hey, they seem to have stuff going on all the time these Occupy Together global revolution days. And so the following seems to find itself as one of the recent posts on their page. Occupy Wall Street Worldwide.

 June 30 - July 4: Occupy National Gathering in Philadelphia .

The Occupy National Gathering is a nationally coordinated event which will take place from June 30th to July 4th in Philadelphia. The Occupy movement will convene the Occupy National Gathering in the vicinity of Philadelphia’s Independence Mall for a week of direct actions, movement building and the creation of a vision for a democratic future. The National Gathering will kick off with a massive march with Healthcare-Now! and will conclude on July 5th when attendees will join the Guitarmy for a 99 mile march from Philadelphia to Wall Street in Lower Manhattan.

Perhaps the highlight of the gathering will be the crafting of a Vision of a Democratic Future. On July 4th the National Gathering (#natgat) will facilitate a visioning process designed to allow all voices to be heard while allowing repeat visions to organically rise to the top. Together, by all those who choose to participate, a Vision of a Democratic Future will be conceived. Learn more about this and more here.