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Feature: Fatpacking Bolivia

From Bicycle Times Issue #34

Word and photos: Cass Gilbert

bolivia 1In the dusty village of Vichaya, on the doorstep to La Paz, a fiesta builds in momentum as drunken revelry charges the air. Hired in from the capital, a sharp-looking band plays tirelessly, trumpets and tubas glinting in the midday sun. Bowler-hatted women swirl their skirts and petticoats in perfect synchronicity. Their masked husbands, dressed in the shimmering Morenada costumes of the Bolivian Andes, launch into an elaborate dance inspired by the suffering of African slaves, brought to work in the silver mines of Potosí.

The mood is generous and upbeat; luckily, full inebriation has yet to be reached. Plastic cups of beer are pressed into our hands. I make the mistake of sipping mine without first offering due thanks to Pachamama—Mother Earth. “We must respect Pachamama and give back to her,” reprimands an elderly campesina with intensity. “Pachamama is the earth on which we walk,” I’m told. She looks over at our grubby, battle-scarred fatbikes, fresh from crossing the country’s beautiful and solitary altiplano.

“She’s the earth along which you ride your bikes,” she adds for the sake of clarity. Her drunken husband, hair matted and eyes glassy, nods in solemn agreement. I try again, this time dutifully waving my cup skyward, sploshing beer onto the ground as custom dictates, before taking a generous swig. They smile, appeased.

Russian dolls and smoke signals

They’re right, of course. Pachamama has treated me better than I could have expected, for Bolivia is an incredible and extreme land. One where an intense sun beats down, cracking dry everything beneath it. Where strong winds blast restlessly across the open plateaux. Where simple, everyday living is hard.

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At over 13,000 feet in altitude, breathing is often labored. Hands darken and crease. In a few short weeks, the lines around my eyes have collected, and my nose has reddened and peeled. Water stops have been few and far between.

What liquids we have found have often been ladled out of dubious, icy vats in remote, windswept settlements. And where there have been faucets to fill our water bottles, pipes are always frozen solid come morning. At night, I’ve slept in everything I own, bundled up in multicolored layers like a Russian doll, my sleeping bag pulled snug around me, my warm breath wafting out like a smoke signal into the icy, star-clustered air.

As is often the case in such fringe environments, the scenery has been without parallel. Here, volcanoes tower high, scratching the atmosphere at 20,000 feet or more. Minerals saturate and stain mountains, lending the open panoramas a definitive Mars-like hue, while bandy-legged, pink flamingos pick their way through pungent sulphur deposits. A bleached winter light instills a sense of otherworldliness, especially when crossing the salar—the country’s fabled salt flats—that scrunch under tire, handlebars free to turn in any one of the 360 surrounding degrees.

It’s an environment that’s shaped those who live here, both physically and emotionally: Bolivians are inevitably short, squat and strong. And while not always as naturally quick to engage as their effervescent Argentinian neighbors, it’s not long before a genuine warmness emerges, along with gummy and gold-toothed smiles.

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Looking back on our five-week traverse of this rugged, landlocked country, it was clear that our high altitude adventures had been their toil. We’d ridden from the Chilean border all the way to the capital, on barely a stretch of pavement. We’d camped under skies crammed with constellations, shielded from the wind by ancient burial chambers. We’d dined on llama, the camelid so perfectly adapted to the region, in all its culinary forms—stewed, fried and even dried. We carbo-loaded on chuño, a traditional speciality of potatoes blackened by days of freeze-thaw, befitting frigid night time temperatures that dropped below -5 degrees.

As for the altiplano’s “roads”… Well, more often than not, the lines that look so permanent on our maps had proved little more than a series of interlocking, ever-shifting sandy tracks, shaped into brain-rattling corrugation by the jeeps that barreled across them. In fact, it was for this reason that I’d chosen to ride the bike I had—a Surly Pugsley, its meaty tires providing incredible traction, flotation and stability.

Everyone I’d talked to said that: among the volcanic landscapes of the Andes, road conditions were horrendous. I’d read countless tales of poor souls dragging juggernaut touring bikes for hours through deep sand, only to be maddened by miles of corrugation. And it was true. Fat bikes may hail from Alaska, but Bolivia is surely their surrogate home.

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Mad Max and the Rio Grande

Certainly, they looked the part. Ingrained with a thick film of dust, our fat bikes blended effortlessly into the Mad Maxian, cinematic setting that encapsulates much of southwest Bolivia. The ride from San Juan de Rosario to Uyuni certainly felt post-apocalyptic in character.

First we followed an old mining company railway line built in the 19th century—when Bolivia still bordered the Pacific—its hardened strips of shiny metal scything across the plateaux. Under a cloudless expanse, we chased the faintest hint of a jeep track across sparse, crunchy salt flats. Then we balanced our way across railway sleepers to cross the frigid waters of the Rio Grande, swirling in icy slow-motion.

We weaved through powdery borax mines that painted our tire tracks a sugary white, and traced a singletrack that flanked daisy chains of stenciled railway carriages; empty, quiet and still. Our ride even skirted an abandoned train cemetery, sprawling out beyond the sandy fringes of Uyuni, where hollowed out locomotives lie dull and corroded by the restless, salty winds of the Andean altiplano.

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Uyuni proved to be a dusty, unsightly town we soon warmed to, thanks to the chance to fill our boots with the best pizza this side of the Andes, and an all-you-can-eat breakfast, manned by a relocated Bostonian. There, we eeked out our time, stuffing ourselves with pancakes, maple syrup, granola, hash browns, toast, fruit and more—a blur of movement from table to buffet, a blur of shoveling, the typical actions of cycle tourists and starved men.

It was there too that I and my riding companion Miguel had arranged to meet up with Andi from Germany, who’d be joining us for the rest of the ride, his fat-tired Pugsley drawing as many admiring glances as my own.

Together, the three of us set out on a broad loop around the Sur Lípez towards Volcan Uturuncu, its reputation preceding it. We’d heard talk of a rideable jeep track that curled almost up to its summit, where an abandoned sulphur mine lay a rarefied 18,950 feet—making it among the highest roads in the world, and a temptation too strong to resist. As expected, the journey proved to be both beautiful and challenging.

A day out of town, we branched off the main road to Topiza, leaving kidney-jarring corrugation for the delights of a barely travelled jeep track. Striking deeper into the Bolivian backcountry, we forded rivers, lugged our bikes across deep gouges in the road, pedaled through sand and camped in llama pens, shielding us from a cold and biting wind.

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In the dusty tracks of Butch and Sundance

The settlement of San Vincente was marked by a roadside sign—the town lays claim to being the final resting place of outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, allegedly slain in 1908 in a gun battle with the Pinkerton Agency—precursors to the FBI. True or other- wise, the surrounding hills of this bustling mountain community are now scarred with modern mining activity, probably of more importance to locals these days than American gunslinging folklore. Certainly, spirits were high.

The comedor in which we refueled was run by a jovial lady; her “llama bolognese” was the tastiest meal I’d enjoyed in Bolivia and filled a gaping hole in my stomach. When the miners we shared our table with had all returned to work, she sidled over for a chat. “How can you cycle with legs like those?” she asked Andi, with a smile. “You need ones like these,” she laughed, pointing to her own more ample thighs.

The characterful encounters continued between steep Andean passes and endless ribbons of dirt. In San Pablo, a man on a brakeless singlespeed accosted us, shepherding us towards a cheap hospedaje. The schoolgirls who ran the adjoining restaurant served us up a mean plate of cold rice and tepid, chewy llama steak for dinner.

It was the prelude to Bolivia Day—celebrating the country’s independence in August 1825—and all the village drunks were out in force. Their tipple? Coca Cola, blended with a local brew so potent we used it to light our stoves. Little surprise that when we ordered breakfast the next morning for 7 a.m., it finally appeared in the form of a plate of cold rice, greasy eggs and translucent coffee over two hours later.

Dancing the zombie shuffle

Outside, the party limped on. In the plaza, the Bolivian flag was being raised lopsidedly and anthems were being sung with suit- able pomp and circumstance. An elderly lady sold asado out of a wheelbarrow—a chunk of llama meat, dished out with her hands, served with potatoes and a tomato salad. It was delicious, and we washed it down with a refresco called linasa—more than making up for our meager first breakfast.

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Thirty dusty miles down the road, we stopped in San Antonio de Lipez, home to more Bolivian flags fluttering in the afternoon wind, and another contingent of glassy-eyed drunks pirouetting from one wall to the next. When they saw us, they chased us in a slow, zombie-like shuffle, accosting us with good natured but drunken heavy-handedness.

An endless loop of dirge-like marches resonated from the village square, a small crumbly quadrangle where two rattly speakers were stacked atop one another, surrounded by a ring of empty beer cans. As ever, our Pugsleys drew enthused attention. Kids squeezed tires, pointed at disc brakes and talked in hushed tones. “Like motorbikes,” said everyone admiringly.

From here, the dirt road we’d followed morphed into far worse a state—pitted with teeth-rattling corrugation and sandy in parts, mostly due to the tourist jeeps using it as a cut through. Those within wound down their windows and screamed enthusiastically at us as they sped past, blissfully unaware of the dust they coated us in, or the havoc they wrought on the roads. I tried hard not to think dark thoughts as we jarringly bounced around in their wake.

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By the time we made it to Uturuncu, sunshine was usurped by clouds and the weather took a turn for the worse. Santiago, the guard at the Eduardo Avaroa Reserve, suggested we make an offering to the mountains and appease the various forces at play. Following local tradition, Andi—the only smoker among us—exhaled his German tobacco towards the seven anointed points, including Papa Uturuncu, volcanic kingpin of the Sur Lípez, purported by Incans to be a portal of communication with the metaphysical.

Due respect offered, we pedaled onwards, only to discover that our ceremony had fallen on deaf ears, as snow smothered the land the following morning. We waited out the day sipping llama soup until conditions cleared, then rode all the way to a thousand feet shy of its summit, reaching almost 19,000 feet by pedal power alone.

At the top, I crumbled one of my favorite cookies into the blustery wind: a thanks to Papa Uturuncu and an offering for safe passage back down the volcano. And Papa complied. The descent turned out to be one of the best of the trip so far, a rip roaring ride over rock, snow and sand—one that had me laughing out aloud, beaming in heady, high altitude, fat bike happiness.

Eyes wide shut

But really, it was the largest salt flats in the world that drew us like a cyclist’s pilgrimage to Bolivia, as so many others had done before us. Indeed, riding atop the salt crust of Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni—and the more petite but perfectly formed Salar de Coipasa—is an undisputed highlight of many a South American odyssey, including my own ride across the continent.

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My prevailing memories: squinting into the blinding, sparkly midday light. Feeling crispy skin crinkle ever so dry. Pitching camp on a bleached white canvas. Seasoning dinner with the ground I slept on. Awakening in the morning to a glow of lavender light. And above all, just closing my eyes, and riding…

It was a journey that took four beguiling days, segmented with the cacophony of a typically spirited and drunken festival in the midway settlement of Llica. Such is the dichotomy of Bolivia. Empty desert silence one night. Rambunctious partying the next. In the case of Llica, no one even seemed to know when it started, or indeed how long it might go on for. Three days, five days, even two weeks were all time frames bandied around with habitual Latin American ambiguity. “It will end tomorrow,” said one lady. “It has to. We need to sleep…”

If traveling teaches you one life lesson, it’s to embrace the changes around you, and accept them for what they are. Arriving after our surreal glide across the salt flats, we trawled through streets thick with vendors, in search of a place to stay. We dodged the brass band that circled the town discordantly. Then we settled on the best we could find: a barebones room on the main square, right beside the very heartbeat of the action. Outside, drunks supported each other, or brawled a moment later. Kids in traditional costumes danced. Elderly women gossiped, unflinching and impervious to the cold. And the music blasted on.

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Come nightfall, a crescendo of thunderous beats emitted from the nearby spots. The acoustics resonated through the very fabric of the town, thanks to a sound system that would put a stadium to shame: a set of speakers stacked, literally, two stories high. Music permeated our room like it was playing next door. 3 a.m. 4 a.m. 5 a.m. It was still going strong well into the early hours, as was the emcee who showed no signs of losing either voice or enthusiasm. Come morning we pedaled on, tires scrunching over beer tops, chicaning through the last men standing—back towards the peace and inner calm that prevailed in the Salar de Coipasa.

Past Sabaya, whose deserted streets appeared to be frequented by more llama than people, we spent a night amongst the Chullpas Policromas, a set of monolithic, pre-Incan adobe burial chambers. Pocked, chipped and gnawed by the elements, these mud brick funeral towers stood over 13 feet high. Set to a backdrop of volcanoes and lakes, atop hills and amongst brush, they provided as atmospheric a campsite as anywhere—even if the wind that whipped through the valley flapped our tents relentlessly, like sails in a wild storm.

Then, grudgingly, it was time to set our sights the capital, La Paz, criss crossing the Chilean border once more. One aspect remained constant though, whichever country we were in. Our fat bikes were forever the source of scrutiny and boundless fascination, opening doors to conversations and encounters like no other bike I’ve traveled on before.

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The owner of our guesthouse in Charaña—a lady of Bolivian squat stature, attired in the same typical bowler hat, shawl, heavy skirt and petticoat as those in Vichaya—seemed especially taken by the Pugsleys. “Que bonitas bicis,” she repeated, studying their lines and squeezing their tires, as if contemplating the pedigree of a particularly fine animal at market.

What beautiful bikes indeed. Bikes that had taken us over a thousand miles through the Andean altiplano. Bikes almost as perfectly suited to Bolivia… as the llama themselves.

Make sure to pick up Bicycle Times Issue #38, on newsstands next month, for another bikepacking feature from Cass Gilbert.

Touring on a fat bike

Fat bikes are all the rage right now. Whilst there’s arguments to using them for everyday mountain biking, there’s no doubt they’re especially adept in more extreme conditions. A fat tire’s flotation and ability to iron out bone-jarring corrugation has to be experienced to be appreciated. The difference between my Surly Pugsley and Miguel’s Surly Ogre, shod with the widest 29er tires he could find, was noticeable; while he fought nobly to ride each and every sandy section we encountered, the Pugsleys simply cruised through with an air of nonchalance.

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If you’re considering embarking on a fat bike tour, issues to consider are tire wear, which is faster than traditional touring rubber, and the lack of spare tires and tubes (DIY tubeless works well). For touring overseas, I’d recommend keeping to 65 mm rims—such as Surly Large Marges or Marge Lites. In an emergency, these offer the possibility of running a 26-inch downhill tire, which are plenti- ful across South America. Expect to make regular changes to tire pressure, depending on terrain—Lezyne’s Micro Floor Drive HV is a lightweight, durable, high volume pump.

Be assured that the off-grid scope that fat bikes offer more than makes up for their extra weight and added rolling resistance on pavement. With this in mind, we packed as light as possible, knowing that fat tire or no fat tire, riding at altitude is always going to be a challenge.

The numbers

The best time to ride is Bolivia’s winter (May-October), as it’s the dry season on the Altiplano. But be prepared for temperatures to plummet to as low as -5 degrees Fahrenheit. We kept to dirt roads where possible, looping around the Sur Lipez from Uyuni, before crossing the Salar de Ayuni to Sabaya and Sajama, and detouring into Chile through its beautiful Quebrada Allane to curl back into La Paz. Winds on the Altiplano can be ferocious in the afternoon; they seemed mostly in our favor in the direction we rode in. Total distance was around a thousand miles, spread over five weeks.

As this was part of a longer trip, we crossed into Bolivia from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, on the Lagunas Route. If you’re focusing your time in Bolivia, La Paz is home to Christian’s Casa de Ciclistas, which makes a good base to organize a trip. Contact me via my website if you’d like the GPX file. Andesbybike.com is an excellent source of route information for the area.

Favorite gear

  • bolivia gear 1Andi and I used Tarptent Contrails, a well priced and roomy ultralight tent—just be sure to clean zippers, as Bolivian dust destroys gear.
  • When it comes to night time comfort, Therm-a-Rest’s featherweight NeoAir Xlite is hard to beat.
  • Around camp, we all favored denatured alcohol stoves, like the Clickstand; fuel is cheap and readily available in the markets.
  • In order to stow gear efficiently, we used a mixture of homemade, Revelate and Porcelain Rocket bikepacking gear—including the awesomely stable Mr Fusion seat pack—as well as more traditional Carradice saddlebags.
  • bolivia gear 2Jones Loop bars were popular too, offering a comfortable, all day riding position, and allowing Andi to line up a variety of gizmos, like his GPS and dynamo light.
  • SON dynamo hubs provided juice via a Sinewave Cycles Revolution USB charger, amply powering a Petzl Tikka RXP headlamp, an iPhone for navigation (using the excellent Gaia app), and my SteriPEN Freedom.
  • All three of us ran Rohloff internally geared hubs, which performed faultlessly in every condition we threw at them.

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Foxes & Kingfishers

What a great way to wrap up the summer! We had a great time exploring around Borestone Mountain. We saw a pretty little fox watching us from the roadside. The day before, we had climbed the trail up Little Wilson Falls (saw several hikers, a fisherman and a Kingfisher bird). Our kids had lots of fun swinging into the water from the rope swing and jumping off the rock ledge closer to the cabin. A family flock of Hooded Merangers came by.

One afternoon, the girls all headed into the village around Moosehead Lake for shopping and ice cream - yum!!

My favorite thing of all (beside spending quality, TV-free time with my extended family), was listening to the rushing river and falls each night. We'll be back!!

The Clemens-Nowack Family
Cape Cod, MA
July 16, 2004

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A Definitive Ranking Of Hip-Hop’s Most Influential Crews

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This is highly open to interpretation. But generally speaking, a crew consists of several artists — usually a heavyweight, a rapper, some subgroups, maybe a singer at some point or other. Some of the members might come and go. Also, these are groups who proudly repped their set, through logos, chains, hand signs, clothing lines, or just making sure you never forgot their name.

We asked ourselves questions about their cultural impact, regional influence, longevity, and uniqueness. Who changed our childhood? What crews fill you with nostalgia? Who kicked down doors? Who made you say ugh?

26. Slip-N-Slide Records

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He says: When you think of crews, you gotta go with your biggest act. If your biggest rapper is Trick Daddy, like, come on.”She says: “Drop the mic, Javi. Drop the mic.”

25. Maybach Music Group

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He says: “I feel like they’re a two-trick pony. Who else is on there besides like Rick Ross and Meek Mill?”She says: “My favorite, Wale! Unfortunately. This label is the death of him. And I guess wack-ass French Montana-Kardashian.”

24. Screwed-Up Click

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She says: “I understand they are regional legends. I understand DJ Screw is responsible for chopped and screwed music. But none of this ever became national. And this is where my understanding ends.”He says: “In my opinion, they invented and popularized an entire style of music.”

23. Flipmode Squad

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He says: “**sings**’What it is right now?’ I think they’re a one-trick pony, but it’s a good —”She says: “It’s a good pony? LOL. Yeah. I mean, Busta was the man.”He says: “But I’ve never heard anyone say, like, ohmigod I love Flipmode. Never walk into anyone’s room and see Flipmode posters.”She says: “OK, but like, Busta Rhymes.”

22. Terror Squad

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He says: “I’m still on the fence about Slip-N-Slide versus Terror Squad.”She says: “Nope, Terror Squad is lower, and here’s why: When you think of Miami, you think of Trick Daddy. When you think New York, you think… a whole lot of other people before you get to Fat Joe.”He says: “Terror Squad had Big Pun.”She says:“Good point. They represented the region AND their culture.”

21. Hypnotize Camp Posse

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She says: “I don’t even know why they’re on here.”He says: “Riddle me this, Dria: Who else on the list has an Oscar? Leonardo DiCaprio doesn’t even have an Oscar, and Three 6 Mafia has an Oscar, so put that in your pipe and smoke it.”She says: Some people go to Julliard. Others sing ‘It’s Hard Out Here For a Pimp.”

20. Grand Hustle

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She says: “‘Grand Hustle homie!’ T.I. did also usher in an Atlanta renaissance. But fuck them. Iggy Azalea is part of this wretched squad.”He says: “I think Grand Hustle is like the other Atlanta clique. But Iggy is hot right now.”

19. Top Dawg Entertainment

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She says: “It’s really just Kendrick and his friends.”He says: “I like Kendrick Lamar, I like his shit, but I will always have an issue with his ‘king of New York statement.’”She says: “I meeeean, as a storyteller, no one is better then K.Dot. No matter what city or state. Good kid, m.A.A.d city is a complete snapshot of his adolescence, a full story in a way that most rap does not offer these days. Also, I hear Schoolboy Q had a No. 1 album. They’re on the rise.”He says: “I don’t feel that strongly about them yet.”

18. Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All

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She says: “Let me be clear: I don’t understand these youths. They make me want to drink some Milk of Magnesia and take a nap. But they have the requisite solo stars, such as Tyler, the Creator. They have groups within the clique like The Internet. And, well, Frank Ocean. Also, they’re irreverent and controversial. I think they inspire the kids, maybe.”He says: “They have so many groups within groups that they’re hard to keep up with. I do like them, and feel like they have an amazing future ahead of them.”

17. St. Lunatics

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BOTH: “IT’S A MIDWEST SWANG!”She says: “They made hip-hop fun again! They were all bouncy and sing-songy — and Nelly was fine like rappers hadn’t been in a long time. He had major hits, and pop-crossover appeal.” He says: “He put the region on his back. Like who did you think of when you thought of rap from the Midwest? Nobody. I will always be a sucker for cornrows and manicured toes.”

16. Disturbing Tha Peace

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She says: “At this point, we’re dealing with a bunch of cliques that have one heavyweight and a bunch of randos. So we’re asking ourselves here if Ludacris is more influential than, like, Nelly.”He says: “Luda was a DJ in Atlanta, and he’s like more of an entertainer. He’s an actor, he came out in all those Fast and the Furiouses. And he dropped bows on ‘em.”She says: “I also feel like he put Atlanta on, like he helped them break through at that time, and gave the South the shine it wasn’t getting.”

15. Ruff Ryders

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She says: “Swizz, Swizz Beats!”He says: “They had one of the easiest, sing-songy hooks of all time: ‘Stop! Drop!’ Sounds like a nursery rhyme!”She says: “Listen, DMX is my one. I looooove me some DMX. Also, the ‘pitbull in a skirt,’ E-V-E.”He says: “Shit, they still play ‘Party Up’ on ESPN.”

14. Star Trak

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She says: “I mean it’s hard to name anybody beyond Pharrell —”He says: “But FUUUCK Pharrell and N.E.R.D. are innovative.”She says: “The thing about them — much like Missy Elliott and Timbaland — they crafted their own sound. It didn’t matter who the artist was, because of the sounds they used and whatnot, you knew you were listening to a Neptunes record.”

13. G.O.O.D. Music

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He says: “They got John Legend, right? That’s reason enough for me.”She says: “They’re fairly high, but mainly because they had so many artists of substance: ‘Ye, Legend, Common, Mos Def…and they got my boi Big Sean.”He says: “I almost feel like they should be higher. And I feel like a lot of stuff they’re doing is different.”She says: “Ooh, we have to put them lower because honestly, they’re a collection of people who were already dope and famous. It’s like they reverse-engineered a super clique. Plus, who’s even with them right now? Like, Teyana Taylor and Pusha T? They’re not really doing anything as a unit right now because —”He says: “Because Kanye’s too busy being a Kardashian.”

12. G-Unit

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She says: “No. 11?? They’re up pretty high.”He says: “They had hits. I feel like Lloyd Banks wasn’t that great of a rapper, though.”She says: “Awww wait a minute! I loved Lloyd Banks. He had punchlines.”He says: “That’s what New York rap was all about. Metaphors and punchlines. Didn’t they have their own clothing line?”She says: “Yup! And people actually wore it too. Buuuuttt can I put them lower for the fact that Fifty fuckin’ dated Chelsea Handler?”He says: I just remember the beef between 50 and Ja Rule, and 50 came out on top, so I think they should be higher than Murder Inc.”She says: But he picked at Ja. That was a low blow. And you only come for people who are hotter than you, otherwise it doesn’t benefit you.”He says: “Hey — He made more money from VitaminWater than he did from rapping.”She says: “I respect his business acumen, absolutely. But he ain’t goin’ higher than Murder Inc. This is about cliques. Also many cliques had a member they were holding down who was in jail. Yayo met this prerequisite for them.”

11. So So Def

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He says: “To me, it was all about Jagged Edge”She says: “I hated Jagged Edge!”He says: “You still hear ‘Let’s Get Married’ to this day.”She says: “Yuck! That’s the least romantic song ever! ‘We might as well do it’?? You should never play that at your wedding!”He says: “Now you’re just splitting hairs.”She says: “In that case, they were ugly too. Anyways, you jumped out with J.E. like they weren’t led by freakin’ Jermaine Dupri. Plus, they had Da Brat, Lil Bow Wow…and kinda Mariah Carey.”

10. Murder Inc.

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She says: “Ja Rule and Ashanti were unstoppable.” He says: “Ja Rule nailed the whole duet thing, back in the early 2000s.” She says: “He had the songs with my girl Lil Mo, too.”He says: And one of Christina Milian’s first songs — Both: “‘Now when I first met her all I thought was thong-thong-thong’!”She says: “And let’s be honest: He put J.Lo on. ‘I’m Real’? Please, she crossed over because of him.”

9. Dungeon Family

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She says: “Goodie Mob are more regional. But them plus OutKast is just…”He says: “OutKast by themselves are legends. And then when CeeLo went off on his own? He was so creative.”She says: “Also to your point of longevity, no one is messing with 3-Stacks.”

8. No Limit

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He says: “I remember them for their blinged-out, cheesy ass album covers. Which Cash Money had, too.”She says: “But I think No Limit was out first. Right?”He says: “By a hair.”She says: “Yeeeah. Master P built an empire. He was, like, record-breaking rich at the time, independently. He really, really was a mogul. And he put his whole family on.” **winks at fine-ass Lil Romeo**He says: “Did you see his episode of Cribs? His foyer was gold-plated. That’s how rich he was at one point, to say the room in the house that nobody uses? I’m gonna put gold on it.”She says: “Also, C-Murder. He’s the locked-up member they were holding down.”He says: “Mystikal too, for a minute.”She says: “He was so dumb for that.” **shakes head. sips tea**

7. 2 Live Crew

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She says: “Oh my God! We almost forgot Uncle Luke and ‘nem! How could we? Uncle Luke testified before the Supreme Court!”He says: “The man is a champion of free speech.”She says: “They were so filthy. They were sued for being too nasty! But no one did booty-shaking music better. No one. To this day, you throw on “Scrub Da Ground,” it’s over. Or any damn 2 Live Crew song.”He says: “You know what else I like about them? They don’t use metaphors. They don’t sugarcoat shit. They don’t say ‘cookie or cho-cha.’ You know exactly what the song’s about, in the title and in the lyrics.”She says: “Also, they put on for Miami. Would you have Pitbull, Trick Daddy, Trina without 2 Live Crew???”

6. Wu-Tang Clan

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She says: “I might sit this out. They’re soooo regional to me.”He says: “They’re so influential though. There’s so many of them, and a lot of them went on to have solo careers. RZA, GZA,Ghostface Killah, ODB, Method Man…And they’ve had beef with literally everybody.She says: “But they didn’t have a singer. That’s kinda part of the rules. I agree they should be high, though. I just was a kid and don’t really have any personal reference for them.”

5. Roc-A-Fella

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He says: “Roc-A-Fella had their run, but what puts them anywhere near the top five is Hova.”She says: “But also, Dame Dash was a businessman. Hov is a living legend, which puts them near the top, but they really branched out and diversified. I respect that.”

4. Bad Boy Records

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She says: “Too many artists to name – 112, Ma$e, The LOX, Loon, Craig Mack, Carl Thomas, Faith Evans, Diddy…”He says: “Black Rob! But name five Bad Boy artists who are still relevant.”She says: “Can’t do it, which is why Bad Boy gets demerits for being a place careers went to die. However, they absolutely changed the game during their time. Shiny suits? The producer all up in the video?” He says: “Biggie is the greatest rapper of all time.”She says: “That’s another argument for another day. “

3. Young Money

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She says: “As Nicki and Drake have been saying recently, they’ve been running the game for the past five years. Like, for the entirety of your collegiate years and young adult life, you have been rocking to YMCMB hits. There’s a whole bunch of folks over there, but the triumvirate of Wayne, Drake, and Nicki —”He says: “That’s it right there.”She says: “Not that I necessarily like any of them, I’m just acknowledging that they have clout right now. They are absolutely unstoppable.”He says: “But how long is it gonna last?”She says: “I mean, for however long it lasts, they have influence now and have for the last few years. Even when Wayne was in jail. They’re the team to beat. And now they have this mutant rapper Young Thug and Rich Gang…”He says: “Birdman, he’s a savvy businessman. And he does it with all those awful face tattoos. Have you seen him? He has a star tattoo in the middle of his head? He’s one of the few millionaires who can do that. Fame didn’t change him; oh nooo.”

2. Cash Money

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He says: “Two words: staying power. They’ve been doing it since the late ’90s.”She says: “Since the 9-9 to be exact. But they’re not still doing it. They’re like fragmented and broken up.”He says: “Lil Wayne?”She says: “They have to be higher than Young Money, because Cash Money beget Young Money.”

1. Death Row Records

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He says: “This is No. 1, hands down. Every single member was iconic. *Snoop, Dr. Dre, Suge Knight…”She says: “I would make them No. 1 for 2pac alone.”He says: “Everyone from Death Row is still relevant today.”She says: “For better or worse.”

Honorable mention: Missy Elliott, Ginuwine, Timbaland, Aaliyah

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At some point, some of these artists and producers went by the name Swing Mob, but that group disbanded in 1995, and the alums went on to literally change the sound of R&B music. Missy, Timbaland, Aaliyah, and Ginuwine made revolutionary music — and music videos — together in the late ’90s/early aughts.

Some sources say they later went by the name Da Bassment — but part of being a clique is the unabashed representation of your clique. These artists never had a logo, chain, or shout-outs in the records; however, it’d still be remiss not to mention the long-lasting collective impact of these icons.

Disagree with us? Sound off in the comments below!

*And yes, we know that Snoop has been in every clique at some point during his career.

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Truer words have never been spoken – “Cash Rules Everything Around Me.” We heard you loud and clear; Wu-Tang Clan is now in the top 10, and rightfully so. BF_STATIC.timequeue.push(function () { if (BF_STATIC.bf_test_mode) localStorage.setItem(‘update_posted_date’, ‘2014-08-14 15:28:52 -0400’); }); BF_STATIC.timequeue.push(function () { document.getElementById(“update_article_correction_time_3595196”).innerHTML = UI.dateFormat.get_formatted_date(‘2014-08-14 15:28:52 -0400’, ‘update’); });

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50 Cent Has Got Himself Into Serious Legal Trouble Over His Instagrams

Posting pictures of huge piles of cash isn’t the smartest move for a man currently claiming bankruptcy, but 50 Cent has gone ahead and done it anyway.

The rapper is being hauled back to court to explain the Instagram photos, seemingly that show he isn’t quite as “broke” as he makes out…

50 claimed he was bankrupt after he was ordered to payLastonia Leviston $7 million in a sex tape case. Leviston, spotting the photos, brought them to the attention of JudgeAnn Nevins, who has since expressed concern that the rapper’s claim might not be entirely legit.

50 Cent’s lawyers, however, are claiming that the photos are irrelevant to his claim, as his social media is used to promote his brand, and aren’t necessarily a true reflection of his wealth:

“By including pictures from [Mr. Jacksons] social media accounts and implying that [he] is hiding assetsthe [three creditors] intentionally ignore that [Mr. Jackson] is in the entertainment and promotion business and must maintain his brand and image (or those of the products he is promoting).”

In any case, he’s going to have some explaining to do…

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Read more: http://www.hellou.co.uk/2016/02/50-cent-has-got-himself-into-serious-legal-trouble-over-his-instagrams-81443/

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50 Cent And Meek Mill’s Feud Is Getting Out Of Control (Photos)

On Sunday, 50 Cent launched a brutal Instagram assault against rapper Meek Mill in response to Mills insult-track, Gave Em Hope, which implies the Get Rich Or Die Tryin‘ rapper is a has-been.

The songs lyrics include the following lines, seemingly directed at 50:

You tried to go ‘Money’ May with that paper/ but now you in debt, cause you never was that/ F*ck is you high?

You know better than that.

50 Cent, it seems, did not appreciate Meek Mills commentary on his financial situation.

In a series of Instagram posts, 50 referred to Mill, who is dating Nikki Minaj, as a sh*thead and wrote,

Hey sh*t head, your career is over already. You better focus on getting Nikki pregnant so you can at least get child support girl.

(Side note: I dont think 50 understands how child support works).

See the drama below.

It started with this (very mature) mashup of Meeks face and a poop emoji.

And it pretty much went downhill from there.

As one commenter pointed out, 50 has no chill.

He was makin Mill memes

Reposting ridiculous videos

…and generally doing everything he could to make sure Mill got the message.

He made sure to include insults that would really burn.

And he finally stopped his assault after two long hours.

Meek responded by rubbing his riches in 50s face.

But he ultimately decided to be the bigger man.

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50 Cent Just Met A Son He Never Knew He Had At A Meet And Greet

In what could be a scene out of movie, 50 Cent seemingly came face to face with the son he never knew he had over the weekend.

Already father to 19-year-oldMarquise Jackson, and 3-year-old Sire Jackson, the 40-year-old rapper met Davian for the first time, seemingly at a meet-and-greet.

He posted the following photo of the two – his son in tears – on his Instagram:

A photo posted by 50 Cent (@50cent) on Apr 23, 2016 at 12:36pm PDT

With it, he said:

My life is full of surprises, this little guy is my son DAVIAN. He started crying, I was thinking why you crying i gotta pay for this s**t. LMAO”

Since then, 50 Cent has posted various Instagrams, boasting about this son that he’s in the process of getting to know:

A photo posted by 50 Cent (@50cent) on Apr 24, 2016 at 11:32am PDT

Sharing the aboveemail, he posted:

“I JUST GOT THIS, DAMN I NEVER DID This good. This kid is smarter then a motherf***er !!! I’m a get Big Floyd to give him some hands”

He also shared a picture of his newly discovered son:

This is Davian doing his, I’m cooler then my dad look. Talking about meet me at Red Stix. LMAO

A photo posted by 50 Cent (@50cent) on Apr 24, 2016 at 11:57am PDT

There is, however, some speculation that this could be an elaborate prank on the part of 50 Cent: as The Inquisitr commented:

“Unless 50 Cent comes clean and lets fans know more details about how he determined that Davian was his son, it looks like most are chalking it up to an epic joke from a rapper who is known for clowning around and pranking people on social media.”

On a different note. Can you believe that this song is 13 years old? I feel old.

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‘Yo sick arm bro’: 50 Cent throws out two-bit 1st pitch [video, pics]

Rapper 50 Cent was at the New York Mets game tonight to throw out the first pitch. It went really well assuming that his goal was to make Barack Obama look like a Cy Young Award winner.

Hmmm. That was pretty bad too but at least it seemed to go in the right general direction.

Mr. Cent laughed it off and took some pics with fans despite all the ribbing.

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Sunday, May 10, 2015

There was some damage from riots in Baltimore's classy Mount Vernon area

I made one more day jaunt to Baltimore Sunday for the Maryland Film Festival.

I talked to some more businesses, who lost income from the curfew last weekend.  I had brunch at Mount Vernon Stables om Charles St., and the manager said they had business interruption insurance, it had to close around 9 PM Friday and Saturday nights.  The gay clubs a few blocks north also lost a lot of business (today, LGBT blog).

The Baltimore gay paper “Baltimore Outloud” has a detailed story on the damage to some businesses in the Mount Vernon area, generally South and West of the Washington Monument.  The area right around the gay bars was not affected.

But some businesses along W. Centre Street, near the Walters Art Museum were damaged (like the 7-11), although many have done full repairs already.

There was more damage along Read Street, west from Cathedral to Howard.

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Best-Selling Book

Recently I saw a list of the top 10 best-selling books of all time. When I Googled this topic to check other sites, I found the list varied except for one—the Bible, which remains the undisputed best-seller.

This list reminded me of the time many years ago when I attempted to sit down and read the Bible just like an anthology. It is, after all, a selection of  66 separate books with a history of disagreement about which of them should be included in the Bible

I got part way into reading the Bible, but the “begats” became tiresome, the incest of Lot with his daughters troublesome and the treatment of women upsetting. It still rankles me when I attend a wedding with antiquated vows of the bride promising to “obey” her husband, as the Bible commands. (Colossians 3:18, Ephesians 5:22, I Peter 3:1-22)

During my anthology reading, I discovered that I was especially drawn to the sensual poetry in the Song of Solomon, not usually quoted from the pulpit.

A few years after my attempt to read the best-seller, I read a small book, Your God is Too Small,  by John Bertram Phillips (often referred to as J. B. Phillips), a Bible translator, writer and clergyman. He wrote about how our view of God was too small and narrow. It got me thinking some more.

Then later, as I was working on my Master of Liberal Arts from The Johns Hopkins University, I had the opportunity to take two Bible classes, one on Genesis and the other on the Jesus we read about in the New Testament.  I found it interesting that there were mostly Jewish men wearing yarmulkes in the second class, “The Search for a Historical Jesus.”

Over the years, I’ve come to believe that Christians focus on the Bible too much. The Bible is too small. Rather than going into a scholarly dissertation, I’m listing a few things that have crossed my mind:
  •   Heavenly reward: You promise a child a reward for good behavior. Christians believe their good behavior will be rewarded in a heavenly afterlife.  As an adult, why should you continue to live a life based on the reward of a pleasant afterlife? This is a narrow view of living. We should behave because it is the right thing to do…period. It is best for a society, for all of us, if each member behaves so as not to hurt someone else.
  • Accepting Jesus as the Savior: The Bible tells us that we must accept Jesus in order to get this reward. Huh? What about all the children who never get beyond infancy? They never had a chance to accept Jesus. What about the rest of the world population that is not Christian? What about the Jews? If you believe in heaven, does this mean that Jews are condemned just because of who they are?  What about Muslims? Buddhists? This is offensive to me.
  • The Bible was not written by God: It was written and assembled by human beings. Many of the stories were first passed down orally. Anyone who has ever played “Telephone,” knows what happens to information circulated this way. Genesis and John were written by multiple authors.  The New Testament Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke and John—are not named for the men who wrote them. Those names were given to the Gospels after they were written. Most Biblical scholars agree that the Gospel authors were neither disciples of Jesus nor even eyewitnesses to his ministry.
  • Emulating others: Jesus as depicted in the New Testament was a man who set a good example for all of us, Christian or not. However, other people in history are also worthy of emulation—Gandhi and Buddha, for example.  We have a lot to learn from other historical figures world-wide.
Today I am bothered by the escalation of mixing religion with politics, especially with the use of the Bible to justify legislation and political thought.

Instead, let’s look at things in perspective and be good people, not because of anything the Bible says but because it is the right thing to do.

You might enjoy reading Valerie Tarico's piece on AlterNet about the Ten Commandments.

  1. Interesting post, Bonnie! Funny that I got on this subject today at lunch, not knowing that you had written this. I certainly agree with your conclusion!

  2. With the current 2012 political controversy over birth control, it seems that the women's movement has slid backward by decades. It suggests that women are losing control of their own bodies while men are making the decisions. Maybe too many of them are reading their Bibles too much?

    "If a man takes a wife and, after lying with her, dislikes her and slanders her and gives her a bad name, saying, 'I married this woman, but when I approached her, I did not find proof of her virginity,' then the girls father and mother...shall display the cloth [that the couple slept on] before the elders of the town...if, however, the charge is true and no proof of the girl's virginity can be found, she shall be brought to the door of her father's house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death." DEUTERONOMY 22:13-21

  3. It's even worse than you suspect. Most people regard the bible in much the same way that people regard software user agreements: Instead reading the thing they just check the box that says "i Agree" and then rely on what other people say it says.

  4. Kevin, good analogy. Never thought of it like that but I think there's a lot of truth in what you say.

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Day 268 Glow

September 3, 2015

(If we live with an open and grateful attitude, every day will bring a gift. This is one of 365 gifts during the year I turned 70.)

Now I sleep late but for many years, I awoke at 5:30 to begin my day. It is a beautiful time of the day as the sun rises and casts a warm glow all around. The light is almost sacred and sounds are hushed. For just a few moments, everything becomes gold.

Waking up early this morning, I walked into the kitchen and was bathed in the golden glow from the sunlight rising in the east and reaching through the window. This brief junction of light and object disappeared in five seconds. Once the glow reaches its pinnacle, it quietly slides downward to become another normal day.

For a few seconds, I caught this ethereal light coming in the kitchen window and shining through a beaded ornament hanging there. The turquoise beads are strung together to form either an alien or an angel with wings and two fingers creating a peace sign. What it is depends on the observer. I took three photos in a row but only the first one caught the glow. The next two photos were too late. Timing makes all the difference.

The special glow at this junction does not last and it calls out for a third element—an observer. It is a communion of light, object and observer. I stop, take a deep breath and allow the moment to flow through me.

So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.” Robert Frost

 My gift today is a golden junction.

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The Ketogenic Diet: 35 Simple & Delicious Ketogenic Diet Recipes For Fast Weight Loss by Sara Elliott Price

The Ketogenic Diet: 35 Simple & Delicious Ketogenic Diet Recipes For Fast Weight Loss

By Sara Elliott Price

  • Release Date: 2016-08-08
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Would you like to have more energy, burn excess fat, and create a body that seems almost bulletproof?

In this book you'll learn how the Ketogenic Diet does all that and more! PLUS, you'll have an arsenal of over 30 mouthwatering Keto-approved recipes to take out all the guess work.

Learn to optimize your metabolism, increase lean muscle, and even prevent or reverse some serious diseases.

In our modern society we are constantly bombarded with the message 'eat more carbs and less fat', and we have taken that advice to heart.

We now eat more carbs and less fat than our grandparents' generations did, yet we suffer from more obesity, heart disease, cancer and diabetes than ever before.

I'm Here To Tell You That Low Fat Isn't The Answer!

Like many people I'm sure you've tried an array of diet and exercise programs, but failed to get the results you had hoped for. That's why I wrote this book!

I'm going to show you why other diets have failed you in the past. You'll learn what happens in your body when you eat different types of food, and which foods not only build a lean, healthy body that looks good, but one that feels great too.

You'll Gain Massive Inspiration, Motivation And A Practical Way To Reach Your Health And Lifestyle Goals.

By adopting the Ketogenic lifestyle you will become lean, strong, and energetic. You'll begin feeling better than you have in years--all while eating the delicious foods you love.

Finally! A do-able diet that will give you the results you’ve been searching for. The Ketogenic Diet will completely change your life!

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Something for nothing

It just hit me the other day that I am indeed getting old, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. However I am getting old enough to notice a disturbing trend that’s starting to bug the shit out of me, it seems the younger folks are always wanting something for nothing. Gone are the days of hard work and proving oneself. Look, I know that companies have changed the rules and they no longer reward hard work with things like a lifetime job and a pension.

On the other hand though, I see young folks who think that just because they went to college they should walk into a high paying job despite having minimum experience. Look that piece of paper is valuable and it opens doors but when you are 24-25 and haven’t worked alot, to think you are going to be rewarded with a high salary and perks is just ridiculous.

This week at my gig, I have had to deal with a young lady who I think is trying but uses life circumstances as a way to excuse mediocrity…problem is I am not the one. See, I have been working since I was 14, got my first job by lying about my age, I was tired of being broke and a job was the only way to correct that problem.

Looking back even when I was a young single Mama after my first marriage crashed and burned, I worked, folks tried to suggest collecting welfare but back 16 years ago, the state of Illinois was only offering something like $270 a month, shit rent was more than that. There was a point when my son was little when I couldn’t find one decent job, so I had two, I did what I had to do to put the bread on the table.

No, I am not saying this to pat myself on the back, shit those were hard times indeed for us but I believed and saw in action that it seemed the universe rewarded those who worked hard. Even in the bible in the book of James, it says faith without works is dead, you can pray for change and having your needs/wants met, but what are you doing about it? For many folks, the answer is either nothing or not enough.

Yet I cannot help but think the growing laziness factor with young folks is helped along by the media, on the occasions I do watch tv it seems everyone wants riches and fame yet no one wants to work hard for it. Kids instead of hitting the books, want to come on tv shows and embarrass themselves for the one minute shot at fame, shoot, we only have to look at American Idol. Those audition shows are brutal, the few times I have seen them, its plenty of no talent having fools making asses of themselves. I shake my head and wonder…where is your Mama, friends? Someone to tell you sorry but you need a realistic plan not to make as ass of yourself for the world to review on a endless loop on You Tube.

No to truly accomplish something solid and lasting it takes hard work, when I first started in the non-profit sector many years ago, I had no degree and little experience in the field. However there was an agency that I really wanted to work at, the first job they offered me was the lowest position there and barely paid more than minimum wage. I took it and worked my ass off and in less than a year of working overnight shifts and doing everything that was asked of me, I was promoted to the lowest professional class position they offer me since I did not have a degree. The thing is had I come in with a shitty attitude, I may have ended up out the door and whereas that job opened doors for me, if my attitude had been wrong the doors just as easily could have been shut.

The thing is as the ole folks used to say easy come, easy go….you can get riches, fame or whatever quickly but many times when it comes without sacrifice, it goes just as easily as it comes. Look at folks who were driving SUV’s, living in fancy McMansions, many of them now are scrambling to survive. It used to be folks understood your first house wasn’t going to fill all your dreams, it was a starting point but now folks want their first house to be perfect, sorry kids it doesn’t work like that.

Well have a good weekend, its storming up here in Maine, so I am chilling this weekend in the house.


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Dessert Herbs that Grow Easily in Any Home Garden

herb garden

Some of the best nutrients that nature provides us comes packaged up in small containers. Herbs are some of those things.

Offering a fresh from Mother Earth taste to your recipes, herbs are some of the healthiest foods you can eat. Adding character, spice, appeal and health benefits to every dish they are invited to, many of them make the transition from savory to sweet dishes easily with their delicate flavors and aromas.

According to Brian Hetrich, a gardening expert and naturopathic doctor at the Hippocrates Healthy Institute “half the nutritional value of plants are lost within thirty minutes of harvesting.” This means that no matter how healthy and appealing they look at the market, they have already lost a great deal of nutrients that nature freely provided.

Not so with a fresh herb home garden…

The great thing about most herbs is that they can easily be grown right at home…in a garden or planter. (although they can grow easily in planters, herbs love to spread out too so don’t be afraid to give them room in your garden). This allows us to pick them right as we’re ready to use them taking advantage of all their nutrients and health benefits.

Planting indoors is easy:

Planting tray of some sort

Organic potting mix

Seeds or starter plants easily obtained at any nursery or garden center for a nominal price.

Here’s 8 of the top and most popular kitchen herbs that are easily grown in any garden:

Rosemary: Pretty and aromatic, the scent of this herb has been shown to improve memory. It has also been shown to fight cancer cells with its carnosic acid compounds. Frequent watering in full sun. Simply touching it will releasing its unique scent.

Thyme: As long as it gets plenty of sunshine, this herb grows well in indoor gardens because its stays relatively small in size. Long known for its antiseptic properties and its success as a remedy for respiratory problems, it is calorie free so you can add it freely to any soup, salad or side dish.

Parsley: Common yes. Often overlooked and shoved aside, yes. Parsley is nutrient rich with more than ½ the daily recommended intake of vitamin K contained in just one tablespoon. It also offers vitamins A and C. Not much sunshine is required for them to thrive but make sure to keep the soil from getting too dry. It’s hard to renew wilted parsley.’

Cilantro: This popular staple of both Asian and Mexican cuisines is a great source of fiber and supplies a hefty dose of iron. It helps clear heavy metals from our body by attaching itself to them and drawing them out of the tissues. The seeds of cilantro are the spice known as coriander. Cilantro is a little more challenging to grow in a home garden because it requires deep soil in order to thrive. You can sow the seeds outdoors in the spring and summer and will continue to regrow from seed that drop from harvested plants throughout the growing season. Grown in full sun or light shade.

Basil: This popular herb offers a warm and spicy flavor to any dish. It offers a wealth of vitamins including A, K and C as well as magnesium, potassium, iron and calcium. Grown in a sunny locations the seeds can be sown directly into the garden in late spring or started from seed indoors in early spring and transplanted into your garden later on. Basil’s rich minty aroma is a nice addition to any peach dish.  Make sure you keep pinching off the flower heads so that the plant will keep throwing out new leaves all season.

Dill: This flavorful aromatic herb offers a healthy dose of antioxidants such as beta-carotene. Requiring full sun, this easy to grow herb needs a garden or large post to grow in and soil that is deep but not too dense.

Lavender: Lavender is often used as a seasoning for baking. Its distilled oils have been useful and versatile as herbal remedies. Grown by seed indoors and then transplanted outdoors in full sun in early spring, lavender does not tolerate excessive moisture or humidity.

Peppermint: This aromatic and tasty herb has talents beyond the kitchen. It is an excellent deterrent for many pests such as rodents, ants and spiders so plant it around your home and garden. Peppermint leaves are a refreshing healthy addition to many beverages and desserts. Grown indoors than transplanted outside they can also be grown directly outdoors. Full sun or partial shade is best.

Most veggies and many herbs can be used with great success in desserts and treats and can be key to getting the required daily requirements of nutrients that your body needs.

It’s time to step out of your comfort zone, expand beyond your traditional recipes and upgrade them to a more nutritional level – “Blended Bites will help you do just that.


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Blinging Baby: Mustela PhysiObebe No-rinse Cleansing Fluid

Blinging Baby: Mustela PhysiObebe No-rinse Cleansing Fluid

I'm the proud parent of a newborn, but I'm no newbie to the mommy experience! Our Blinging Baby has a sibling, who we'll call the Blinging Big Girl, so this is my second time around on the rollercoaster of motherhood.

In fact, with my first little one, I was much more of a Minimalist Mommy than I am now. I was all AP (Attachment Parenting)'ed out- a co-sleeping, exclusively breastfeeding, cloth diapering, babywearing, vegetarian, hippy dippy, crunchy granola mama. And darn proud of it!

Well, that was nearly five years ago, and a lot has changed since then. While I've retained many of my philosophies around parenting (and life) I've relaxed a great deal.

One thing that has remained consistent is that I am fairly fanatical about what goes on my babies' skin. So, no 99 cent store bubble bath at our house! Of course, #noshade to any blinging mommies who do go that route. I just prefer to stick with my fave organic baby brands.

Disposable dipes aside (sorry, I simply can't handle cloth this early in the game, but that may change, haha), I really do my best to be good to mama earth. I strive toward a sustainable, minimalist lifestyle as much as possible. We're fortunate to have many wonderful options, and as a beauty writer I've come across many great companies that I would miss otherwise. I also find that the better a product is for my kids, the better it is for the environment, generally speaking.

Why am I oversharing all of this? I want to give you a clear picture so when I rave about the product I recently received from Mustela, you will truly understand where I'm coming from!

First, here's the deets on Mustela PhysiObebe No-rinse Cleansing Fluid, $14.50:

Product Details:

Gently and effectively cleanses delicate areas.
Diaper area: dissolves dirt and water resistant diaper creams. Face: gently cleanses the most delicate skin with proven skin and eye safety, neutral pH/alcohol-free/ soap-free.

Preserves the hydrolipidic film with its gentle, soap-free cleansing base.
Softens, soothes and moisturizes the upper layers of the skin, with the presence of Aloe vera and Allantoin.
Leaves baby's skin clean and fresh with the signature Mustela® scent.
No-rinse, pH-balanced cleansing fluid dissolves dirt and hydrates the skin with mild botanical extracts.
Hypoallergenic – specially formulated to minimize the risk of allergic reactions.
Tested under dermatological control.

Baby gets her bedtime bath, but I don't have to tell you that once a day is not enough. I lose count of how many times a day I need to wipe up her grimy face, fingers and toes. I won't get too graphic here, but then there are times when a dirty diaper means a filthy mess! But bathing baby multiple times each day not only wastes water, it also compromises her health.Studies show a link between over-bathing and allergic reactions in infants such as eczema and asthma.

Baby wipes can clean up the mess, but don't leave the same refreshing feeling. It can take half a dozen wipes to clean up one tiny baby, which isn't easy on the pocketbook or the planet!

Blinging Baby is a plump little one and tends to get sweaty, even cheesy (milk + sweat= gross) in the creases and crevasses of her neck, under her arms, and in the folds of her chubby little thighs without constant attention. Keeping this little girl clean is a full time job!

Which is why I appreciate Mustela PhysiObebe. This No-rinse Cleansing Fluid is like a bath in a bottle! One pump on a cotton pad, wet wipe, or cloth, and volia- my fresh, sweet smelling girl is back. And I don't have to worry about irritating her sensitive skin, since PhysiObebe is designed to stay on.

PhysiObebe is perfect for on the go, day to day clean ups, and just about any quick clean ups when you don't have time or desire to dunk baby in the tub. Keep a bottle on baby's changing table, tucked inside your diaper bag, and in the car- you'll need it!

This is definitely a keeper, and I've recommended Mustela PhysiObebe No-rinse Cleansing Fluid to several mommy friends (and two mommies-to-be!)

I'd love to hear feedback from anyone who's tried the Mustela PhysiObebe-did you like it as much as I did? And all my like-minded minimalist mommies out there, please feel free to dish on your earth AND baby friendly finds! Leave your comments below.

Bling Factor:

Pros: Excellent no-rinse cleanser, perfect for quick cleaning on-the-go and after diaper changes. Gentle on baby's skin, and smells great!

Cons: None

Price: $14.50

Buy Again: Absolutely!

Packaging: 5 Blings — Love the generous, balanced bottle (no tipping!) and the pump dispenser is genius

Overall:  5 Blings

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Kerrstinn beat slicer

Kerrstinn provided by Shuriken allows you to create loops randomly with both
moving slices and/or applying effects to the slices
according to generated rules (generators). It works like a kind of automatic loop slicer.

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