Good Things & some older posts reposted

Good Things
Run for the Roses:
Run, run, run for the roses, the bigger it opens, the sooner it closes. Meddle, meddle, friend of mine, all good things in all good time. Reach for the sun, catch hold of the moon. That ball too heavy, but what can you do. Reach for the stars, smack into the sky. You don’t want to live but you’re chicken to die. Ohhh, you’re chicken to die. Run, run, run for the roses, the bigger it opens the sooner it closes. Meddle, meddle, friend of mine, all good things in all good time. Run for the money, caught short on the rent. Big ideas, but the cash is all spent. The trouble with love is it’s on vase. You just want a cup, but you don’t want to race. No, you don’t want to race. Run, run, run for the roses, the bigger it opens, the sooner it closes. Meddle, meddle, friend of mine, all good things in all good time. Run for the roses, get caught on the briar. You wanted to love, next thing there’s a fire. You got the Do Re, I got the Mi. I got the notion we’re all at sea. Yes, we’re all at sea. Run, run, run for the roses, the bigger it opens, the sooner it closes. Meddle, meddle, friend of mine, all good things in all good time.

LEAVING THE "SOUTH"

"Goin' To Florence"

Now I don't care what the weatherman said
Don't care how easy it is to butter your bread
Just like Brother Jonah said from inside the whale
It's time to go, pack it all up, unplug the phone
And just like Da Vinci when he went home
I'm going to Florence, Florence Alabama
Right across the river from Muscle Shoals

Well it happened on a dark and a glittering night
And I knew for certain what was wrong and right
Nothing more to but turn on the lights, and head for the door
It's time to go, pack it all up, unplug the phone
And just like Da Vinci when he went home
I'm going to Florence, Florence Alabama
Right across the river from Muscle Shoals

Well, dynamite will win and will shake up everything in this world
But nothing like that can ever touch the only true pearls
Then please stand up and look around at what it is that you've got
And figure out what is Heaven-sent, let go of what is not
I'm going to Florence, Florence Alabama
Right across the river from Muscle Shoals
And when you're in Rome, as the saying goes
Better do as the Romans do
But when you come down to see me in Alalbam'
I'm gonna sing you those Florentine blues

There's a time and a place for everyting, they say, everything under the sun
And you know this trip it ain't over yet, in fact it's just begun
It's time to go, pack it all up, and unplug the phone
And just like Leonardo when he went home
I'm going to Florence, Florence Alabama
Right across the river from Muscle Shoals
I'm going to Florence, Florence Alabama
Right across the river, the Tennessee River
Right across the river from Muscle Shoals

Let's do some river talking
Well the catfish are jumpimng in the river
Craw [fish] creeping round
Cicadas buzzing real loud
Come on down, take your shoes off
Break out that fishing pole
It's gonna hold up in your closet
Gonna do some river talking
Yeah, and river walking
Loving on the river
Never know what's coming down
Just gotta be there
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lynn and i are, the Good Lord willing, are Moving to N Cali from Mississippi, and i am already in San Francisco being treated for a Health Issue @ UCSF. Lynn is still in Mississippi, working with Century 21 to sell the Property there. How We will "work the Move" will have to be decided when the Property sells & We "cross that Bridge.

I am staying in the Goden Gate Park. I have 3 Days before isee my main Doctor on Tuesday and so i am going to try clean 3 acres of the Park (It a wooded area) over the next 3 Days. My illness has been causing me only to be able to walk short distances, so i will be taking 10-15 minute breaks between trying to do my Park trash clean-up.. I do yoga (http://www.sfyoga.com/pages/index.shtml) from 6 AM till 7:15 AM to start the Day. I am attempting to "rattle" my Heart Chakra with a deep in my lower throat and lungs with the "OOOOOOOOOOO", then bring it upwards to Higher Chakras with the "MMMMMMMM" to help alleviate Cognitive issues associated with Health problem that i am being treated for (Morgellons Disease).
 

I am staying in the Sunset District, but here is a Song about the Mission District:

''''''' I NEED A MIRICLE !!! EVERDAY ''''''''''

I am eating Nasturium Flowers (a Good Collecter and processor of Sun Energy Vibes) and there are so many resturants in the Sunset District SOME are HAPPY to give some food. There is also food uneaten at all left on the foood tray covayer belt as people sometime buy more than they consumer. Got to put fuel in the Tank (transient body). Lynn gave me 6 red potatoes that i ate raw (like apples) for a 2 Day Greyhound bus ride here to San Francisco.
Breakfast
Lunch
Evening Meal

It has been 30 years since i lived here (1981 & 1982). Then as Now, the Plants here i am much more aware of in a curious Way (Type of Pine Trees, Succulants, Sage +++their vibes...as a Hortoculturalist a 200 years ago seeing and studying "new plant" and how they fit in to the classification of plants....down to "species" ... i seem more at ease, (though suffering in a medical condition of a Microbe,) as well as aware of Silence, the Spirit of the Universe and the True Nature of the "Knowledge" i have w/ Relation to "Greater Knowledge?"/absolute Love". ********* G O O d B Y E S O U T HE R N S K I E S ********** SOME OLDER POSTS::::::::::::::

Magee "Crazy Day" (Arts/Venders) 2007

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William "Dirt" Mclean for Magee Constable
CRIMINAL JUSTICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT Statement (& Reform)First and foremost, our criminal justice system should respect and protect the fundamental rights of all individuals guaranteed by the United States and Mississippi Constitutions. An effective justice system protects and maintains the whole community, yet our present criminal justice system fails to meet the real needs of the vast majority of our population. The punitive and shortsighted orientation of this system conceals the basic fact that much crime is caused by gross economic inequalities. Criminal justice is intimately connected to social justice. A society that does not adequately feed, clothe, house, educate, nurture, and inspire its citizens, especially its children, will be a society constantly threatened by violent crime.The Green Party of Simpson County will promote:1. Restorative justice, as a healing process for victim, perpetrator and community. Rehabilitation, not retribution, should be the object of the criminal justice system. Arrest and incarceration should be the last resort, not the first option. Prisons should be training grounds for the creation of just citizens, not schools for crime.2. A philosophy that addresses the causes of most crime, ensuring that each person receives adequate health care, education, nutrition, psychological nurturing, etc.3. Proactive educational and employment programs to provide an alternative to the economic enticements of criminal activity.4. Policies which seek meaningful input from local communities when identifying and addressing crime in their areas. 5. The creation and funding of civilian police review boards that have the power of subpoena.6. Police should be thoroughly trained in conflict resolution and mediation. 7. The establishment and full funding of community mediation and conflict resolution programs.8. Decriminalization of victimless crimes.9. An end to the violation of civil liberties under the guise of a ?war? on drugs or terror.10. A requirement that courts inform juries of their constitutional right to make decisions according to their perception of the full requirements of justice, rather than the technicalities of extant law.11. Elimination of sexism and racism in our court system through diversity programs for court and law enforcement personnel.12. Increased recognition and support for the rights and needs of the victims of crime, including services for survivors of rape and domestic violence.13. Comparable budgets for public defenders, legal aid programs and state prosecutors.14. Restoring the right of the accused to jury trials and public defenders in all criminal cases.15. Automatic dismissal of misdemeanor cases if the state fails to file a bill of information within 45 days of an arrest.16. Continuing education focused on criminal justice and constitutional rights for all law enforcement personnel in Mississippi.17. The strengthening of whistleblower protection for law enforcement personnel.18. The investigation and vigorous prosecution of law enforcement personnel who commit perjury.19. Returning to judges rather than prosecutors the decision making authority as to whether a juvenile should be tried as an adult.DEATH PENALTYThe Green Party of Simpson County advocates nonviolence at all levels of society, including within the criminal justice system.The philosophy behind state-sponsored execution is one of retribution, not justice, and the application of the death penalty has been disproportionate toward ethnic minorities and the poor. The execution of criminals has not proved to be an effective deterrent to crime, and does not address the underlying causes of crime, which include the lack of economic opportunity and education, drug abuse and prohibition, and child abuse, among others. We recognize the need to protect society from violent criminals, but executions are neither a humane or effective means of achieving this goal.The Green Party of Simpson County would therefore promote:A philosophy of incarceration rather than execution, with assurance that dangerous criminals will not be released as long as they pose a threat to society or specific individuals.Prison Reform: Criminal justice experts from the U.S. Justice Department report that the United States has the largest prison population and highest incarceration rate in the world due to factors such as tough sentencing laws, record drug offender arrests and high crime rates. A report released by the justice department on Nov. 30 reported 1 in every 32 American adults -- or a record 7 million people -- were incarcerated, on probation or on parole at the end of 2005, with 2.2 million of them in prison or jail. The International Center for Prison Studies at King's College, London reported that this number was the highest of any country, with China ranking second with 1.5 million prisoners, and Russia sitting in third with 870,000. The United States also has the highest incarceration rate at 737 per 100,000 people, compared to nearest country Russia's 611 per 100,000 and St. Kitts and Nevis' 547. Groups calling for U.S. sentencing law reform are pointing to these numbers and others that show inmate populations are rising faster than prisoners are released. "The United States has 5 percent of the world's population and 25 percent of the world's incarcerated population. We rank first in the world in locking up our fellow citizens," said Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance, which supports alternatives in the war on drugs. "We now imprison more people for drug law violations than all of Western Europe, with a much larger population, incarcerates for all offenses."We feel that ALL nonviolent drug related charges should be referred to Region 8 Mental Health, or ?New Roads? of Mendenhall Program, regardless of number of charges or times of arrest.For more info, go to the http://www.dmh.state.ms.us/ (see PDF, also: http://www.dmh.state.ms.us/pdf/draft_fy07adstateplan.pdf for detailed information. Simpson County Greens opposes "Privatization" of prisons, jails or employees thereof.

ALSO, FROM
http://greenpartyms.org/platform.htm

E. Criminal Justice
1. Abolish private prisons. Allowing private individuals to profit by subjecting their fellow citizens to involuntary servitude is suggestive of slavery.
2. We favor rehabilitation of prisoners. To that end, we support access to education and job training for prisoners.
3. We support halfway houses, fines, restitution, and community service as alternatives to the continued expansion of the prison-industrial complex.
4. We call for the repeal of Mississippi's "three strikes" law. This law has crowded our prisons with nonviolent offenders and devoured revenue that could be spent on education or the protection of the environment.
5. We oppose damage caps for lawsuits. We favor the repeal of all laws imposing them. Individuals and businesses that commit illegal acts must be brought to account.
6. We condemn the doctrine of sovereign immunity and favor legislation making it illegal for state officials and agencies to invoke it. If private individuals are to be answerable for their crimes in courts of law then public officials must be also. No government has the right to expect its citizens to obey its laws if it does not obey them itself.
7. We support vigorous enforcement of laws against cruelty to animals, especially the anti-dog fighting and anti-cockfighting laws.
8. We support independent civilian review of complaints of police misconduct.
9. We support the legalization of industrial hemp.
10. We oppose mandatory drug testing by employers except in situations involving the operation of vehicles and equipment where there is a danger to human life. We favor the passage of laws making such testing illegal in the state of Mississippi.
11. We support the abolition of the death penalty in the state of Mississippi.
12. We condemn the USA Patriot Act and the Homeland Security Act as steps towards the creation of a police state. We call on all state, county, and municipal law enforcement organizations to refuse to cooperate with the Federal government in the enforcement of all unconstitutional provisions of this legislation. We also call for all county and municipal governing bodies to pass resolutions condemning the Patriot Act as unconstitutional and dangerous to democracy.
13. We call for the establishment of a state commission to investigate the feasibility of decriminalizing, taxing, and regulating private possession and use of marijuana.
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HATTIESBURG ARREST "THE BIG STORY"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7DBZzfqHf7c
WHLT/CBS interview (Hattiesburg, Mississippi TV News)


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"LOCAL DEFENDS RIGHT TO GROW MARIHUANA"
(fornt page of Magee Courier Newspaper) The Tree We planted that is on Our Property that the "Neighbor" in below article damaged with a Machete (or simalar tool) because he wanted his Children to be able to practice baseball near. This is what We were watering with Creek Water!!! (NOT Cannabis) He then told lies to to the Police!

McLean shows the plants that he smokes from and said it is clear from the plants that he does not smoke over a joint a day. He finds it hard to point because his hands are shackled behind his back.
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Local defends right to grow marijuanaby Pat BrownWednesday, May 28, 2008 2:34 PM CDT
Former Green Party candidates have been busted for growing the green -- marijuana, that is.William "Dirt" McLean and his wife Lynn were busted last Thursday afternoon following an 11-month investigation by Magee Narcotics Investigator, Joey Womack.The investigation was brought on by complaints filed by citizens who reported that McLean was transporting water at all hours of the day and night from a local creek on his Kawasaki vehicle. It was also noted that during the night he was using flashlights, which drew attention to his movements.According to Womack, on May 22, the police department received a final piece of evidence that assured a search warrant. With assistance of other officers, including Chief of Police Rickey Davidson, the department raided the property at 305 Fifth Avenue belonging to McLean and his wife.The officers recovered approximately 100 plants planted in three containers. According to Womack, McLean admitted he had been growing marijuana since 2005. His wife admitted she was aware he was growing marijuana. The two were charged with felony manufacture, and the Kawasaki was seized.Officers also seized a small number of seeds and smoking pipes in his residence.An initial appearance was set before Judge Eugene Knight and bond was set at $5,000 for each of the two. As of Friday morning, the two were in custody of the Magee Police Department making bond arrangements.During the actual arrest, McLean was very calm and told law enforcement officers where the plants were located. He told the paper that he grew the marijuana for personal use and said he only smoked about one joint a day.He also stated that President George Washington grew two types of marijuana in his garden, one of which he used for making rope and the other he smoked in his pipe. McLean went on to say that he used the marijuana to help treat "nerve issues" he had.In March of this year, McLean had approached the Magee City Board in an effort to get the City to change existing drug law regarding marijuana. The board allowed McLean to present his request along with a lengthy letter he outlined to them. The city took no official action.
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the warant was based mostly lies. They said they went though our trash that we had put out on the street and found stems with roots and dirt and some "green leafy material" that "field tested positive for marijuana". >>> . . . this is refered to in the above article that made the front page of local newspaper. ("According to Womack, on May 22, the police department received a final piece of evidence that assured a search warrant.")

The plants were no where near the creek and within reach of a Garden Hose! The bucket of water were to water a Pine Tree (on OUR Property near the Creek) which we planted near the creek, but a "bad neighbor" wanted that area for his 8 and 13 year old sons to practice baseball and made up lies to the police.