Art Sunday, Atlanta's Cabbagetown District

Ah, my first Art Sunday.  Bill's sent out a challenge for interesting architecture.  Everybody is somewhat familiar with the Antibellium and Bill Portman styles that Atlanta's famous for.  I will choose to share another side of Atlanta,  a style that's based on community and economics, and making do, and living in the shadow.

 

Since I first moved to Atlanta in 1976,  when many intown neighborhoods were struggling with identity and poverty,  many have become gentrified, and have lost their distinctive histories.  Not Cabbagetown.  I've had the pleasure of having friends who live there, and nearly 30 years of seeing the area come into it's own.   

 

As part of the National Parks Service you 'll find information on the area here : Atlanta's Cabbagetown District

 

 Panorama Ray Herbert (1945-1997), and his photographs confirm that community is important to art and it's making.  Inspired by his work, the 2004 Cabbagetown Reunion Festival Panorama can be seen  here.  (and then go to the gray bar at the top, click Main, and then Welcome...it's worth the trouble, really!)

 

As you all probably know, Atlanta is famous for some hellacious  fires...including the one that occurred at the old Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill on April 12, 1999.    Sapphireblue blogs about the fire and spectacular rescue of a trapped worker by  Fireman Matt Mosely and the Department of Natural Resources.  You may remember the intense news coverage  that day. 

 

What happened to the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill?   Local news giant

CNN reports:   http://archives.cnn.com/2000/STYLE/design/07/27/cotton.mill/

 

Fortunately, in it's shadow, Cabbagetown remains the same.

 

 

The links that I've provided DO work, but it seems that many of the sites are works in progress and some of the individual site's links do not work or have faded into cyber space. 

 

There's No Place Like Home

Lordamercy, look what Dorothy left at Goodwill.    I guess we're not in Kansas anymore...

6:30 AM EST Time, and introducing pop_yey_2003

I am not making this stuff up. 

 

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asd fgh: hi

Suzanne: you might want to read my blog.  Before you go any further.

asd fgh: u hav cam

Suzanne: no, not for you.

Suzanne: How old are you?

asd fgh: 27

asd fgh: u

Suzanne: I'm 49.

asd fgh: i hav cam

Suzanne: Go play with someone your own age.

asd fgh: nice old

Suzanne: no, not nice, but old

asd fgh: i hot man

asd fgh: lilk see   cam 2 cam

Suzanne: NONONONONO

Suzanne: NO

asd fgh: ok

Suzanne: Go home!

Suzanne: don't bother me again.

Suzanne: ever

asd fgh: ok

asd fgh:   brb

Suzanne: What?

Suzanne: brb?  for what?  more abuse?

Makes Me Wanna Tear Something UP!

Bad Boy Round 2, and the week has just begun.  This guy has BUZZED me several times ( 20+ times!) this past week too, and I've just ignored him.  But tonight, I'm in the mood to mess with him. 

As you can see, he came back THREE TIMES tonight alone!  I have a feeling he'll come back. Again.

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:20:12 PM): hay

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:20:18 PM): uszi

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:20:24 PM): sorry

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:20:31 PM): suze

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:20:35 PM): how r u

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:20:44 PM): fine and you?

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:21:10 PM): fine too

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:21:15 PM): thx u

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:22:06 PM): so how is ur days

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:22:09 PM): ?

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:22:55 PM): okay

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:23:23 PM): if u dont mind can i c u plz

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:23:38 PM): no you can't.

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:24:32 PM): you guys have got to do profile pages, I'm sorry, I dont' care to talk to people who don't have profile pages with a picture. It's not polite.

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:24:53 PM): ok

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:25:01 PM): my com is already open

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:25:05 PM): u can c me

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:25:09 PM): I don't want to see you either.

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:25:14 PM): ok

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:25:16 PM): fine

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:25:18 PM): sorry.

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:25:20 PM): goodbye.

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:25:31 PM): i think u good

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:25:40 PM): can we b frd

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:25:52 PM): I don't know you. sorry.

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:26:01 PM): me too

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:26:18 PM): i dosent know about u

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:26:18 PM): when you have a profile page, and have it filled out, come back, but not until then.

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:26:24 PM): thats why i wanna ask u

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:26:47 PM): i am member of hi 5

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:27:00 PM): u can c me over there

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:27:00 PM): ok

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:27:04 PM): suze 

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:28:41 PM): don't buzz me.

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:28:47 PM): fill out your page.

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:28:55 PM): my frd

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:29:02 PM): i am telling u nice way

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:29:09 PM): if u dont wanna chat

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:29:13 PM): plz go ahead

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:29:30 PM): i dont like these kind of frd

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:29:35 PM): got my point

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:29:36 PM): I don't either.

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:29:38 PM): goodbye.

 

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:44:45 PM): hi

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:49:45 PM): hi

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:49:49 PM): s

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:51:25 PM): WHAT~

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:51:37 PM): com

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:51:51 PM): do what?

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:52:01 PM): web com

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:52:07 PM): invite me

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:52:10 PM): n open

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:52:13 PM): i wanna c u

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:52:14 PM): ok

suze9999 (7/2/2006 8:52:23 PM): NO

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:52:28 PM): ok

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 8:52:29 PM): bye

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:30:09 PM): hi

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:31:57 PM): I'm telling you, you need to go somewhere else. You still don't have a page. I don't want to talk to you.

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:32:08 PM): I'll email your mom if you don't go away.

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:32:17 PM): wat

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:32:21 PM): dam

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:32:33 PM): u r talking about my mom

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:32:44 PM): never do that mistake

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:32:48 PM): ok

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:33:04 PM): does she know you're here?

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:33:08 PM): does she?

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:33:14 PM): how old are you?

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:33:20 PM): how old?

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:33:23 PM): i did not understand wat u mean?

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:33:40 PM): does your mom know what you are doing?

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:33:44 PM): how old are you?

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:33:50 PM): 25

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:33:50 PM): how old?

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:33:51 PM): nu

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:33:55 PM): I am 49.

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:33:59 PM): leave me alone.

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:34:05 PM): you are just a little boy.

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:34:11 PM): not old enough to mess with me.

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:34:14 PM): you understand?

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:34:25 PM): s i do

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:34:26 PM): ok

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:34:38 PM): if u dont wanna chat me

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:34:44 PM): just let me know

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:34:46 PM): you write to me again, I will report you to yahoo.

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:34:51 PM): no need lecture

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:34:51 PM): I've told you over and over.

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:34:52 PM): ok

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:34:58 PM): leave me alone. go away.

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:35:07 PM): n i dont want ur speech

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:35:14 PM): of course

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:35:16 PM): well, go away, then!

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:35:18 PM): go

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:35:26 PM): u think u r so smart

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:35:33 PM): I think you're pretty dumb.

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:35:35 PM): go away.

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:35:39 PM): leave me alone.

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:35:44 PM): i will never chat u again

suze9999 (7/2/2006 10:35:45 PM): you don't know me.

anjan ranjeet (7/2/2006 10:35:49 PM): never ever

 

Oh yeah, he came back....  Here's Anjan on July 7, 2006

 

anjan ranjeet (7/6/2006 9:37:53 PM): hi

suze9999 (7/6/2006 9:38:09 PM): hi

anjan ranjeet (7/6/2006 9:38:17 PM): how r u

anjan ranjeet (7/6/2006 9:38:19 PM): ?

suze9999 (7/6/2006 9:38:26 PM): okay

anjan ranjeet (7/6/2006 9:38:27 PM): long time already

anjan ranjeet (7/6/2006 9:38:33 PM): my frd

suze9999 (7/6/2006 9:38:33 PM): that's good for me.

anjan ranjeet (7/6/2006 9:38:46 PM): wat?

anjan ranjeet (7/6/2006 9:38:49 PM): u mean

anjan ranjeet (7/6/2006 9:38:54 PM): good for u

suze9999 (7/6/2006 9:39:30 PM): you promised me that you would NEVER EVER Talk to me again, I was hoping that you meant it.

suze9999 (7/6/2006 9:39:36 PM): but no, here you are, back again.

suze9999 (7/6/2006 9:39:41 PM): you are not right.

anjan ranjeet (7/6/2006 9:39:50 PM): oh really

anjan ranjeet (7/6/2006 9:39:52 PM): ok bye

anjan ranjeet (7/6/2006 9:39:54 PM): sorry

I'm too old for jawad_wac1

I have no idea why I am doing this...it makes me think of my cat with a mouse. 

I will confess, I have spent quality time with guys who teach the fine art of finding online predators.    So, if being a predator is your line of work, don't mess with me.  If you're just wanting to be published, come in, and welcome to my world!

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jawad wac: hi

Suzanne: who are you?

Suzanne: talk

jawad wac: i am one of ur supporters

jawad wac: i like u

Suzanne: supporters?

Suzanne: what does that mean?

jawad wac: it means that i like to talk with u

Suzanne: about what?

Suzanne: you haven't said anything?

jawad wac: i want to have a talk withu

jawad wac: sa as to be friends...

Suzanne: you're going to have to tell me who you are, and what you want.

Suzanne: you don't have a profile page, and I dont' want to talk to you, until you do.  If you can't do something that simple, you can't be my friend.

jawad wac: i simply want to have ur attention

jawad wac: i have my own page

Suzanne: where is it?

jawad wac: here into my fingers

jawad wac: i can teel u all what u want

Suzanne: sorry buddy, you're not cooperating.

Suzanne: you're not smart enough to tell me who you are, what you want, where you're located, with a picture, you're not smart enough to be my friend.

jawad wac: how can i decid that i not smart enough

jawad wac: u have to talmk to me to know

jawad wac: or u are afraied

Suzanne: I'm bored with you, that's what.

Suzanne: you're afraid of me, if you won't tell me who you are.

Suzanne: You know I'll post you in my blog as a boring man.

jawad wac: why u are impolite withj others

Suzanne: because, you're being an ass

Suzanne: I'm saving all the impolite for guys like you.

jawad wac: u just say thats u know some bored poeple

jawad wac: it means that u are extra bored to have them

jawad wac: look honey we have to be polit with the others

jawad wac: u got it

Suzanne: Honey, you ain't from around here, are you?

jawad wac: no

Suzanne: why don't you just stay in your country, and treat your women better, maybe they'll be polite to you.

jawad wac: i hope all women be polit as my countrys women

Suzanne: Yeah?  I bet they're afraid of you, aren't they?

jawad wac: u have to be like them

jawad wac: i am sure thats they are polits at first

Suzanne: You know what?  You have been pissing me off, wasting my time, and still haven't told me who you are, where you're from, and what you want, unless you're just here to give me a lesson on manners. 

Suzanne: Which by the way, you aren't really swift with manners yourself, since you still haven't told me who you are, where you're from, and what you want.

Suzanne: I bet you make lots of American women use that IGNORE button!

jawad wac: i like american wamen

jawad wac: especially who are polites

Suzanne: yeah, right.

jawad wac: but untill this time i just want to talk with u

jawad wac: its no matter to know who i am and where i am from

Suzanne: Did I fix that?  this is about the 20th time you've left me a "hi" with no explaination of who you are.

Suzanne: You're right, cause all you guys that act this badly deserve to be treated like I'm treating you.

jawad wac: the important that i am here and i want to chat with u

Suzanne: Alright.  So chat.

jawad wac: ur wrong

Suzanne: SO CHAT!  GET WITH IT!

jawad wac: why the americans women ask at firt where are u from

jawad wac: are they afraid

jawad wac: or what

Suzanne: I hate the way that middle eastern men treat women.  You treat them as second class citizens.

jawad wac: have ever visit as

Suzanne: Saudi, Egyptian, Afghanistan, Iranian, Iraqi, treat women badly.

jawad wac: or have u ever talk to a woman from here

Suzanne: yes, I have.

jawad wac: in ur dreams

Suzanne: lright.

jawad wac: i agree thats some men treat woman badly but not faster

jawad wac: like u

Suzanne: ah, so, I had to squeeze it out of you, but you're middle eastern.

jawad wac: u have a lot of men who do the same thing

Suzanne: yes, hundreds.

jawad wac: u have some wrong ideas about as

Suzanne: nope, just about guys like YOU.

jawad wac: u seems that u are the smarter in this world

Suzanne: who won't say who they are, who ask for the web cam,

Suzanne: Why, yes I am.

jawad wac: this is normal

jawad wac: baut i think u have to be so realist about ur ideas

jawad wac: u still there

Suzanne: yeap.

jawad wac: plz chage ur mind about as

jawad wac: this is illegal

Suzanne: LOL, what?

jawad wac: as always run away from the subject

jawad wac: i have to tell u

Suzanne: subject?  I'm still at who are you, where are you from, what do you want.

jawad wac: u are so closer

jawad wac: this is just what u want to know

jawad wac: poor think

Suzanne: it's just polite to introduce yourself, dumbass.

jawad wac: u cant spend 5 min without a dirty talk

jawad wac: oh my god

Suzanne: are you through?  ready to move on to someone else?

jawad wac: of course no

jawad wac: i am so cute with polits women and men

Suzanne: yeah, well, maybe you'll find some by the end of the day.

jawad wac: maybe

jawad wac: but i am sure u wont find someone whowill accept to talk with u

jawad wac: trust me

Suzanne: LOL

Suzanne: You're so funny.

jawad wac: really

jawad wac: u are so nasty

Suzanne: like that's a bad thing!

jawad wac: how old are u

Suzanne: Old enough to be your mother!

jawad wac: wow

jawad wac: my mother

jawad wac: u cant be 0/00000000000000000000000000000000001 of my mother

Suzanne: you're so right...I'd of had to left you on a doorstep somewhere.

jawad wac: because u havent to be a mother

jawad wac: a simple advise for u

Suzanne: you're right.  I do not like children.

jawad wac: dont try to think that u could be a mother

jawad wac: ur sick

Suzanne: you asked me how old I was.

Suzanne: I said nothing about being your mother, I said I was old enough to be your mother.

jawad wac: ok

jawad wac: my mother have 40 y old

Suzanne: I'm 49

Suzanne: how about that.

jawad wac: wow

jawad wac: really

jawad wac: i ma so sorry

jawad wac: to say all this to u

Suzanne: what?  am I too old for you?

Suzanne: LOLOLOLO

jawad wac: yes

jawad wac: i am ur half age

jawad wac: 24

 

And then I find myself Unceremoniously dumped.  Whew.  FINALLY!

At least I kept him occupied and away from my beautiful nieces. 

 

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HE'S BACK!!!

Update July 4, 2006 8:15Am EST

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jawad wac: hello

Suzanne: Have you lost your mind?  I do NOT want to talk to you.

jawad wac: but why

jawad wac: i really lost my mind because of u

 

This time, because he has no mind, I have reported him as SPAM. 

PACK OF DOGS KILL GATOR IN FLORIDA

At times nature can be cruel, but there is also a raw beauty, and even a certain justice manifested within that cruelty.

 

The alligator, one of the oldest and ultimate predators, normally considered the "apex predator" in it's natural ecosystem, can still fall victim to implemented 'team work' strategy, made possible due to the tight knit social structure and "survival of the fittest  pack mentality", bred into the canines over the last several hundreds of years by natural selection.

 

Above, note that the Alpha dog has a muzzle hold on the gator preventing it from breathing, while the remainder of the pack prevents the beast from rolling.

 

 

Thanks Nancy, for this important news item...

The Naked Keyboard

Alrighty, here's yet another bright young man on Yahoo 360.  Please, can't we all just keep our pants on?

 

This exchange started at 9:50 pm on 06/27/2006

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nudejustin8185: hello, i'm justin

Suzanne: hi justin.

nudejustin8185: how are you doing?

Suzanne: fine, and you?

nudejustin8185: good...just relaxing

nudejustin8185: i'm a 21 year old nudist from texas

Suzanne: ah.  Guess it does get hot down there, huh?

nudejustin8185: not really

nudejustin8185: ever thought about nudism?

Suzanne: only when I shower.

nudejustin8185: lol

nudejustin8185: thats cool

nudejustin8185: what do you like to do for fun?

Suzanne: knit, read.

nudejustin8185: cool

nudejustin8185: i like to play music read and stuff like that

Suzanne: ah, okay.

nudejustin8185: i play guitar   (Let's hope it's acoustic, electric sounds dangerous.  sdf)

Suzanne: okay.

Suzanne: can I ask you something?

nudejustin8185: sure

Suzanne: of all the girls that have to be on line, why you want to talk to me?

nudejustin8185: i don't have girls in line

nudejustin8185: i just like to meet and talk to others

nudejustin8185: i'm a lonely nudist

nudejustin8185:

Suzanne: well, put some pants on, get out there and meet some folks.

nudejustin8185: i can't

nudejustin8185: i like being nude too much

nudejustin8185: i live at a nudist resort

Suzanne: what do you do for a living?

nudejustin8185 bris: i trade stock on the net

Suzanne: that doesn't sound like much fun.

Suzanne: I guess to each his own.

nudejustin8185 bris: yea

nudejustin8185 bris: i work on the comp a lot

Suzanne: But, really, why Me?  Can't you find someone your age?  with your, ummm, interests?

nudejustin8185 bris: its really hard    (Okay, I don't even want to think about this!!!! sdf)

nudejustin8185 bris: why not you?

Suzanne: I'm almost 30 years older, and I keep my clothes on.

Suzanne: that's why not.

nudejustin8185 bris: age doesn't matter

Suzanne: interests do, and so far, we have nothing in common.

Suzanne: sorry pal.

nudejustin8185 bris: well that doesn't mean we can't be friends huh?

Suzanne: I don't even want know that you're sitting there naked IM me!

Suzanne: No, my friends keep their clothes on.

Suzanne: sorry.

nudejustin8185 bris: bye

Suzanne: bye.

I must finish this off by saying that this guy's IM profile picture was just of his face (Whew!).  Two other young men that had  IM'd  me earlier today, had profile pics that were much more graphic.  If I could have copied them, I sure would have!  And I woulda posted them right here, so their mommas could have seen how their boys have grown!