Sea Holly

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Eryngium L.
Species: Eryngium maritimum; Eryngium bourgatii; Eryngium Planum; Eryngium alpinum

Eryngium maritimum is a perennial wildflower found along European seacoasts, and although its natural habitat is widespread, it is an endangered species. The flowers of E. maritimum are hermaphrodite, so the plant is self-fertile. It is also pollinated by bees, flies, beetles.

The name may come from the Greek word ‘errugggarein’ meaning ‘to cure indigestion and wind’ or from ‘eerungos’, meaning ‘beard of a goat’. Plutarch mentioned the effect of sea holly on goats: "It causeth her first to stand still and afterwards the whole flock, until such time as the shepherd takes it from her." ‘Maritimum’, of course, refers to the plant’s seaside habitat.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the candied roots of the plant, called ‘Eringoes’, were believed to be an aphrodisiac. Sea holly roots were collected on a large scale in England. In modern herbalism, the root is used as a diuretic, expectorant, stimulant and tonic.

Both the leaves and the roots of sea holly are edible. Linnaeus recommended boiling the young flowering shoots. The shoots are sometimes blanched – that is, grown without light so they will be very pale in color – and served as an asparagus substitute. The roots, boiled or roasted, taste like chestnuts.



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Generational Gap...

*****Alleged plot to overthrow FDR

Main article: Business Plot

On July 23, 2007, the BBC Radio 4 series Document reported on the alleged Business Plot and the archives from the McCormack-Dickstein Committee hearings. The program mentioned Bush's directorship of the Hamburg-America Line, a company that the committee investigated for Nazi propaganda activities, and the alleged 1933 attempt, supposedly led by Gerald MacGuire, to stage a military coup against President Franklin D. Roosevelt aimed at forcing Roosevelt to resign (or, failing that, to assassinate him) and at installing a fascist dictatorship in the United States. [5]*******

If you give a shit, read the rest @ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott_Bush regarding the illustrious life and times of the Bush family patriarch, crazy gramps. I can just imagine him telling a wee one "If at first you don't succeed, kill the opposition!"

. . ...Fear... . .

...And the irrational insistence of religious zealots to frame things into black & white phonography:

www.changethatsrightnow.com/prob...l.asp

This ill~logic~All methodocracy makes mi head hurt, to consider all that crazy.

Ig'nant Americans

i thought i'd like to hear people, git ta know 'em a lil bit. then when i opened up the creaky old ears & let them in, the horror shudders caught me swiftly by the shoulders and gave me a good wracking shake. My heavens were there e'er before a people so utterly possessed and unlearned!?
There's an awful lot of stupid out there, my dears, it masquerades as Safe and Certain.
I shan't be going out that way again, if any might like to embark upon a simple People~Watching, lets!

Quit yer dayjob... Retirement's already here!

Don't you know? I mean, we all have seen this before, but something about a field full of empty *ahem* coffins really brings home the hoohaa:

cryptogon.com/


ah well. In the end one supposes this too shall be fine and dandy. After all, that chandelier wasn't so dreadful to look upon, was it?

How Schizotypical... . .

Ah, it all finally makes sense! These CraZy things I've been feeling about my country. It's not that our relationship is out of balance, it's just me. I'm simply a basket case. Duh:

www.youtube.com/watch

BeMuse, meet Full of Fail...

2 bits of literature have quite recently made themselves more~or~less uncomfortably mine, however, they frolic heartily with social havoc. Something of contemptuous regard for all things female pervades the tone of this whole book from which the following excerpt is taken:


214. From a Young Lady to Her Guardian, asking for His Approval of Her Recent Engagement

Dear Mr. Andrews,
Since you called last, I have received a proposal of marriage from Mr. Phillip Thompson, with whom you are slightly acquainted. He is much attracted to me, and I have a great esteem and regard for him; so much so, that I have told him that I would endeavor to obtain your consent to our engagement, and I trust you will see no reason for withholding it. Mr Thompson said he would be very pleased to explain his position and prospects fully to you if you allow him the opportunity, and he hopes that you will find both satisfactory thoroughly understand the importance of the step i wish to take, but as my future happiness is so deeply concerned in this matter, my earnest wish is that you will return a favorable answer,
With all kind regards, believe me, blah blah blahbity~blahhhhh...

215. Answer to the Above

My Dear Miss Maywood,
I am going to disappoint you greatly by stating that Mr. Phillip Thompson would not be a desirable husband for you. Am sorry that you should have allowed matters to have gone on as far as they have, as I understand from your letter that you almost accepted him {*gasp* shock! The utter Horror!!!}. However, I have your interest too much at heart to give my consent to a marriage which would not ultimately be for your happiness, and you are possessed of too much good sense to act contrary to my opinion. In my responsible position as your guardian, I must advise you to the best of my judgment in what affects your welfare; and disagreeable as it is to me to oppose your wishes, I feel it my duty to give you my firm opinion on this serious subject.
If you desire it, I will myself communicate with Mr. Thompson. Believe me, as ever yr sincere fiend, schmuck, etc......

216. From a Father to a Gentleman who has paid Marked Attentions to His Daughter Requesting to Know His Intentions!

Dear Sir;
I consider it my duty to ask you frankly what are your intentions to~ward my daughter. Your manner toward her has evidently awakened a deep interest in her affectionate heart. She has been too well brought up to think of bestowing her love where it were not properly and fully appreciated and returned, and I cannot allow her happiness to be trifled with; therefore hope that you will see the propriety of at once putting to an end to a position embarrassing to her as it is painful to me.
Awaiting your answer, believe me, yours very truly, ~

And then, the kicker!

Dear Sir~
I was greatly surprised at the receipt of your letter, and can only hope you are mistaken in supposing your daughter to be interested in me. I flatter myself that she regards me as a friend, and as much have a sincere admiration and esteem for her; but it is my duty to say that I entertain no feeling of love towards her, and that I have only paid her such attentions as are due from a gentleman to a lady in whose society he is frequently thrown {ah, like an old rug, perhaps?} Under these circumstances, I conclude you would wish me to discontinue my visits at your house and I shall do so with much regret. With the kindest remembrance of the hospitality I have there received and with compliments to Mrs. blahblahblah, blahbity blah blah.

Yeah. My deepest condolences; to be tossed from a comfortable householding unawares.


As compares to this intriguing essay written nearly 100 years ago, in which, comparatively, the prostitutes are 'better of f' under freedom of their own auspices' than housewives & likewise married souls:

dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchis...ffic.html

If Your Child is a Gothic, Reform Through the Lord!

This was an actual letter sent out by the St. Mary's Church. {...and by a friend via email some time ago. Oh, how i wonder whether it has been since abridged, what with the dire situation that has sprouted in the dread scourge Cult of Emo?}

Listed below are some warning signs to indicate if your child may have gone astray from the Lord.

Gothic (or goth) is a very obscure and often dangerous culture that young teenagers are prone to participating in. The gothic culture
leads young, susceptible minds into an imagined world of evil, darkness, and violence. Please seek immediate attention through counseling, prayer, and parental guidance to rid your child of Satan's temptations if five or more of the following are applicable to your child:

-Frequently wears black clothing.

-Wears band and/or rock t-shirts.

-Wears excessive black eye makeup, lipstick or nailpolish.

-Wears any odd, silver jewelry or symbols. Some of these include:
reversed crosses, pentagrams, pentacles, ankhs or various other
Satanic
worshipping symbols.

-Shows an interest in piercings or tattoos.

-Listens to gothic or any other anti-social genres of music. (Marilyn Manson claims to be the anti-Christ, and publicly speaks against the
Lord. Please discard any such albums IMMEDIATELY.)

-Associates with other people that dress, act or speak eccentrically.

-Shows a declining interest in wholesome activities, such as: the Bible, prayer, church or sports.

-Shows an increasing interest in death, vampires, magic, the occult, witchcraft or anything else that involves Satan.

-Takes drugs.

-Drinks alcohol.

-Is suicidal and/or depressed.

-Cuts, burns or partakes in any other method of self-mutilation. (This is a Satanic ritual that uses pain to detract from the light of God
and His love. Please seek immediate attention for this at your local mental health center.)

-Complains of boredom.

-Sleeps too excessively or too little.

-Is excessively awake during the night.

-Dislikes sunlight or any other form of light. (This pertains to
vampires promoting the idea that His light is of no use.)

-Demands an unusual amount of privacy.

-Spends large amounts of time alone.

-Requests time alone and quietness. (This is so that your chid may speak to evil spirits through meditation.)

-Insists on spending time with friends while unaccompanied by an
adult.

-Disregards authority figures; teachers, priests, nuns and elders are
but a few examples of this.

-Misbehaves at school.

-Misbehaves at home.

-Eats excessively or too little.

-Eats goth-related foods. Count Dracula cereal is an example of this.

-Drinks blood or expresses an interest in drinking blood. (Vampires
believe this is how to attain Satan. This act is very dangerous and
should be stopped immediately.)

-Watches cable television or any other corrupted media sources. (Ask
your local church for proper programs that your child may watch.)

-Plays videos games that contains violence or role-playing nature.

-Uses the internet excessively and frequently makes time for the
computer.

-Makes Satanic symbols and/or violently shakes head to music.

-Dances to music in a provocative or sexual manner.

-Expresses an interest in sex.

-Masturbates

-Is homosexual and/or bisexual.

-Pursues dangerous cult religions. Such include: Satanism, Scientology, Philosophy, Paganism, Wicca, Hinduism and Buddhism.

-Wears pins, stickers or anything else that contains these various phrases: "I'm so gothic, I'm dead", "woe is me", "I'm a goth".

-Claims to be a goth.

If five or more of these apply to your child, please intervene immediately. The gothic culture is dangerous and Satan thrives within it. If any of these problems persist, enlist your child into your local mental health center.

~St. Mary's Catholic Church

Read Between The Lines, or, Stop Right There Sonny! Where Do You Think You're Going?

{an ode to an own occasional unease. fallen from fingers like hail from thundercloud}


ah...where are the words?


listless distress, pin me pretty, superficially sacrificial, patron saintess of illustrious l'acrimony upon the faded pages of this, our shared & secret poignant history... nightly despise, you & i hide inside hollow moments, fraught with fragile regrets breath broken between beats bleeding hearts shredded sheets and sharpened teeth... . .

where are the words, now?

spare the sparing, bitter fare for fallow faces misplac'd where real feelings ought've held higher sway better hopes bitten back for truer days, all one. separate in our facade of daily discourse, mutual sin in ignoring how it began. desperate atonement for the miss~takes of innocense... . .

Where has this ever reason to begin?

don't dare sit a spell or i'll tell ye a tale lost little child of yearning years, some vile yawning season akin to endless miles, a song for salvation or ironic damnation, journeys backwords glance past tracked learnings, false earnings of pain & primordial pleasures; eternally intertwined together.

loathing that last line laid in sands of shifting time.

uhhhh what?

i woke up today farrah fawcett.

crap.... . .

Update {6/22}:

I think it is stucks like this.... Brings hair nurse, plz!