Walk for ALS

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gherig's Disease)

ALS causes nerve cells to degenerate. The voluntary muscles weaken and become immobile. ALS leaves the senses unimpaired and the intellect unaffected.

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this is ALS:

the man above has two children about 12 and 14 - a beautiful wife - and a medical attendant - a portable respirator - a tube for feeding - a bag for urine - maybe one for feces as a matter of convenience for those who have to care for him - what he doesn't have is control of anything except his mind

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Breanna's maternal grandmother had ALS in her early 40's - grandmother, mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, school teacher, coworker, friend - a bright light with an indomitable spirit - ALS is an anyone illness - anytime

step by gradual step this unrelenting illness took it's toll

some numbness some loss of function - starting with the voluntary muscles in the limbs - from cane to wheelchair to motorized chair to bed - along the way - loss of bowel and bladder, the muscles associated with swallowing, chewing, coughing, talking and finally breathing

an ALS victim has no recourse but to watch their independence and dignity erode as they lose the ability to do the most menial and ultimately the most essential tasks by themselves

walking becomes nothing more than a memory

completely bed ridden on a respirator is the inevitable reality

the common cold becomes a potential killer

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team: Gramma Jane

Breanna turns in her fund raising money and registers our team

every walker has a story about someone they care about

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ALS is financially debilitating as well as physically

the equipment, supplies, support, medication

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funds raised go to families who need it and to support research initiatives

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Gramma Jane

i am glad to have known her

and extremely proud of her granddaughter who does this walk every year

Big Al's Fish Emporium

one funky fish

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shark about 3 1/2 feet long

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these weird bastards are crabs

unpuffed puffer

Big Al's is an exotic aquarium/fish type store

they advertise daily shark feedings and have really cool fish on display

i haven't been for a while

so bre and i stopped at AL'S after the ALS walk

je suis tres malade

The beast has set upon me
Eyes fixed
With faithless Fury
And relentless hunger
I am consumed

sweet jimmy is all kinds of sick

can you get busted for posting

"kitty-porn"

count your blessings

when fortune shines

it is often neglected

until misfortune comes along

to illustrate just how fortunate we were

for example - yesterday i had no appreciation for how sick i wasn't

being sick today however i have a much greater appreciation

for how sick i wasn't yesterday

and how much more fortunate i truly was

rotten rat bastard illness

an orgy for bibliophiles

me going to a book festival

is like letting a pervert run loose in a whorehouse

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click above for info

ever get the feeling you're being followed?

i do - all the time

but that's another story for another time

this tribe of wayward literates followed me from doorstep to downtown

i'm sure i've seen that sanchez guy on a poster at the post office - or was it in the bathroom

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this bookfest thing was like the first time i found porn on the internet - sudden and limitless access to so much stimulating tripe - overwhelming yet ever so pleasant

one day only - once a year - like sex when i was married - i knew i'd have to take what i could get while the getting was good

repeatedly the weather threatened to make this quasi-wet dream truly wet but each time a few drops of rain would fall i would look to the sky and say a little prayer

"fuck you lord not now"

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the rain stayed away and it wasn't long before the lord was sending me messages

messages are everywhere and this one was on a tshirt i got free with a subscription to walrus magazine - "promoting writing literacy art and public discourse on matters of importance to canadians"

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met homer simpson in the men's washroom where we shared a urinal

he offered to felate me for $20 so he could buy some crack - now i don't go in for that sort of thing much - but we're talking celebrity here and homey was really jones-ing - look at his face -

- the best $20 i ever spent -

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picked up a couple back issues of shameless

a magazine for "girls who get it"

news views culture and style without the marginalization or objectification.

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more word on the street

more more word on the street

more bookfest funk...

"the black bastard"

a comic book featuring a pimp superhero

and a complete line of black bastard clothing

cause a brother has to make a living and

pimpin' ain't easy

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from chocolate superhero's to chocolate milk

samples of new improved chocolate milk and people lined up like it was a free meal - not sure what they put in the stuff but it's pretty damn good

check out the two fisted technique on this modern day milkman

book monkey

got this great cookbook
can't wait to spend an evening
with a bottle of wine (or two)
some good company
making and eating gourmet dishes
like
merlot infused wild mushrooms, sundried tomato and arugula pappardelle, tenderloin with mixed greens and tequila-chile-lime dressing, bison curry with coconut and cilantro (there's a place between lindsay and omemee that sells buffalo meat), hot smoked crab cakes with apple cider-thyme dressing, breast of turkey stuffed with cranberries and ginger... just to name a few

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best of all though - the overall winner

the recipe for double baked triple ginger biscotti

perfect for enjoying with an afternoon chai tea baybee

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$5 bought this cool collection of retro public service announcements about safety, beer and juvenile delinquency - it's funny to see what we thought was good information at the time - funnier yet to think we believe we have better information now

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what the sign doesn't say the foul mouthed little puppet did

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remember when i said democracy is a cash crop, you can buy some anytime you want? somebody already wrote the book

have you ever smelled a moonflower?

- you should -

which is why huffing moonflower is

today's 420 moment

majestic moonflower
growing wilder by the hour
i wish i may
i wish i might
be granted the wish
i make tonight

planted these moon flowers and some morning glories in the nude beneath the full moon in may at midnight

i, monkey

the real code

Seven Principles

Curiosita : Seek the truth

Dimostrazione : Take responsibility

Sensazione : Cultivate awareness

Sfumato : Engage the shadow

Arte/Scienza : Balance the masculine and feminine principles

Corporalita : Integrate body and spirit

Connessione : Pratice love

Leonardo DaVinci

tomorrow never tasted like this

wood fairies dance like pagan pigs

drooling on each other

kissing slugs on the lips

like manic whores looking for love

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forgive not lest thou be forgiven

and bury the bastard that would cross you twice

for he is the meat in the sandwich that made you sick

and tomorrow will taste the same

if you let it

this is why

some people spend a lot of time on their blogs writing consumed cogent opinions about a lot of current eventsy type shit - it seems clever to me and i feel somewhat marginalized because my blog is all rather superflous and fluffy in contrast

why don't i do this i ask myself - after all i do hold an opinion of me as somewhat informed and intelligent

so i get to thinking some about what's happening in the world, what the media is feeding us, what we do with our time and why

a picture soon emerges of a self absorbed running to stand still short sighted caffeine fuelled fast food big box reality tv based mass marketed consumer culture

we are self-soothers all hopped up on distraction

ripped to the teats on apathy and perceived helplessness – growing it in our own homes in front of the TV

on many different levels we are entirely disaffected distracted and ineffective
they are winning

they - can you believe i said that

hoo hoo sweetpants - make no mistake - they is you

there is no they – it’s all we – they only exist in principle because there’s too much I - we are powerful - I is weak

control is in the "we" structures – government, corporations, media, organized crime, terrorists, the church

they all speak the same language - money - and WE are buying

lost somewhere is that charming American catch phrase “we the people” that democracy is supposed to empower - democracy is now a cash crop - you can buy some democracy anytime you want

the idealism that was behind the madness has been devoured by the process – there is no pure perspective on the street anymore – mean hearted mainstream pimps high on money,greed and dysfunction are adding too much baby laxative to the mix and using untrustworthy junkie whores to sell the shit to us in our own homes

yes i'm talking about government, corporate giants, media manipulation and what remains of our point of view

sit down here with sweet jimmy we'll turn on the TV and cut up a big fat line of dollar driven misinformation - snort some of what the kids are calling perspective these days - then we'll sit back – turn on our mp3 players - take a deep breath and feel our will dissolve into a puddle of entropy

this is why

this is why i don’t swim in this river often
it smells
the water is murky
it runs thick with the blood of neglect and ignorance
it's swift current sweeps away genocide, starvation, and all manner of injustice
be careful
the banks are muddy and if you get too close
you might slip in and lose what's left of your security

this self soothing lifestyle
should be unforgivable in the eyes of any god

and there it is
my point


we are all going to hell...now nevermind damnit and pass me the remote - there must be something else on

buy the ticket
take the ride

don't make me come over there

your's truly,
sweet jimmy swinghammer xo

family

beautiful sunday afternoon with

my nephew, nanny, uncle jack and aunt diane, mom, dad

and my talented dessert baking daughter

my grandma god bless her will be turning 90 on her next birthday - still laughing for all the right reasons

when i was young and we would visit she always made my favorite, cherry cheesecake

now my daughter makes the cheese cake for nanny (from scratch no mixes) and a pineapple upside down cake too - both of which were very very good

my favorite nephew and his grandpa

now at that fun age where stuff is starting to make sense and every moment is another discovery (for andrew not grandpa lol)

Canadian spacewalker: "Boy, am I ever high"

today's 420 moment

with the tensions between the USA and Canada regarding pot crossing the border, Canada's forward thinking policy on medical marijuana, and

Canada's global reputation for

gold medal winning pot smoking snowboarders,

somebody at the CBC chooses "boy am i ever high" to banner their story about a Canadian on an American rocketship

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Canadian spacewalker: "Boy, am I ever high"

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that oughta put a couple puckers in a few American arseholes

one of the most romantic lines ever

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sweet home alabama

when they were kids on the beach during that lightening storm

she says to him, "why would you want to marry me anyhow?"
he looks right into her eyes
never hesitates
and straight up says, "so i can kiss you anytime i want"

simple love
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damaged but not broken,
still hungry
for the right kind of right,

sweet jimmy swinghammer

pets pets pets

my favorite pet, breanna, loves god's creatures

great and small cute and gross

tucker the under water futher mucker

cucumber the snail - make a fist - cucumber is that big plus half

our newest addition - waiting for a name - learning to talk

buster the immortal pinea gig - by my calculations, he's way older than he should be

pepper kitty - she purrs constantly and has become a great companion though i once believed her to be insane

RIP - Mr. Bill - AFFA

A tragic and sudden ending for a great great man.

Strength and Respect to all those who feel the loss.

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http://www.redwhiteclothing.ca/club/page130.html

completely fuckin' bugly

never seen anything like this creature

about 3 and a half inches long

and quick

i was drinking and smoking some weed when the ugly bastard came down the wall in port hope ontario

if it weren't for the picture i might have dismissed it as another hallucination

sweetjimmy's got something in his pocket for anyone who can tell me what it is

email: futher.mucker@hotmail.com

the opportunity fairy can seem unkind

the unpleasant darkness that comes with unfulfiled expectations and unwelcome change whether it is expected, necessary, or not

though unpleasant

these moments are the much neglected

and under-celebrated harbingers of

opportunity

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opportunity

the 5th horseman of the apocolypse

because every apocolypse brings with it

opportunity for a new beginning

and i am opportunity's ever lovin' whore

what a goddamn party!!!

this series of entries is a work in progress

there are more pictures and i'll add them bit by bit

each worth a thousand words i hope

because i'm afraid words may fail me on this one

a great time with an even greater group of people

happy birthday rhonda

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o'duped - the grocery store beer fiasco

there are fakes and cheats and imposters everywhere...

I like to try different beer whenever wherever

Mistakenly Mr Merico and yours truly thought we were into a nice crisp refreshing imported beer

What we were actually into was O'doul's Premium 0.5% near beer

if it just had more alcohlol in it

it would be a damn fine beer - like a Stella Artois

drank a couple of them, even chugged one in a race,

didn't feel a thing...

O'Duped!!!

two fistin the real deal

some folks prefer they weed rather than the drink

a night of drive-by surprises

a car load of teens drove by and dropped this elf
a different car load dropped off the hats

yet another car load scoped out the party a couple of times and then drove by with their asses out the window

port hope needs a youth center or something

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