Friday, May 31, 2013

Self Imposed Penalty / Holiday / Hiatus

Enjoy the break. Reread the LA Weekly article on our outgoing mayor, and argue with it if you think it unnecessarilly harsh. Maybe listen to one of the archived shows. DD




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1) Local News
2) Other News
3) Local Loco
4) Calendar
5) Book List
6) Film List
7) Green Feature : 
8) Lit Minit : Read a book, dammit!

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1) Local News

                                                 
    
2)  Other News

           Baseball games that break out into riots, Fans that don't know they have a choice

           and a say, Women raped and harassed to suicide, suffering, sadness, stupidity
           driving it all...

2a) Boycott List :  Monsanto, Cold Play, Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, Charlie Sheen


3)  Local Loco

           
           

4)       Calendar 

                 Thursdays in Westwood, always. 

   
                 Tuesday nights in Santa Monica.

                 Saturday mornings on the radio with Uncle Ruthie.

                 Oh, and if you weren't downtown at 5th and Spring last night, you missed The 
                 Downtown LA ArtWalk for the umpteenth time. 2nd Thursday in July is next. 


5)        Book List

                "How To Practice: The Way To A Meaningful Life," His Holiness, The Dalai Lama

                "The Counterlife," Philip Roth


6)        Film List    (movies we think are cool)

                      ITSOFOMO, by David W - excerpt

                 The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, by Morgan Spurlock

                 Room 237  - "The Shining" Tribute Film
                 (April 5 at the Sundance Sunset Cinemas, Sunset & Crescent Heights)

                 Cloud Atlas

                 Rock of Ages

                 The Story of Stuff


7)         Green Feature This Week: 

                 Plant some lettuce.                






8)        Lit Minit : I don't fucking know. Here's an idea. YOU read something.




Thank you so much for reading and listening. I hope you had fun. Now:



GET BACK TO WORK !!




Follow these here links if you want to follow up on anything you heard here, hear?



Douglas Douglas Blogs:

     Commander Nineteen

     Hard Work Hour with Douglas Douglas

     LA Marathon 2013

Douglas Douglas Reading Groups:

     Thomas Moore, Care Of The Soul Reading Group

     Mockingjay, Hunger Games III Reading Group

SFBG - San Francisco Bay Guardian

No money was paid to anyone for anything here, so look somewhere else!

"The Journey," by Douglas Whiting can be read with great love and respect and hope for your enjoyment. This time with complete endorsement, authorization, and  permission from the author.

We did not pay anyone for use of the opening music from Cake ("Wheels," off of "Pressure Chief") or the close music either:
 Spin Doctors "More Than She Knows," too. Mr. Scruff is still waiting for his check, too. The close music is his song "Kalimba." We will share when there is something to share. 

Yes Men

Story of Stuff Project



hardworkisfun@gmail.com


Notes and links from BTR show HWH w DD

Technical Difficulties are being addressed as you read this. 

All material licensed by Creative Commons. If you want to use it, ask!

NGBTWD

Friday, May 17, 2013

Trashing The Nightmare Of Food


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Tune in to the Hard Work Hour with Douglas Douglas Live on Blog Talk Radio Friday mornings  at 11:00 am or so PDT. Click the play button now to play from the archives.

Today's show: "Trashing The Nightmare Of Food," is dedicated to you and brought to you by Discovery Learning Tutoring, serving California and the world with your education needs.

Also on today's show: 

1) Local News
2) Other News
3) Local Loco
4) Calendar
5) Book List
6) Film List
7) Green Feature : "Trashing The Nightmare Of Food"
8) Lit Minit : Victor Hugo. Les Miserables

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0.1) Silent Spring Excerpt Reading -- Rachel Carson

1) Local News

         LA Weekly 5/17/13

          Goodreads

          Fast food workers strike in Milwaukee to global silence.

          Monsanto march May 25. Mark yer calendar.

                                                      
    
2)  Other News

           Shootings
, stabbings,  Women raped and harassed to suicide, suffering, sadness, 
           stupidity and fear driving it all...

2a) Boycott List :  Cold Play, Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, Charlie Sheen


3)  Local Loco

          Share food with your neighbors. Make extra and offer it to them. Make it easy.

           
           

4)       Calendar 

                 Lea LA free at Convention Center all weekend.

                 Did you ride yesterday?

                 Thursdays in Westwood, always. 

   
                 Wednesdays nights in Santa Monica.

                 Saturday mornings on the radio with Uncle Ruthie.


5)        Book List

                "How To Practice: The Way To A Meaningful Life," His Holiness, The Dalai Lama

                "The Counterlife," Philip Roth


6)        Film List    (movies we think are cool)

                 The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, by Morgan Spurlock

                 Room 237  - "The Shining" Tribute Film
                 (April 5 at the Sundance Sunset Cinemas, Sunset & Crescent Heights)

                 Cloud Atlas

                 Rock of Ages

                 The Story of Stuff


7)         Green Feature This Week: "Trashing The Nightmare Of Food"

             Mary Baldwin

             Naomi Curlin

             Laura Avery 

             Sara Spitz

             Richard Weinraut

                 

8)        Lit Minit : "Les Miserables," by Victor Hugo


Thank you so much for reading and listening. I hope you had fun. Now:



GET BACK TO WORK !!




Follow these here links if you want to follow up on anything you heard here, hear?


Tell BlogTalk about the audio quality if you are hearing what I am. It seems to be getting worse.

Douglas Douglas Blogs:

     Commander Nineteen

     Hard Work Hour with Douglas Douglas

     LA Marathon 2013

Douglas Douglas Reading Groups:

     Thomas Moore, Care Of The Soul Reading Group

     Mockingjay, Hunger Games III Reading Group

SFBG - San Francisco Bay Guardian

No money was paid to anyone for anything here, so look somewhere else!

"The Journey," by Douglas Whiting can be read with great love and respect and hope for your enjoyment. This time with complete endorsement, authorization, and  permission from the author.

We did not pay anyone for use of the opening music from Cake ("Wheels," off of "Pressure Chief") or the close music either:
 Spin Doctors "More Than She Knows," too. Mr. Scruff is still waiting for his check, too. The close music is his song "Kalimba." We will share when there is something to share. 

Yes Men

Story of Stuff Project



hardworkisfun@gmail.com


Notes and links from BTR show "Trashing The Nightmare Of Food" 5/17/2013 HWH w DD

All material licensed by Creative Commons. If you want to use it, ask!

Friday, May 10, 2013

HP



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Tune in to the Hard Work Hour with Douglas Douglas Live on Blog Talk Radio Friday mornings  at 11:00 am PDT.

Today's show: "HP," is dedicated to the light of learning. Yes, and brought to you by Discovery Learning Tutoring, serving California and the world with your education needs.

Also on today's show:

1) Local News
2) Other News
3) Local Loco
4) Calendar
5) Book List
6) Film List
7) "HP"
8) Lit Minit : "Running For His Life," Michael Hall from The Best America Non-Required
                      Reading, 2004.

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1) Local News

          
                                                     
    
2)  Other News

           Cheerleaders unhinged, disease, 
fire, shootings, books about shootings, shootings 
           about books...

2a) Boycott List :  Cold Play, Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, Charlie Sheen


3)  Local Loco

           Use your library. Ask how you can help out. 


           Follow one of these suggestions once in a while and you will have a better
           neighborhood. You may even make your way softer during the next disaster. 

           

4)       Calendar 

                 Thursdays in Westwood, always. 


5)        Book List

                "How To Practice: The Way To A Meaningful Life," His Holiness, The Dalai Lama

                "The Counterlife," Philip Roth


6)        Film List    (movies we think are cool)

                 The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, by Morgan Spurlock

                 Room 237  - "The Shining" Tribute Film
                 (April 5 at the Sundance Sunset Cinemas, Sunset & Crescent Heights)

                 Cloud Atlas

                 Rock of Ages

                 The Story of Stuff


7)        Feature

               Hollywood Park is closing this summer. Go out and grab a good time for yourself 
               while you still can.



8)        Lit Minit : "Running For His Life," Michael Hall from The Best America Non-Required
                             Reading, 2004.


Thank you so much for reading and listening. I hope you had fun. Now:



GET BACK TO WORK !!




Follow these here links if you want to follow up on anything you heard here, hear?

El Segundo News

Argonaut


SFBG - San Francisco Bay Guardian

No money was paid to anyone for anything here, so look somewhere else!

"The Journey," by Douglas Whiting can be read with great love and respect and hope for your enjoyment. This time with complete endorsement, authorization, and  permission from the author.

We did not pay anyone for use of the opening music from Cake ("Wheels," off of "Pressure Chief") or the close music either:
 Spin Doctors "More Than She Knows," too. We will share when the check arrives.

Yes Men



hardworkisfun@gmail.com


Notes and links from BTR show "HP" 5/10/2013 HWH w DD

All material licensed by Creative Commons. If you want to use it, ask!

NGBTWD

Friday, May 3, 2013

Seinfeld



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Tune in to the Hard Work Hour with Douglas Douglas Live on Blog Talk Radio Friday mornings  at 11:00 am or so PDT. Click the play button now to play from the archives.

Today's show: "Seinfeld," is dedicated to Sammy Davis and brought to you by Discovery Learning Tutoring, serving California and the world with your education needs.

Also on today's show: (and yes, you do get a LOT in 30 minutes)

1) Local News
2) Other News
3) Local Loco
4) Calendar
5) Book List
6) Film List
7) Library List
8) Museum List
9) Green Feature :
10) Lit Minit :

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1) Local News

           Fillmore Festival is NOT Folsom Fair. I won't even try to describe it. Just go and 
           report back. Expect surprises. 

           May Day bulletin

              LA Weekly 5/2/13             

           
                     
2) Other News

           Fires, bombs, people ignoring their choices, women raped and harassed to suicide, 
           suffering, sadness, stupidity driving it all, and we are all part of a hypnotized population 
           to mellow to care...



2a) Boycott List : 
  • Cold Play,
  • Foo Fighters,
  • Linkin Park,
  • Charlie Sheen,
  • ALL the fucking oil companies, especially Exxon and their bullshit math/science education series





3) Local Loco



4) Calendar

Downtown LA Art Walk Thursday evening.

Thursdays in Westwood, always. 



Tuesday nights in Santa Monica.

Saturday mornings on the radio with Uncle Ruthie.


5) Book List

"Half The Human Experience: The Psychology of Women, Janet Shibley Hyde, 1985 D.C.
        Heath and Company.

"Readings in Modern and Contemporary History," Arthur N. Cook. 1937, D. Appleton-
        Century Company

"How To Practice: The Way To A Meaningful Life," His Holiness, The Dalai Lama

"The Counterlife," Philip Roth


6) Film List (movies we think are cool)

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, by Morgan Spurlock

Room 237 - "The Shining" Tribute Film
(April 5 at the Sundance Sunset Cinemas, Sunset & Crescent Heights)

Cloud Atlas

Rock of Ages

The Story of Stuff


7) Green Feature This Week: "Seinfeld"


8) Lit Minit : 


Thank you so much for reading and listening. I hope you had fun. Now:



GET BACK TO WORK !!




Follow these here links if you want to follow up on anything you heard here, hear?


Tell BlogTalk about the audio quality if you are hearing what I am. It seems to be getting worse.

Douglas Douglas Blogs:

Commander Nineteen

Hard Work Hour with Douglas Douglas

LA Marathon 2013

Douglas Douglas Reading Groups:

Thomas Moore, Care Of The Soul Reading Group

Mockingjay, Hunger Games III Reading Group

SFBG - San Francisco Bay Guardian

No money was paid to anyone for anything here, so look somewhere else!

"The Journey," by Douglas Whiting can be read with great love and respect and hope for your enjoyment. This time with complete endorsement, authorization, and permission from the author.

We did not pay anyone for use of the opening music from Cake ("Wheels," off of "Pressure Chief") or the close music either:
 Spin Doctors "More Than She Knows," too. Mr. Scruff is still waiting for his check, too. The close music is his song "Kalimba." We will share when there is something to share.

Yes Men

Story of Stuff Project



hardworkisfun@gmail.com


Notes and links from BTR show "Seinfeld" 5/3/2013 HWH w DD

All material licensed by Creative Commons. If you want to use it, ask!