Happy 2008!

Wishing everyone a peaceful and happy 2008. Give Peace a Chance!

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Happy Birthday Henri Matisse

From Wikipedia
Henri Matisse (December 31, 1869 – November 3, 1954) was a French artist, noted for his use of color and his fluid, brilliant and original draughtsmanship. As a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but principally as a painter, Matisse is one of the best-known artists of the twentieth century. Although he was initially labeled as a Fauve (wild beast), by the 1920s, he was increasingly hailed as an upholder of the classical tradition in French painting.[1] His mastery of the expressive language of color and drawing is apparent, in a body of work spanning over a half-century, and won him recognition as a leading figure in modern art.

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Happy Birthday Jimmy Buffett!

If we weren't all crazy.... we would go insane!

A Festivus for the Rest of Us

Happy Festivus from Planet Calamari!

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Happy Birthday Frank Zappa!

December 21, 1940 -December 4, 1993

When God created Republicans, he gave up on everything else.

Urgent ! From FireDogLake

URGENT ACTION: Sign A Petition To Tell Harry Reid To Join Dodd’s Filibuster

Dear Senator Reid:

I am outraged by your efforts to enable to the Bush administration and telecoms to escape all accountability for their illegal spying on American citizens. I am appalled by your refusal to recognize the "hold" placed by Sen. Chris Dodd on the Cheney/Rockefeller bill to expand warrantless eavesdropping and provide telecoms immunity, especially given the reverence with which you treat "holds" asserted by GOP Senators. And I am truly disappointed that you have treated in such a cavalier manner revelations that the Bush administration has simply broken the law in how it has spied on Americans.

Sadly, your legacy as Senate Majority Leader thus far is one of extreme weakness and failure. It is astonishing to watch one capitulation after the next to a President who is widely discredited and historically unpopular and whose administration is patently corrupt. Your constituents did not send you to Washington to enable the Bush administration's behavior, but rather to act as an important check on that behavior. Your role as Senate Majority Leader is to impose limits on the President's misconduct, not to enable and endorse it. You are profoundly failing in all of your core duties.

More than ever, America needs principled and courageous leadership, and you are uniquely situated to provide it. Please start doing so. You can begin by joining in Chris Dodd's filibuster of the horrific Senate Intelligence Committee bill and by urging your caucus members to do the same.


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Om for the Holidays

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Om Om Om...
Mantra Claus... meditating Santa on a yule green lotus.

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Crayons Not Guns!

Wouldn't life be so much easier if all we had to worry about is what color crayons were in our kid's backpacks?

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Mantra Claus

Om! Om! Om! How does Santa maintain his eternal jolliness? ....Meditation and yoga! Celebrate this magical season of Christmas with a meditating Santa on a green lotus by artist jeanie marie kraft. Happy Holidays from Planet Calamari.

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In Memory

October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
-John Lennon

Happy Birthday Tom Waits

"George Bush is a fan of mine - he came to see me in the seventies. His coke dealer brought him."
- Tom Waits

Happy Birthday Steven Wright

I poured spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone.

Happy Birthday Walt Disney

Walter Elias Disney
December 5, 1901- December 15, 1966
"My imagination creates my reality."

STOP the Police State Bill

The Senate is about to vote to criminalize thought and shred the first amendment, unless we stop them.

This flawed and dangerous legislation, The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, HR 1955, introduced by Rep. Jane Harman, was passed on October 23, 2007, with only four Democrats and two Republicans voting against it. The companion bill in the Senate, S. 1959, will be voted on soon, as early as Tuesday.

Why do we need this bill? We already have laws that allow the police to arrest perpetrators of violent crimes. Could the real purpose of Harman's bill be to create a commission to hold hearings and administer oaths for the purpose of taking testimony, and to cite for contempt anyone failing to testify?

The ACLU said this: “As an organization dedicated to the principles of freedom of speech, we cannot in good conscience support this or any measure that might lead to censorship and persecution based solely on one's personal beliefs.”

Americans are at a turning point. Will we return to the days of McCarthyism and forfeit our rights or will we forge ahead, holding theses values sacred, as we try to undo the mistakes of this administration and rebuild our standing in the world?

Send a message to your Senators demanding they protect your first amendment right and uphold their oath to protect the Constitution by voting NO on S. 1959, The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007.
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Happy Birthday Bette Midler

"Group conformity scares the pants off me because it's so often a prelude to cruelty
towards anyone who doesn't want to - or can't - join the Big Parade. "

Happy Birthday Chuck Mangione

Happy Birthday Jon Stewart

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Happy Birthday Toulouse Lautrec

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (November 24, 1864 – September 9, 1901) was a French painter, printmaker, draftsman, and illustrator, whose immersion in the decadent and theatrical life of fin de siècle Paris yielded an oeuvre of provocative images of modern life.

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Happy Birthday Harpo Marx!

November 23, 1988 - September 28, 1964



To read about Harpo visit the wikipedia site

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Happy Birthday Miami Steve!

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Peaceful Art ..Gifts for this Holiday

Peace is high on our wish list this holiday season. Visit "Art for Peace to see peaceful art on clothing and other holiday gifts. Shop from home this holiday season. Save fossil fuel. Avoid the crowds at the mall. A peaceful solution to shopping.

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Happy Birthday Joe Walsh

I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me sooooo far!


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Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse!

November 18, 1928

Om for the Holidays

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Vote Gnomes for Peace Party

New at Planet Calamari!
Gnomes for Peace Yard Signs
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Happy Birthday Neil Young

Better to burn out than rust out.

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Happy Birthday Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

November 11, 1922 - April 11, 2007

The last lines that Kurt Vonnegut wrote, in his last book, go thus:

"When the last living thing
Has died on account of us,
How poetical it would be
If Earth could say,
In a voice floating up
Perhaps
From the floor
Of the Grand Canyon,
"It is done."
People did not like it here.''

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Peaceful Art on yard Signs!

New at Planet Calamari! Yard Signs

• Measures 22" wide x 15" high
• 10 oz. flexible vinyl is weather-resistant for outdoor use
• Design printed on both sides
• Sealed edges
• Includes metal frame for ground mounting (basic assembly required)

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Happy Birthday Bonnie Raitt

"Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there"


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Get a jump start on holiday shopping!

Enjoy $20 off any purchase of $75 or more at The Planet Calamari CafePress Shop!
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Valid through November 8, 2007 at 11:59 p.m. (PST).

El Dia De Los Muertos

November 1 & 2
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Happy Halloween from Salem ,MA

Here are a few pics from today in Salem MA....the party is yet to begin! More to come.
Happy Halloween!

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Happy Birthday Annette!

M-I-C see ya real soon
K-E-Y why? Because we Like you!
M-O-U-S-E

Bring in the Crayons

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Happy Birthday John Prine

In honor of John Prine's birthday today please BLOW UP YOUR TV!!!

Viva Che

Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
June 14, 1928 - October 8,1967

Happy Birthday Ghandi

Gandhi's Birthday

by David Krieger, October 2, 2003

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was born on October 2, 1869, was one of the great spiritual and peace leaders of the 20th century. He was a staunch advocate of non-violent social change, first in South Africa and later as the leader of the movement for Indian independence from British colonial rule.

Throughout his life, Gandhi stood for the dignity of all people, even those who fought against him. He was a champion of the rights of the “untouchables” in India and a persistent opponent of the Indian caste system. Gandhi also worked to peacefully resolve the conflicts between Hindus and Muslims and prevent the break up of India into Hindu and Muslim countries.

Gandhi believed that non-violence has great spiritual power and that spiritual power is reflected in non-violence. He was influenced in his philosophy of non-violence by the Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy and, in turn, influenced the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Happy Birthday Gwyneth Paltrow

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Happy Birthday Jim Henson

Wikipedia
Jim Henson, born James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990), was the most widely known American puppeteer in modern American television history. He was the creator of The Muppets and the leading force behind their long creative run in the television series Sesame Street and The Muppet Show and films such as The Muppet Movie (1979) and The Dark Crystal (1982). He was also an Oscar-nominated film director, Emmy Award-winning television producer, and the founder of The Jim Henson Company, the Jim Henson Foundation, and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Henson is widely acknowledged for the on going vision of faith, friendship, magic, and love which was infused in nearly all of his work.

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Happy Birthday Bruce Springsteen

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Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day!

arrrr arrrrr arrrr yo ho yo ho a pirate's life for me!

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Happy Birthday Lance Armstrong

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Happy Birthday Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann was the brilliant director of Moulin Rouge.

Peace Rally Art

Artists for Peace! What if they gave a war...and everyone brought crayons? Could crayons be the answer to world peace? Perfect Peace Rally gear for all those who promote world peace through art. Give peace a chance!

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Rest in Peace
Luciano Pavarotti

Back to School T-shirts

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Happy Birthday Christopher Columbus

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Happy Birthday Steve Martin

"Let's get small!"