tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:18:06 +0000videosfunnymusicdallasnewscelebritiescancereconomyhaloheadlacienegaloop showoklahomaplinkypoetryracismspringstevie nicksvacation80sAIGCNNJapaneseNatasha RichardsonObamaUtadaabqal goreanimatedannie lennoxantonyartavatarsbea arthurbeerbella donnabeth dittobetty brownbig girlsbigfatwhalebody imagecarrie prejeancartoonscausescelebritycityplacecocorosiecomedycomicsdeathdowntowndragdustinlandearth dayearth houreasteremoeurythmicsfactsfamilyfashionfavoritesfightfoodfort worthgaygay marriageglobal warminggolden girlsgossipheloteshomophobiahookersillustratedinterestingjaselogolulumarriagemexicomiss usamodelsmuertomyspacenaturenightlifeoak lawnpatrick swayzeperez hiltonpersonality disorderspet shop boysphotospoliticspopbytespresetsprop 8queensrantsrepower americarickrupaulsmoking bansongssouth parksouthwesttammie browntori amostrannytwittertyravermontwendy'swesternwherewildfireworkyoko onohttp://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)Blogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-6650469692938249572Sun, 26 Sep 2010 02:43:00 +00002010-09-25T21:43:27.215-05:00   Publish | Buy | Services           The Gloaming - poetry & prose by jw tarin 2010 WesternWhere Media, published by Lulu, Inc. Purchase The Gloaming with 15% off with coupon code FALLREAD305 Disclaimer: Use coupon code FALLREAD305 at checkout and receive 15% off The Gloaming. Maximum savings with this promotion is $10. You can http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2010/09/get-your-copy-of-gloaming-by-jw-tarin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-335972571500099655Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:05:00 +00002009-06-19T13:08:59.633-05:00Please follow, if you like...Okay, so I really wanted to have a daily blog about my opinions, rants, raves, stuff I find cool, etc. Just like I used to when Xanga was popular - old school. BUT, after putting much work into this blog, I just don't think I'm in a place right now where I can do that. I feel the pressure to have something fresh and current all the time, lest people stop reading (http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-have-moved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-3057438465078722074Fri, 22 May 2009 02:21:00 +00002009-05-21T21:52:14.073-05:00familyoklahomavacationLast weekend Rick and I ventured north to the red soil of my boyhood, the beautiful state of Oklahoma, where yours truly was born & raised, thank you very much. About 30 of my family members, many of whom I have not seen in years - including my grandma - were getting together in my little hometown for a lunch at a local buffet/steakhouse place. Needless to say, at first I was having some http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/05/jase-does-oklahoma-pt-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-840545927464058071Wed, 20 May 2009 20:21:00 +00002009-05-20T15:21:52.580-05:00I loved this, and wanted to share it.  To be certain, I am a born-and-bred Oklahoman, and always will be, but I have called Texas my home for the past 12 years, nearly half my life.  -- Since tax day, when Governor Perry flirted with the idea of Texas seceding from the Union, we have been treated to a full-blown rampage of anti-Texan invective the likes of which have not been seen since George Whttp://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/05/texas-monthly-editors-letter-on-june.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-8199591966887969968Mon, 04 May 2009 02:58:00 +00002009-05-03T21:58:23.521-05:00Okay, so my blog posting has fallen off lately.  For real.  BUT, I have legitimately been working on my MySpace - www.myspace.com/vayaaloeste.  Check me out.  I'm working on some projects - a new book of poetry, possible music collaboration...maybe a little spoken word over some beats a la Dustin Cavazos (check my MySpace playlist - 1st song).  The man is a genius.   You can also follow me http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/05/neglect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-3197525064910378093Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:05:00 +00002009-04-25T16:12:16.548-05:00bea arthurcancercelebritiesgolden girlsLOS ANGELES (AP) — Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and who won a Tony Award for the musical "Mame," died Saturday. She was 86.Arthur died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side, family spokesman Dan Watt said. She had cancer, Watt said, declining to http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/bea-arthur-dies-at-86.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-285482428044341766Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:52:00 +00002009-04-23T07:52:41.538-05:00British singer Marilyn (aka Peter Robinson) says he and Gavin Rossdale had a 5 year relationship in the 80s.   Back in 1995, Boy George first publicly exposed Rossdale's alleged romantic relationship with androgynous male British rocker Marilyn in his book Take It Like a Man. Rossdale claimed, "I wasn't dating Marilyn. We were, and still are, good friends." At the time, Gavin http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/marilyn-breaks-silence-on-5-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-4205161645947775861Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:18:00 +00002009-04-22T18:59:08.407-05:00deathfactsinterestingSoapy corpses, ecological burials, dead relatives on parade and moreBy LeeAundra TemescuProvided by Discover magazine   1. The practice of burying the dead may date back 350,000 years, as evidenced by a 45-foot-deep pit in Atapuerca, Spain, filled with the fossils of 27 hominids of the species Homo heidelbergensis, a possible ancestor of Neanderthals and modern humans. 2. There are at http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-death.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-7653812439285796132Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:56:00 +00002009-04-22T19:00:22.237-05:00al goreearth dayrepower americaI got the following email from Repoweramerica.org today, and I wanted to share.   Please do with it as you wish, but please consider signing the petition.   In order to solve the climate crisis, we can't just change light bulbs -- we need to change laws.   We're closer today than ever before. Right now, Congress is debating clean energy legislation that will jumpstart our economy and http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/happy-earth-day-repower-america.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-4570248694084488785Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:21:00 +00002009-04-22T18:58:53.720-05:00carrie prejeangay marriagehomophobiamiss usaperez hiltonprop 8What a bunch of asshat douchebags.  Seriously, everytime I hear someone over at FUCKS News say anything, I feel like my fucking brain is eating itself.  It's all I can do not to catatonically drool all over myself and stop responding to external sensory stimulation altogether.   Okay, so Miss California Carrie Prejean answered Miss USA judge Perez Hilton's question honestly according to http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/mercedes-colwin-faux-news-stfu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-861279361714639120Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:36:00 +00002009-04-21T07:36:28.375-05:00Attunement is attention that goes beyond momentary empathy to a full sustained presence that facilitates rapport. We offer a person our total attention and listen fully. We seek to understand the other person rather than just making our own point. Such deep listening seems to be a natural aptitude. Still, as with all social intelligence dimensions, people can improve their attunement skills. http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/being-fully-present-in-moment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-3941857378529055312Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:22:00 +00002009-04-20T20:23:41.518-05:00musicpet shop boysvideosLove these guys, always have. This is their new video:http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/pet-shop-boys-love-etc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-2152014890457641080Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:05:00 +00002009-04-20T14:13:55.625-05:00funnywendy'stotallyhttp://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-do-you-like-my-new-picture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-8435547505005757328Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:30:00 +00002009-04-20T01:43:31.673-05:00antonycocorosiemusicvideosThis song takes me to magical places...turn the lights low, and drift away...http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/cocorosie-feat-antony-beautiful-boyz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-8152198575689959740Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:22:00 +00002009-04-19T10:34:49.028-05:00lulupoetrytwitterwesternwhereyoko onoI started WesternWhere Media a couple of years ago to self-publish under. I totally revamped my poetry/WWM site and even set up a new Twitter account.Check out the BLOG section of my MySpace page to read a few poems. Feel free to comment them as well.I also revamped the store @ my publisher's site. Go, visit, and FEEL FREE to purchase one or more of my books in print or download!!!! And thankshttp://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/westernwhere-media-online.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-483441143907590957Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:17:00 +00002009-04-16T18:24:21.476-05:00cancercelebritiesnewspatrick swayzeTruly heartbreaking, as it is with anyone. Recent startling pictures have been published showing a 105 lb Patrick Swayze out & about at a gas station en route to the hospital. I won't post any here, out of respect for him and his family. They are online everywhere, should you care to search them out. From justjared.buzznet.com:The 56-year-old Dirty Dancing star reportedly weighs only 105 lbs http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/patrick-swayze-fights-stage-four.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-4145706091641585138Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:49:00 +00002009-04-16T16:50:06.412-05:00Excuse my beauty!http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/speaking-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-1877017372710218397Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:24:00 +00002009-04-16T16:47:49.898-05:00hookersThat comes directly from a comment left on a news story about a man's shock when the hooker he'd taken to a hotel stole his pants and wallet while he was in the restroom. Another gem from the comments section: "What's the world coming to when you can't trust a hooker?"Indeed.It's been a few days since I blogged. Hope all my reader(s) out there is/are having a good week. The weather here in http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/hooker-snags-pants-would-have-been.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-7360444098814928712Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:52:00 +00002009-04-13T20:54:29.635-05:00presetsvideosThe Presets - If I Know You from Modular France on Vimeo.http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/for-your-listening-pleasure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-4127911634124778316Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:47:00 +00002009-04-11T20:56:22.692-05:00poetrystevie nicks"Sometimes it rages...even when it's calm, rock a little..." - Stevie Nicks, Rock a Little, 1985***Tea and Backstory***I found my old Xanga tonight and ran across a lot of my old writing from 04/05. The following is an excerpt. BTW, yes I am a writer. I publish poetry now under the name WEST. I even have a WEST MySpace. It was kind of hard reading this, but very thought provoking. Enjoy--http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/rock-little.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-3337697204715507801Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:03:00 +00002009-04-11T10:04:49.094-05:00arthelotesmexicomuertohttp://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/everybody-loves-helotes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-8036661326398315917Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:12:00 +00002009-04-10T22:25:20.224-05:00dallasnightlifesmoking banIn December new legislation was passed that bans smoking in pool halls and bars, with the exception of cigar shops. So yes, as of today, no more smoke along with that cold delicious beer. Patios and open-air decks will still permit smoking. If no deck is present, smokers will have to be at least 15 feet from the entrance. All I know is my favorite bar in Dallas, The Grapevine, has an outdoor http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/dallas-smoking-ban-takes-effect-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-5385689377315164950Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:26:00 +00002009-04-09T22:32:27.729-05:00betty brownnewspoliticsracismOn Tuesday, State Rep. Betty Brown (R) caused a firestorm during House testimony on voter identification legislation when she said that Asian-Americans should change their names because they’re too hard to pronounce: “Rather than everyone here having to learn Chinese — I understand it’s a rather difficult language — do you think that it would behoove you and your citizens to adopt a name that we http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/betty-brown-asians-should-change-their.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-240373790884390508Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:11:00 +00002009-04-09T19:43:57.940-05:00draghaloheadlacienegalogoloop showqueensrupaultammie brownHaloheadMy better half Ricky's other personality, Lacienega (yes, he does drag) and our friend & local musical sensation Halohead are premiering the very first webisode of The Loop Show on May 1st! Their first very special guest is the one and only Tammie Brown, recently featured on RuPaul's Drag Race on LOGO.Peep the preview:For more, visit:The Loop Show Official WebsiteOn MySpaceFollow them onhttp://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/loop-show-tammie-brown-premiering-may.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933237853218386820.post-1948335013367020875Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:46:00 +00002009-04-09T19:41:22.625-05:00dallasfort worthoklahomasouthwestwildfireDowntown Dallas this afternoon from Uptown. - Click link to read Dallas Observer story. Photo by Patrick MichelsAssociated Press High winds and tinder conditions fueled numerous wildfires across parts of Texas on Thursday, forcing schools and several subdivisions to evacuate. No injuries have been reported in any of the blazes in North Texas and near Abilene in West Texas. One fire in Parker http://jasedoesdallas.blogspot.com/2009/04/wildfires-cloud-skies-over-dfw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jaseincase)0