And you went ahead and wore it to work.

Or I have just been out of the fashion loop for too long?

Given the general economic, social, and political climates of late, this makes me wanna puke–

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show – A $3 Million Bra and some Crazy Photos

Every year, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is crazier than the last. This year, at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City, we saw an array of outfits that were by equal turns beautiful and baffling. We love how Victoria’s Secret always manages to dress the Angels in elaborate designs that sit just next to their bodies — giant wings and capes that cover nothing … you’ll see what we mean in the gallery.

Pictured here is the most expensive item of the evening, the diamond-clad three million dollar bra….

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And you thought the dancing in that Utah Saints video was good…

I despair for our country.

Since the grasshopper cat chow didn’t work out, I used the bag of bigger grasshoppers in my freezer to make this pimpin’ necklace. Mostly these are Spurthroated grasshoppers with a couple of those big brown ones mixed in for added style. When it dries I’ll polyureathane it and then it will REALLY be the bling. Or maybe hit it with some gold spraypaint.

Please read this, and please share it with others. A friend of mine here in Bellingham just got taken for $25.00 by a young woman going door-to-door as a representative of Campus California Teacher’s Group (CCTG), and the mother of another friend was also taken. This organization, which also masquerades under other names, has been preying on the good will  of people in Canada and the United States for years, raking in millions of dollars, not one penny of which goes to charity.

FAKE CHARITY/USED CLOTHING DONATION BINS IN WHATCOM COUNTY

There is a cult operating in Whatcom County, Bellingham and other areas in Washington. They are posing as charities called Campus California TG or Humana People-to-People and claim to be helping people in need in places such as Africa. However, these groups are part of a huge scam — please don’t give them money.

Representatives from these groups have been seen in front of local supermarkets, asking people for money. These representatives also may canvass local neighborhoods, asking for money door-to-door.

The top organization is called Tvind — an $840 million commercial empire and political cult founded by Amdi Petersen in Denmark during the late 1960s. In its numerous guises, Tvind is active in about 50 countries. Many former members have said that they experienced physical and/or psychological abuse while working with Tvind.

Several front-organizations of Tvind make their money from used clothing collection. If you see a used clothing donation bin with the names U’SAgain, GAIA, Humana and/or Planet Aid, do not donate your used clothing to them. Instead, find a Goodwill, Salvation Army or A.R.C. of Whatcom County donation-site.

On the Internet, there are many negative references to Tvind and its organizations Campus California Teachers Group, Humana People to People, GAIA, U’SAgain and founder Amdi Petersen. Tvind and Humana are listed as cults by the French and Belgian governments, as well as by many cult watch-dog groups around the world.

In 2003, Petersen and seven other Teachers Group leaders were tried in Denmark for serious financial crimes, including income-tax evasion. When all but one of these leaders were acquitted, the Danish government immediately appealed to a higher court, but the acquitted leaders (with Petersen) all fled Denmark and are now believed to be in hiding. They are currently wanted by Danish authorities.

Here are some websites which warn about Tvind, Campus California TG, Humana, etc:

http://www.tvindalert.com/

http://www.clothingbincult.com/

http://www.rickross.com/reference/tvind/tvind7.html

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has reported on Tvind and Amdi Petersen:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/crossing_continents/1885116.stm

An article by the founder of the TvindAlert website:

http://www.onlinejournal.com/archive/03-20-02_Durham.pdf

An article from CBS 5

http://cbs5.com/30minutes/behind.green.box.2.451581.html

TV news programs in the U.S. have linked U’SAgain with Tvind:

http://www.beloblog.com/KMOV_Blogs/n4idailybriefing/2007/02/news-4-investigates-used-by-us.html

http://kstp.com/news/stories/S991094.shtml?cat=1

Tell everyone you know not to donate money or clothing to these groups. Thanks.

Woo Hoo! My first official post as a finger!! I hope this works…

They make good shoes. I started wearing New Balance when I lived near a bunch of old folk’s homes. I’d go walking and see practically ALL of the older people wearing New Balance. So I tried a pair and never went back.

(It’s kinda my July 4th America post)