http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/ Dakota Feinstein's Blog]]> en-us 2008-05-11T08:47:46-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003785.html View larger image Last year we embedded Anita Renfroe's now famous William Tell Overature to motherhood in our Mother's Day entry. Subsequently, by popular demand, the hilarious preacher's wife has produced yet another version, which mothers will appreciate almost... Dakota 2008-05-11T08:47:46-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003783.html You may have heard the term counterinsurgency doctrine tossed around , partly because General Petraeus is such a big fan. To elucidate : "The counterinsurgency doctrine emphasizes the use of minimal force, with the intent of winning the hearts... Dakota 2008-05-06T07:21:03-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003780.html View larger image all of us here at Dakota are having a bit of trouble getting it up so to speak probably because Hillary isn't Photo note: Having trouble posting so just decided to put up a pretty picture... Dakota 2008-05-05T07:21:17-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003778.html View larger image warbler shot by inadequate camera Since June busted out all over in April, I've been hanging out a bit at Mt. Auburn, our "garden" cemetery - final resting place of many a poet and patrician, bird... Dakota 2008-04-30T08:10:52-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003777.html View larger image The ever astute Dan Froomkin smells a rat. In a piece for his Washington Post column White House Watch, which he has entitled "What Are They Up To Now?" he writes: Intelligence reports from this administration... Dakota 2008-04-24T20:56:25-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003776.html View larger image Of course the swans were there dependably photogenic though this specific duo was shot a month ago then from a vernal pool sprung at last to life melodic chirps rose up like beating fairy wings while... Dakota 2008-04-24T07:03:04-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003774.html View image Long view Devoted readers of this blog, and you know who you are, may be distressed to think that they have missed the annual Passover entry this year - (actually, there doesn't seem to be one for... Dakota 2008-04-23T12:31:59-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003773.html View larger image Since today is Earth Day all of us here at Dakota thought we'd pass along a lovely visual meditation from the HeartMath Institute whoever they may be and use the opportunity to publish one of the... Dakota 2008-04-22T06:57:52-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003771.html View larger image A dear and close personal friend directed me to this remarkable TED Talk by Dr Jill .Bolte Taylor, Harvard brain scientist and stroke survivor. She has some extraordinary observations about her own brain, as, and after,... Dakota 2008-04-18T19:49:37-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003768.html View larger image Just in case you haven't been sufficiently bombarded by the media on this subject, the Pope flew into Washington to celebrate his birthday with his new best friends. They threw a party the likes of which... Dakota 2008-04-16T18:32:19-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003764.html View image the sign said "public water supply do not feed the waterfowl" but she was kneeling at the edge of the pond with a bag of bread anyway this swan is sick she told me he can no... Dakota 2008-04-14T08:16:12-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003763.html View larger image closer As you can see, the production line here at Dakota has been slowing down. We took a NY Times article entitled "In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop" to heart -... Dakota 2008-04-12T11:12:31-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003758.html View larger image All of us here at Dakota simply cannot understand why Mark Penn was asked to resign from the Clinton Campaign just because his firm lobbied for a free trade agreement with Columbia, even though that conflicts... Dakota 2008-04-08T06:44:28-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003754.html View image Lots of juicy news flowing from the Department of Justice. Thanks to the persistant efforts of the ACLU doing the job of Congress for the American people, the Yoo torture memos were released. Yoo who, you ask?... Dakota 2008-04-02T22:20:13-05:00 http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/003752.html View larger image I spent Saturday (along with 70 others) listening to Dr. Richard J. Loewenstein, Medical Director of The Trauma Disorders Program at Sheppard Pratt Hospital, widely published and internationally known expert on Dissociative Disorders - Post Traumatic... Dakota 2008-03-30T08:20:33-05:00