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    Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire:  Ultimate Fan Guide

    Georgiana is the subject of the movie "The Duchess" (currently on Netflix) and a relative of the young Prince and Princess of Cambridge. Get the Ultimate Fan Guide -- with plot points, history, and what happened to the historical characters -- for only 99 cents!

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    The Green Party has continually opposed entry into war and has consistently called for the immediate return of our troops, in stark contrast to the Democratic and Republican parties.
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  • Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened?

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    Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? eBook

    Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present.  Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.

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Video: Folk Groovin’ Harmonica Solo

Music video from a Folk Groovin’ Gathering. Harmonica Solo. Jim Frazzitta and special guests performed Jim’s song Fields of Summer Skies at The Conklin Barn in Huntington, Long Island, New York on May 22, 2010.

New video: Parkour for Scaredy Cats

The video is “Parkour for Scaredy Cats”. The soundtrack is Beat Radio’s “lonely from rock & roll”. Used with permission. Free downloads at http://beatradio.bandcom This video was shot in Bent Mountain, Virginia.

Just for Fun: Ian’s Jacket

KW writes: I always tell my husband that his coat makes him look like Grizzly Adams. We live in Long Island, New York, where a fringe jacket is just not acceptable (unless you are at Elwoodstock or a Folk Groovin’ Gathering.) Though, when we stayed on Bent Mountain and visited Floyd, Virginia, he finally found […]

Photos from Kimberly & Ian’s trip to Virginia…

Ian and I took a wonderful vacation to Virginia. (Wonder if anyone noticed we were blogging less?) Anyway, here are some photos. More impressions, photos and videos to come. Link to our collection of photos at Flickr: here.

First Wilderside LI Political Prediction for 2010: Suozzi, Cuomo, and King

Tom Suozzi hedges his bets:  AG or Congressman? Suozzi said that he would not rule out politics, but that it would be the state or federal next time.  Suozzi sits on his million-dollar bank account the beginning of this year to see what move AG Andrew Cuomo makes. If Cuomo seeks to primary David Paterson […]

The Acoustic Boogaloos at The Poetry Project 1/1/2010 video

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCctqQjEjA8] From the Poetry Project’s Annual, New Year’s Day Poetry Marathon at St. Marks Church in NYC. January 1, 2010. (Donations still accepted to support this important arts organization in difficult economic times. Go to their website at: http://www.poetryproject.org ) The Acoustic Boogaloos perform “The Crush Song”. Concept by David Kirschenbaum of Boog Literature. Music […]

News and commentary: Boston Globe supports exclusion of third parties in debate

KW: Two stories, then, comments by Ian Wilder at the bottom… from Ballot Access News Massachusetts Democratic Nominee for U.S. Senate Wants 3-Candidate Debates December 15th, 2009 The Boston Globe has this story, which says that in the upcoming special election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, the Democratic nominee, Martha Coakley, wants all the debates […]

How do a blogging couple spend their 10th Wedding Anniversary?

We re-design our website, of course.  You can compare screen shots of the old and new at the bottom of this post. This re-design has been a long time coming.  Kimberly probably would not have talked Ian into spending the day on it it, if it hadn’t been a rainy day.  Moreover, a drive out […]

Sad news: Ian’s mom, Carole Wilder, has passed away

Ian’s mother, Carole Joyce Wilder of Copiague, Long Island, New York, died Sunday night, May 31st. Carole graduated from Hunter College of the City of NY in 1953, and later studied and worked as a social worker. She founded CJ Enterprises; sold advertising for the Babylon Beacon newspaper; and from 1988-1992 was Executive Assistant to the Commissioner […]

May 2009 Babylon Green Party Gathering Photos

Interesting cultural reference to the Babylon Green Party

(excerpt from) Stony Brook Independent Pilgrim State: In an Abandoned Building, Traces of Life By Michelle Trauring / Thu, 02/12/2009 They pace – distress eating away at their faces. Their brown eyes lock on one another and they look away. “I’m not going in there,” Nick Panebianco says. The uneasiness in his voice contradicts his […]

Top 10 Wilderside Hits for 2008

Top Ten Posts (in reverse order for drama…) 10. Nassau County Election Results This post is mostly a link to the Nassau County Board of Elections results page. We have found that people care about electoral politics, and local outcomes. Often, the press only focuses on the top of the ticket and celebrity candidates, so […]

Poll: Were you shocked by Kimberly’s Obama coverage?

This is partially in response to bickering in the Wilder household, and partially in response to us getting slammed by fellow, progressive bloggers at Third Estate Sunday Review. Please vote (unless you are like our friend Roger, and you know not to get in the middle of a couple arguing…) In case it has to […]

View of the Obama Election: Party Chiefs React

This video is truly worth seeing. It is from the National Press Club, where there is a debate between DNC Chairman Howard Dean and RNC Chairman Mike Duncan about if Barack Obama has a mandate, and what is that mandate. [brightcove vid=1902609723&exp=1417423198&w=486&h=412] Some highlights: