February 27, 2003
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Luke Ford
To be succinct, I don't trust people who are not in an organized religion unless I know them well.
To be succinct Luke, I don't trust people who are in an organized religion unless I know them well.
U.S. Diplomat's Letter of Resignation
The sacrifice of global interests to domestic politics and to bureaucratic self-interest is nothing new, and it is certainly not a uniquely American problem. Still, we have not seen such systematic distortion of intelligence, such systematic manipulation of American opinion, since the war in Vietnam. The September 11 tragedy left us stronger than before, rallying around us a vast international coalition to cooperate for the first time in a systematic way against the threat of terrorism. But rather than take credit for those successes and build on them, this Administration has chosen to make terrorism a domestic political tool, enlisting a scattered and largely defeated Al Qaeda as its bureaucratic ally. We spread disproportionate terror and confusion in the public mind, arbitrarily linking the unrelated problems of terrorism and Iraq. The result, and perhaps the motive, is to justify a vast misallocation of shrinking public wealth to the military and to weaken the safeguards that protect American citizens from the heavy hand of government. September 11 did not do as much damage to the fabric of American society as we seem determined to so to ourselves. Is the Russia of the late Romanovs really our model, a selfish, superstitious empire thrashing toward self-destruction in the name of a doomed status quo?
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Luke Ford
To be succinct, I don't trust people who are not in an organized religion unless I know them well.
To be succinct Luke, I don't trust people who are in an organized religion unless I know them well.
U.S. Diplomat's Letter of Resignation
The sacrifice of global interests to domestic politics and to bureaucratic self-interest is nothing new, and it is certainly not a uniquely American problem. Still, we have not seen such systematic distortion of intelligence, such systematic manipulation of American opinion, since the war in Vietnam. The September 11 tragedy left us stronger than before, rallying around us a vast international coalition to cooperate for the first time in a systematic way against the threat of terrorism. But rather than take credit for those successes and build on them, this Administration has chosen to make terrorism a domestic political tool, enlisting a scattered and largely defeated Al Qaeda as its bureaucratic ally. We spread disproportionate terror and confusion in the public mind, arbitrarily linking the unrelated problems of terrorism and Iraq. The result, and perhaps the motive, is to justify a vast misallocation of shrinking public wealth to the military and to weaken the safeguards that protect American citizens from the heavy hand of government. September 11 did not do as much damage to the fabric of American society as we seem determined to so to ourselves. Is the Russia of the late Romanovs really our model, a selfish, superstitious empire thrashing toward self-destruction in the name of a doomed status quo?
Luke Ford
To be succinct, I don't trust people who are not in an organized religion unless I know them well.
To be succinct Luke, I don't trust people who are in an organized religion unless I know them well.
U.S. Diplomat's Letter of Resignation
The sacrifice of global interests to domestic politics and to bureaucratic self-interest is nothing new, and it is certainly not a uniquely American problem. Still, we have not seen such systematic distortion of intelligence, such systematic manipulation of American opinion, since the war in Vietnam. The September 11 tragedy left us stronger than before, rallying around us a vast international coalition to cooperate for the first time in a systematic way against the threat of terrorism. But rather than take credit for those successes and build on them, this Administration has chosen to make terrorism a domestic political tool, enlisting a scattered and largely defeated Al Qaeda as its bureaucratic ally. We spread disproportionate terror and confusion in the public mind, arbitrarily linking the unrelated problems of terrorism and Iraq. The result, and perhaps the motive, is to justify a vast misallocation of shrinking public wealth to the military and to weaken the safeguards that protect American citizens from the heavy hand of government. September 11 did not do as much damage to the fabric of American society as we seem determined to so to ourselves. Is the Russia of the late Romanovs really our model, a selfish, superstitious empire thrashing toward self-destruction in the name of a doomed status quo?
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February 26, 2003
Sullivan Prays Bush Grasps The Situation
Better pray hard Andrew. Bush's hubris is all that stands in your way.
More On The American Empire
This is not just twitchy, anti-war conspiracy talk. An outfit exists on 17th Street in Washington, DC, called the Project for the New American Century, explicitly committed to US mastery of the globe for the coming age. Its acolytes speak of "full spectrum dominance", meaning American invincibility in every field of warfare - land, sea, air and space - and a world in which no two nations' relationship with each other will be more important than their relationship with the US. There will be no place on earth, or the heavens for that matter, where Washington's writ does not run supreme. To that end, a ring of US military bases should surround China, with liberation of the People's Republic considered the ultimate prize. As one enthusiast puts it concisely: "After Baghdad, Beijing."
If this sounds like the harmless delusions of an eccentric fringe, think again. The founder members of the project, launched in 1997 as a Republican assault on the Clinton presidency, form a rollcall of today's Bush inner circle. Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Jeb Bush, Richard Perle - they're all there. So too is Zalmay Khalilzad, now the White House's "special envoy and ambassador-at-large for free Iraqis".
Bush's Inability To Focus Or Commit
Joshua Marshall says, on the upcoming United States dominion over Iraq, that "the scope of enterprise is awe-inspiring." Which would certainly point to a need for complete follow through and full support both militarily and financially. Which of course will not be derived from Bush. He'll walk away from this commitment just as he had all the others he has made domestically.
Bush's Proposal to Examine Climate Change
turns out to be nonsense. Who knew? The list of folks he is pissing on just keeps growing and growing.
More On The American Empire
This is not just twitchy, anti-war conspiracy talk. An outfit exists on 17th Street in Washington, DC, called the Project for the New American Century, explicitly committed to US mastery of the globe for the coming age. Its acolytes speak of "full spectrum dominance", meaning American invincibility in every field of warfare - land, sea, air and space - and a world in which no two nations' relationship with each other will be more important than their relationship with the US. There will be no place on earth, or the heavens for that matter, where Washington's writ does not run supreme. To that end, a ring of US military bases should surround China, with liberation of the People's Republic considered the ultimate prize. As one enthusiast puts it concisely: "After Baghdad, Beijing."
If this sounds like the harmless delusions of an eccentric fringe, think again. The founder members of the project, launched in 1997 as a Republican assault on the Clinton presidency, form a rollcall of today's Bush inner circle. Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Jeb Bush, Richard Perle - they're all there. So too is Zalmay Khalilzad, now the White House's "special envoy and ambassador-at-large for free Iraqis".
Bush's Proposal to Examine Climate Change
turns out to be nonsense. Who knew? The list of folks he is pissing on just keeps growing and growing.
Bush's Inability To Focus Or Commit
Joshua Marshall says, on the upcoming United States dominion over Iraq, that "the scope of enterprise is awe-inspiring." Which would certainly point to a need for complete follow through and full support both militarily and financially. Which of course will not be derived from Bush. He'll walk away from this commitment just as he had all the others he has made domestically.
Sullivan Prays Bush Grasps The Situation
Better pray hard Andrew. Bush's hubris is all that stands in your way.
More On The American Empire
This is not just twitchy, anti-war conspiracy talk. An outfit exists on 17th Street in Washington, DC, called the Project for the New American Century, explicitly committed to US mastery of the globe for the coming age. Its acolytes speak of "full spectrum dominance", meaning American invincibility in every field of warfare - land, sea, air and space - and a world in which no two nations' relationship with each other will be more important than their relationship with the US. There will be no place on earth, or the heavens for that matter, where Washington's writ does not run supreme. To that end, a ring of US military bases should surround China, with liberation of the People's Republic considered the ultimate prize. As one enthusiast puts it concisely: "After Baghdad, Beijing."
If this sounds like the harmless delusions of an eccentric fringe, think again. The founder members of the project, launched in 1997 as a Republican assault on the Clinton presidency, form a rollcall of today's Bush inner circle. Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Jeb Bush, Richard Perle - they're all there. So too is Zalmay Khalilzad, now the White House's "special envoy and ambassador-at-large for free Iraqis".
Bush's Proposal to Examine Climate Change
turns out to be nonsense. Who knew? The list of folks he is pissing on just keeps growing and growing.
Bush's Inability To Focus Or Commit
Joshua Marshall says, on the upcoming United States dominion over Iraq, that "the scope of enterprise is awe-inspiring." Which would certainly point to a need for complete follow through and full support both militarily and financially. Which of course will not be derived from Bush. He'll walk away from this commitment just as he had all the others he has made domestically.
February 25, 2003
United Nations
credibility perhaps could be applied to more than just the Iraq set of resolutions. I seem to recall there being a United Nations resolution or two conerning Israel. Could perhaps we not pick and choose which resolutions matter and which ones can be ignored? Lists of ignored resolutions abound against many many countries around the world.
Daypop Top Word Bursts
is very interesting. I heard on NPR about a project to take text from IRC channels and mix it into an art performance which is being hosted at the Whitney. I have long thought this to be the primary gift the web writing experience holds. This multitude of voices can be interpreted in some beautiful manners. I think the word burst is an example of that beauty.
Daypop's device might be an improvement if it was smart enough to detect and filter for names. Currently two personages: Seymour Hersh & Régis DeBray, are among the top spots but they are separated into four pieces because their names are caught by the individual word rather than the full name.
Texas GOP Platform
The 2000 Texas GOP platform has these gems:
Heterosexual behavior is contrary to the fundamental, unchanging truths that have been ordained by God, recognized by our country's founders, and shared by the majority of Texans.
Heterosexuality must not be
presented as an acceptable 'alternative' lifestyle in our public education and policy, nor should 'family' be redefined to include heterosexual 'couples.'
We are opposed to any granting of special legal entitlements, recognition, or privileges including, but not limited to, marriage between persons of dffering sex, custody of children by heterosexuals, heterosexual partner insurance or retirement benefits.
We oppose
United Nations
credibility perhaps could be applied to more than just the Iraq set of resolutions. I seem to recall there being a United Nations resolution or two conerning Israel. Could perhaps we not pick and choose which resolutions matter and which ones can be ignored? Lists of ignored resolutions abound against many many countries around the world.
Daypop Top Word Bursts
is very interesting. I heard on NPR about a project to take text from IRC channels and mix it into an art performance which is being hosted at the Whitney. I have long thought this to be the primary gift the web writing experience holds. This multitude of voices can be interpreted in some beautiful manners. I think the word burst is an example of that beauty.
Daypop's device might be an improvement if it was smart enough to detect and filter for names. Currently two personages: Seymour Hersh & Régis DeBray, are among the top spots but they are separated into four pieces because their names are caught by the individual word rather than the full name.
Texas GOP Platform
The 2000 Texas GOP platform has these gems:
Heterosexual behavior is contrary to the fundamental, unchanging truths that have been ordained by God, recognized by our country's founders, and shared by the majority of Texans.
Heterosexuality must not be
presented as an acceptable 'alternative' lifestyle in our public education and policy, nor should 'family' be redefined to include heterosexual 'couples.'
We are opposed to any granting of special legal entitlements, recognition, or privileges including, but not limited to, marriage between persons of dffering sex, custody of children by heterosexuals, heterosexual partner insurance or retirement benefits.
We oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose heterosexuality out of faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values.
Oh wait, it doesn't say that. Silly me! I bet the Log Cabin Republicans are very influential on Texas Politics.
Getting Lectured By The High School Set
Back when I was in high school I could lecture and nag the adults with great spirit. Sometimes they would engage me and sometimes they would simply blow me off. I always lost respect for those who wouldn't engage me.
From the mailbag today I have a letter from a 15 year old highschool girl:
hello, IM a 15 year old girl from Cali and as I was reading your web page for some info for an English paper, i came to the shocking and repulsive sentence stating that "It means saying 'yes" to sex you do want, and "no" to sex you don't. It means there's nothing wrong with you if you decide to have sex, and nothing wrong with you if you decide not to. You have the right to make your own choices, and to have people respect them" how can you say that having sex if you want to is okay?? I believe your sending a horrible message to our youth. Your promoting that sex is okay to teenagers just like me who are looking for answers from people like you. Do you know that approximately 4.6 million sexually active teenage girls will have over 1 million unwanted pregnancies, and 400,000 abortions each year. Yet, your still telling people that its okay to have sex out of marriage "if you want to," i really don't understand you people but i truly hope that God blesses you and allows you to see the kind of message your sending out to hundreds of people each day. Thanks for reading!
So I think it's important to engage this young lady. I'll try not to come across as a pain or a nag but a few points need to be raised here:
First of all, and granted the same thing can be applied to me as well, you would benefit from using proper diction, spelling, capitalization, etc. I understand that email allows for, and even encourages, the writer to be informal and not too concerned with niceties like these but your point goes so much further when you write well. This wouldn't actually be that big of a deal except that you come to me, notice you came to me - I didn't come to you, under the auspices of an english class. Certainly such a situation demands that you at least attempt to conform to proper etiquette. And secondly, and probably most importantly, you have come to me to discuss my "repulsive" quote. Surely if you truly want to engage a writer about their work, the quote doesn't actually come from me by the way, then surely it is very important to come across as competent and that is simply not the case with the way that you present yourself.
You throw out a lot of figures in your note. Let's talk about them one at a time:
400k abortions per year by teenagers: I find the number is closer to a range of between
I'm sure you'll agree with me that fewer abortions is a desirable thing. So in one sense it makes no difference whether the number is 52k, 275k, or 400k, or even 118 as any amount is too many. The reality is, of course, that that won't happen. Abortion has been a part of the human condition since there has been a human condition. No matter how much we may strive for that, or pray for that, or work for that, refuse funding for, or kill people for that, when the numbers are counted at the end of the day fetuses will be aborted one way or another. So when you throw these numbers at your reader, me in this case, it would seem you are saying there is some finate number, lower one would assume than the current one in which it would not be repulsive for you to read the quote in question. Somehow I don't think that's what you had in mind.
United Nations
credibility perhaps could be applied to more than just the Iraq set of resolutions. I seem to recall there being a United Nations resolution or two conerning Israel. Could perhaps we not pick and choose which resolutions matter and which ones can be ignored? Lists of ignored resolutions abound against many many countries around the world.
Texas GOP Platform
The 2000 Texas GOP platform has these gems:
Heterosexual behavior is contrary to the fundamental, unchanging truths that have been ordained by God, recognized by our country's founders, and shared by the majority of Texans.
Heterosexuality must not be
presented as an acceptable 'alternative' lifestyle in our public education and policy, nor should 'family' be redefined to include heterosexual 'couples.'
We are opposed to any granting of special legal entitlements, recognition, or privileges including, but not limited to, marriage between persons of dffering sex, custody of children by heterosexuals, heterosexual partner insurance or retirement benefits.
We oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose heterosexuality out of faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values.
Oh wait, it doesn't say that. Silly me! I bet the Log Cabin Republicans are very influential on Texas Politics.
Daypop Top Word Bursts
is very interesting. I heard on NPR about a project to take text from IRC channels and mix it into an art performance which is being hosted at the Whitney. I have long thought this to be the primary gift the web writing experience holds. This multitude of voices can be interpreted in some beautiful manners. I think the word burst is an example of that beauty.
Daypop's device might be an improvement if it was smart enough to detect and filter for names. Currently two personages: Seymour Hersh & Régis DeBray, are among the top spots but they are separated into four pieces because their names are caught by the individual word rather than the full name.
Getting Lectured By The High School Set
Back when I was in high school I could lecture and nag the adults with great spirit. Sometimes they would engage me and sometimes they would simply blow me off. I always lost respect for those who wouldn't engage me.
From the mailbag today I have a letter from a 15 year old highschool girl:
hello, IM a 15 year old girl from Cali and as I was reading your web page for some info for an English paper, i came to the shocking and repulsive sentence stating that "It means saying 'yes" to sex you do want, and "no" to sex you don't. It means there's nothing wrong with you if you decide to have sex, and nothing wrong with you if you decide not to. You have the right to make your own choices, and to have people respect them" how can you say that having sex if you want to is okay?? I believe your sending a horrible message to our youth. Your promoting that sex is okay to teenagers just like me who are looking for answers from people like you. Do you know that approximately 4.6 million sexually active teenage girls will have over 1 million unwanted pregnancies, and 400,000 abortions each year. Yet, your still telling people that its okay to have sex out of marriage "if you want to," i really don't understand you people but i truly hope that God blesses you and allows you to see the kind of message your sending out to hundreds of people each day. Thanks for reading!
So I think it's important to engage this young lady. I'll try not to come across as a pain or a nag but a few points need to be raised here:
First of all, and granted the same thing can be applied to me as well, you would benefit from using proper diction, spelling, capitalization, etc. I understand that email allows for, and even encourages, the writer to be informal and not too concerned with niceties like these but your point goes so much further when you write well. This wouldn't actually be that big of a deal except that you come to me, notice you came to me - I didn't come to you, under the auspices of an english class. Certainly such a situation demands that you at least attempt to conform to proper etiquette. And secondly, and probably most importantly, you have come to me to discuss my "repulsive" quote. Surely if you truly want to engage a writer about their work, the quote doesn't actually come from me by the way, then surely it is very important to come across as competent and that is simply not the case with the way that you present yourself.
You throw out a lot of figures in your note. Let's talk about them one at a time:
400k abortions per year by teenagers: I find the number is closer to a range of between
I'm sure you'll agree with me that fewer abortions is a desirable thing. So in one sense it makes no difference whether the number is 52k, 275k, or 400k, or even 118 as any amount is too many. The reality is, of course, that that won't happen. Abortion has been a part of the human condition since there has been a human condition. No matter how much we may strive for that, or pray for that, or work for that, refuse funding for, or kill people for that, when the numbers are counted at the end of the day fetuses will be aborted one way or another. So when you throw these numbers at your reader, me in this case, it would seem you are saying there is some finate number, lower one would assume than the current one in which it would not be repulsive for you to read the quote in question. Somehow I don't think that's what you had in mind.
United Nations
credibility perhaps could be applied to more than just the Iraq set of resolutions. I seem to recall there being a United Nations resolution or two conerning Israel. Could perhaps we not pick and choose which resolutions matter and which ones can be ignored? Lists of ignored resolutions abound against many many countries around the world.
Texas GOP Platform
The 2000 Texas GOP platform has these gems:
Heterosexual behavior is contrary to the fundamental, unchanging truths that have been ordained by God, recognized by our country's founders, and shared by the majority of Texans.
Heterosexuality must not be
presented as an acceptable 'alternative' lifestyle in our public education and policy, nor should 'family' be redefined to include heterosexual 'couples.'
We are opposed to any granting of special legal entitlements, recognition, or privileges including, but not limited to, marriage between persons of dffering sex, custody of children by heterosexuals, heterosexual partner insurance or retirement benefits.
We oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose heterosexuality out of faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values.
Oh wait, it doesn't say that. Silly me! I bet the Log Cabin Republicans are very influential on Texas Politics.
Daypop Top Word Bursts
is very interesting. I heard on NPR about a project to take text from IRC channels and mix it into an art performance which is being hosted at the Whitney. I have long thought this to be the primary gift the web writing experience holds. This multitude of voices can be interpreted in some beautiful manners. I think the word burst is an example of that beauty.
Daypop's device might be an improvement if it was smart enough to detect and filter for names. Currently two personages: Seymour Hersh & Régis DeBray, are among the top spots but they are separated into four pieces because their names are caught by the individual word rather than the full name.
Getting Lectured By The High School Set
Back when I was in high school I could lecture and nag the adults with great spirit. Sometimes they would engage me and sometimes they would simply blow me off. I always lost respect for those who wouldn't engage me.
From the mailbag today I have a letter from a 15 year old highschool girl:
hello, IM a 15 year old girl from Cali and as I was reading your web page for some info for an English paper, i came to the shocking and repulsive sentence stating that "It means saying 'yes" to sex you do want, and "no" to sex you don't. It means there's nothing wrong with you if you decide to have sex, and nothing wrong with you if you decide not to. You have the right to make your own choices, and to have people respect them" how can you say that having sex if you want to is okay?? I believe your sending a horrible message to our youth. Your promoting that sex is okay to teenagers just like me who are looking for answers from people like you. Do you know that approximately 4.6 million sexually active teenage girls will have over 1 million unwanted pregnancies, and 400,000 abortions each year. Yet, your still telling people that its okay to have sex out of marriage "if you want to," i really don't understand you people but i truly hope that God blesses you and allows you to see the kind of message your sending out to hundreds of people each day. Thanks for reading!
So I think it's important to engage this young lady. I'll try not to come across as a pain or a nag but a few points need to be raised here:
First of all, and granted the same thing can be applied to me as well, you would benefit from using proper diction, spelling, capitalization, etc. I understand that email allows for, and even encourages, the writer to be informal and not too concerned with niceties like these but your point goes so much further when you write well. This wouldn't actually be that big of a deal except that you come to me, notice you came to me - I didn't come to you, under the auspices of an english class. Certainly such a situation demands that you at least attempt to conform to proper etiquette. And secondly, and probably most importantly, you have come to me to discuss my "repulsive" quote. Surely if you truly want to engage a writer about their work, the quote doesn't actually come from me by the way, then surely it is very important to come across as competent and that is simply not the case with the way that you present yourself.
You throw out a lot of figures in your note. Let's talk about them one at a time:
400k abortions per year by teenagers: I find the number is closer to a range of between
I'm sure you'll agree with me that fewer abortions is a desirable thing. So in one sense it makes no difference whether the number is 52k, 275k, or 400k, or even 118 as any amount is too many. The reality is, of course, that that won't happen. Abortion has been a part of the human condition since there has been a human condition. No matter how much we may strive for that, or pray for that, or work for that, refuse funding for, or kill people for that, when the numbers are counted at the end of the day fetuses will be aborted one way or another. So when you throw these numbers at your reader, me in this case, it would seem you are saying there is some finate number, lower one would assume than the current one in which it would not be repulsive for you to read the quote in question. Somehow I don't think that's what you had in mind.
February 24, 2003
Police Field Complaint About Busty Snow Woman
Now for the last time. Snowfolks don't have genitals or boobs! Of course because snow in the shape of genitals or boobs gets so many people stressed out I am inclined to think we need a national law forbidding snow genitals. Or at least some kind of regulatory regime in place so that we can be assured monster snow dicks do not take up too much of the public's valuable time and money.
Oh never mind, hey if you have a moment can I take you into my igloo and show you something? ; )
But seriously who ever expected to read such a sentence: A few people came out and crowded me with their bodies and one person shoved me away from the penis.
U.S. Charges 55 With Peddling Drug Gear
Some day I hope to graduate beyond sticking the sit n' spin finger out at the morons. But until then when folks like Ashcroft say things like "This is a great victory for the DEA," I can't help but stick that finger into the wind and simply sigh. Fucking nimrods.
Matriarch Breeder
The last female California condor to be born in the wild and to remain living in the wild has been shot to death by a poacher, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday.
I Did Not Know
Last night K informed me that Albus Dumbledore and Gandalf are the same character. I did not know that?!?
I wonder if this means that Magneeto and Saruman are the same?
I Did Not Know
Last night K informed me that Albus Dumbledore and Gandalf are the same character. I did not know that?!?
I wonder if this means that Magneeto and Saruman are the same?
Police Field Complaint About Busty Snow Woman
Now for the last time. Snowfolks don't have genitals or boobs! Of course because snow in the shape of genitals or boobs gets so many people stressed out I am inclined to think we need a national law forbidding snow genitals. Or at least some kind of regulatory regime in place so that we can be assured monster snow dicks do not take up too much of the public's valuable time and money.
Oh never mind, hey if you have a moment can I take you into my igloo and show you something? ; )
But seriously who ever expected to read such a sentence: A few people came out and crowded me with their bodies and one person shoved me away from the penis.
U.S. Charges 55 With Peddling Drug Gear
Some day I hope to graduate beyond sticking the sit n' spin finger out at the morons. But until then when folks like Ashcroft say things like "This is a great victory for the DEA," I can't help but stick that finger into the wind and simply sigh. Fucking nimrods.
Matriarch Breeder
The last female California condor to be born in the wild and to remain living in the wild has been shot to death by a poacher, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday.
U.S. Charges 55 With Peddling Drug Gear
Some day I hope to graduate beyond sticking the sit n' spin finger out at the morons. But until then when folks like Ashcroft say things like "This is a great victory for the DEA," I can't help but stick that finger into the wind and simply sigh. Fucking nimrods.
Matriarch Breeder
The last female California condor to be born in the wild and to remain living in the wild has been shot to death by a poacher, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday.
Police Field Complaint About Busty Snow Woman
Now for the last time. Snowfolks don't have genitals or boobs! Of course because snow in the shape of genitals or boobs gets so many people stressed out I am inclined to think we need a national law forbidding snow genitals. Or at least some kind of regulatory regime in place so that we can be assured monster snow dicks do not take up too much of the public's valuable time and money.
Oh never mind, hey if you have a moment can I take you into my igloo and show you something? ; )
But seriously who ever expected to read such a sentence: A few people came out and crowded me with their bodies and one person shoved me away from the penis.
I Did Not Know
Last night K informed me that Albus Dumbledore and Gandalf are the same character. I did not know that?!?
I wonder if this means that Magneeto and Saruman are the same?
Police Field Complaint About Busty Snow Woman
Now for the last time. Snowfolks don't have genitals or boobs! Of course because snow in the shape of genitals or boobs gets so many people stressed out I am inclined to think we need a national law forbidding snow genitals. Or at least some kind of regulatory regime in place so that we can be assured monster snow dicks do not take up too much of the public's valuable time and money.
Oh never mind, hey if you have a moment can I take you into my igloo and show you something? ; )
But seriously who ever expected to read such a sentence: A few people came out and crowded me with their bodies and one person shoved me away from the penis.
U.S. Charges 55 With Peddling Drug Gear
Some day I hope to graduate beyond sticking the sit n' spin finger out at the morons. But until then when folks like Ashcroft say things like "This is a great victory for the DEA," I can't help but stick that finger into the wind and simply sigh. Fucking nimrods.
Matriarch Breeder
The last female California condor to be born in the wild and to remain living in the wild has been shot to death by a poacher, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday.
I Did Not Know
Last night K informed me that Albus Dumbledore and Gandalf are the same character. I did not know that?!?
I wonder if this means that Magneeto and Saruman are the same?
I Did Not Know
Last night K informed me that Albus Dumbledore and Gandalf are the same character. I did not know that?!?
I wonder if this means that Magneeto and Saruman are the same?
Police Field Complaint About Busty Snow Woman
Now for the last time. Snowfolks don't have genitals or boobs! Of course because snow in the shape of genitals or boobs gets so many people stressed out I am inclined to think we need a national law forbidding snow genitals. Or at least some kind of regulatory regime in place so that we can be assured monster snow dicks do not take up too much of the public's valuable time and money.
Oh never mind, hey if you have a moment can I take you into my igloo and show you something? ; )
But seriously who ever expected to read such a sentence: A few people came out and crowded me with their bodies and one person shoved me away from the penis.
U.S. Charges 55 With Peddling Drug Gear
Some day I hope to graduate beyond sticking the sit n' spin finger out at the morons. But until then when folks like Ashcroft say things like "This is a great victory for the DEA," I can't help but stick that finger into the wind and simply sigh. Fucking nimrods.
Matriarch Breeder
The last female California condor to be born in the wild and to remain living in the wild has been shot to death by a poacher, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday.
U.S. Charges 55 With Peddling Drug Gear
Some day I hope to graduate beyond sticking the sit n' spin finger out at the morons. But until then when folks like Ashcroft say things like "This is a great victory for the DEA," I can't help but stick that finger into the wind and simply sigh. Fucking nimrods.
Matriarch Breeder
The last female California condor to be born in the wild and to remain living in the wild has been shot to death by a poacher, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday.
Police Field Complaint About Busty Snow Woman
Now for the last time. Snowfolks don't have genitals or boobs! Of course because snow in the shape of genitals or boobs gets so many people stressed out I am inclined to think we need a national law forbidding snow genitals. Or at least some kind of regulatory regime in place so that we can be assured monster snow dicks do not take up too much of the public's valuable time and money.
Oh never mind, hey if you have a moment can I take you into my igloo and show you something? ; )
But seriously who ever expected to read such a sentence: A few people came out and crowded me with their bodies and one person shoved me away from the penis.
I Did Not Know
Last night K informed me that Albus Dumbledore and Gandalf are the same character. I did not know that?!?
I wonder if this means that Magneeto and Saruman are the same?
February 22, 2003
Lingam Gnosis The Ancient Art of Penis Reading
- >Part 1, in which Yoni Passionata writes that everything you need to know about your man is written on his cock.
- >Part 2, in which she writes about guys like Chad from Miami: the shape, color, bend and tight testicles here all scream air penis. Its long smooth head suggests an intelligent, imaginative lover...nostalgia and memories of childhood probably play an important role in the fantasy life and love-play of the owner of this reflective, backwards looking penis. This is further underlined by the two swellings under the base of the shaft, as these often represent deep-seated drives and desires that have their roots in the past
Did you catch all that? Can you say phrenology? I thought you could.
Lingam Gnosis The Ancient Art of Penis Reading
- >Part 1, in which Yoni Passionata writes that everything you need to know about your man is written on his cock.
- >Part 2, in which she writes about guys like Chad from Miami: the shape, color, bend and tight testicles here all scream air penis. Its long smooth head suggests an intelligent, imaginative lover...nostalgia and memories of childhood probably play an important role in the fantasy life and love-play of the owner of this reflective, backwards looking penis. This is further underlined by the two swellings under the base of the shaft, as these often represent deep-seated drives and desires that have their roots in the past
Did you catch all that? Can you say phrenology? I thought you could.
Lingam Gnosis The Ancient Art of Penis Reading
- >Part 1, in which Yoni Passionata writes that everything you need to know about your man is written on his cock.
- >Part 2, in which she writes about guys like Chad from Miami: the shape, color, bend and tight testicles here all scream air penis. Its long smooth head suggests an intelligent, imaginative lover...nostalgia and memories of childhood probably play an important role in the fantasy life and love-play of the owner of this reflective, backwards looking penis. This is further underlined by the two swellings under the base of the shaft, as these often represent deep-seated drives and desires that have their roots in the past
Did you catch all that? Can you say phrenology? I thought you could.
Lingam Gnosis The Ancient Art of Penis Reading
- >Part 1, in which Yoni Passionata writes that everything you need to know about your man is written on his cock.
- >Part 2, in which she writes about guys like Chad from Miami: the shape, color, bend and tight testicles here all scream air penis. Its long smooth head suggests an intelligent, imaginative lover...nostalgia and memories of childhood probably play an important role in the fantasy life and love-play of the owner of this reflective, backwards looking penis. This is further underlined by the two swellings under the base of the shaft, as these often represent deep-seated drives and desires that have their roots in the past
Did you catch all that? Can you say phrenology? I thought you could.
Lingam Gnosis The Ancient Art of Penis Reading
- >Part 1, in which Yoni Passionata writes that everything you need to know about your man is written on his cock.
- >Part 2, in which she writes about guys like Chad from Miami: the shape, color, bend and tight testicles here all scream air penis. Its long smooth head suggests an intelligent, imaginative lover...nostalgia and memories of childhood probably play an important role in the fantasy life and love-play of the owner of this reflective, backwards looking penis. This is further underlined by the two swellings under the base of the shaft, as these often represent deep-seated drives and desires that have their roots in the past
Did you catch all that? Can you say phrenology? I thought you could.
Lingam Gnosis The Ancient Art of Penis Reading
- >Part 1, in which Yoni Passionata writes that everything you need to know about your man is written on his cock.
- >Part 2, in which she writes about guys like Chad from Miami: the shape, color, bend and tight testicles here all scream air penis. Its long smooth head suggests an intelligent, imaginative lover...nostalgia and memories of childhood probably play an important role in the fantasy life and love-play of the owner of this reflective, backwards looking penis. This is further underlined by the two swellings under the base of the shaft, as these often represent deep-seated drives and desires that have their roots in the past
Did you catch all that? Can you say phrenology? I thought you could.
February 21, 2003
Russia Faces Abortion's Complications
Russian health specialists call women like Esipova one of the more lasting legacies of a Soviet health system that for decades viewed abortion as the main form of birth control. According to Vladimir Serov, chief gynecologist at the Health Ministry, abortions are one of the primary causes of infertility in a country that is desperate to raise a plummeting birth rate.
Russia Faces Abortion's Complications
Russian health specialists call women like Esipova one of the more lasting legacies of a Soviet health system that for decades viewed abortion as the main form of birth control. According to Vladimir Serov, chief gynecologist at the Health Ministry, abortions are one of the primary causes of infertility in a country that is desperate to raise a plummeting birth rate.
Russia Faces Abortion's Complications
Russian health specialists call women like Esipova one of the more lasting legacies of a Soviet health system that for decades viewed abortion as the main form of birth control. According to Vladimir Serov, chief gynecologist at the Health Ministry, abortions are one of the primary causes of infertility in a country that is desperate to raise a plummeting birth rate.
Putting Sarcasm In Its Proper Place
The Pope issues a decree against sarcasm. No word yet on irony. Catholics in the know inform me that hyperbole will be tackled soon.
Russia Faces Abortion's Complications
Russian health specialists call women like Esipova one of the more lasting legacies of a Soviet health system that for decades viewed abortion as the main form of birth control. According to Vladimir Serov, chief gynecologist at the Health Ministry, abortions are one of the primary causes of infertility in a country that is desperate to raise a plummeting birth rate.
Russia Faces Abortion's Complications
Russian health specialists call women like Esipova one of the more lasting legacies of a Soviet health system that for decades viewed abortion as the main form of birth control. According to Vladimir Serov, chief gynecologist at the Health Ministry, abortions are one of the primary causes of infertility in a country that is desperate to raise a plummeting birth rate.
Russia Faces Abortion's Complications
Russian health specialists call women like Esipova one of the more lasting legacies of a Soviet health system that for decades viewed abortion as the main form of birth control. According to Vladimir Serov, chief gynecologist at the Health Ministry, abortions are one of the primary causes of infertility in a country that is desperate to raise a plummeting birth rate.
Putting Sarcasm In Its Proper Place
The Pope issues a decree against sarcasm. No word yet on irony. Catholics in the know inform me that hyperbole will be tackled soon.
February 20, 2003
I Am Channelling the Insane Again
Today I went to the beach. I went to swing on the travelling rings. I made three passes. They were reasonably in the zone and I got quite a work out from it. Especially in my right forearm. I have taken to going out to the last ring and doing multiple spins. Today I did two passes of the three spins and one pas of two. On my fourth run, for a photographer from Brazil (with quite an amazing digital setup and some extremely impressive lenses - if you know what I mean, wink wink.), I got to the sixth ring and held too long. I went straight into the pole and hit it quite hard on my left shoulder, shin, and hip. It shook me up but didn't really hurt. One of the onlookers said he thought I had hit my head but I was quite aware of the pole coming at me. I would have known by my body position, even if my eyes were closed, I would have known the pole was coming. The Brazilian photographer is going to, hopefully, send me some pics from the session. One in particular is quite impressive. In the pic my body is parrallel to the ground. My toes are pointed, my legs are together, and my arms are spread in an iron cross. It is composed perfectly. He's obviously not only well equipped photographer but a talented one as well. He made me look almost like I know what I am doing. That's a tough assignment.
I skated home up the usual path. On the other side of the intersection at the pier was a homeless women preaching love to her delusions. She moved across the sidewalk towards the corner looking at noone and noone was paying her any heed. The usual field of disapproval and avoidance surrounded her and was being respected uncomfortably by everyone walking by her loudly demanding of love in the world.
When the light changed I glided across the street and as I skated by her she looked right at me. I could feel her eyes on my left side as I studiously avoided her eye. And she said, "Hello, George Michael."
Now I have been called George Michael before. Some have said I look like him. Some of them that say that have wanted to get me in bed. So what they said was suspect. Of course the lady on the street corner was out her mind so I'm not exactly inclined to believe her either.
As soon as I had passed her attention moved on and George Michael became apart of her rant as she exclamed how George Michael knows what love is and how...she faded into my past as I made my way swiftly up the walk.
I have been channelling the insane for most of my life. The first girl I had sex with when I was all of 14 was placed in a mental hospital not 2 months after we lost our virginity to each other. When I was in college I regularly spoke to the homeless who were all convinced that somehow I could save the world. Often they would know my name. Sometimes that made me frightened. When K was only a few months old an insane woman attempted to abduct her when we were shopping in a local drugstore. When I lived in New York City I was followed for several days by a woman with a fierce look in her eyes who desperately wanted to buy the child I carried on my back.
My granny is a singular example of what an unhinged mind will do in combination with a fierce determination to be insecure and an unmeasured dose of alcohol. We used to, when I was child, drive through the hills on our way into the mountains. When we reached an old ghost town, which had long ago been used to water and rest the horses for the same trip into the mountains, we would holler as loud as we could as our celebration of our making it halfway into the mountains. After I had outgrown such trips my granny physically attacked my mom while driving on that exact spot in that same ghost town while they were driving. I never see her anymore. The confusion about who my child contributed to this. But surely the sexual come ons solidified my desire to stay away.
Then of course I married a woman who would rape me, abuse me, and attempt to destroy herself until finally she tried to kill me and abducted K. It was after she was taken away in restraints to the neuro psychiatric ward that I started examining my life and asking myself why these folks with their mental illnesses have played such a strong and ever present role in my life.
I don't know what the answer is. But I do know they keep coming. And when they do I get very nervous. They can smell me coming, of that I am sure.
Anti-Americanism
Dwight makes an excellent point here about anti-French remarks. The same thing applies to so called anti-Americanism. I reproach my clueless and incompatent government. Not the American people. I'm not sure how Glen and others among the war bloggers can fail to make these distinctions. It is condescending and does nothing but alienate the average American who simply disagrees with the government. All of us can't be anti-Americans yet that doesn't seem to stop these war bloggers from making these claims at every turn.
Federal Agents Investigate Possible Terror Threat at Southern Utah Oil Field
An associate in San Juan County sends this link. How long until these folks succeed?
The Mallu Devil on Condoms
Always keep your condoms in your car.
Very witty little tale. However for any ill-informed in the audience it should be stressed that you should never store your condoms in the car. The heat of a locked up car will destroy condoms very quickly.
I Am Channelling the Insane Again
Today I went to the beach. I went to swing on the travelling rings. I made three passes. They were reasonably in the zone and I got quite a work out from it. Especially in my right forearm. I have taken to going out to the last ring and doing multiple spins. Today I did two passes of the three spins and one pas of two. On my fourth run, for a photographer from Brazil (with quite an amazing digital setup and some extremely impressive lenses - if you know what I mean, wink wink.), I got to the sixth ring and held too long. I went straight into the pole and hit it quite hard on my left shoulder, shin, and hip. It shook me up but didn't really hurt. One of the onlookers said he thought I had hit my head but I was quite aware of the pole coming at me. I would have known by my body position, even if my eyes were closed, I would have known the pole was coming. The Brazilian photographer is going to, hopefully, send me some pics from the session. One in particular is quite impressive. In the pic my body is parrallel to the ground. My toes are pointed, my legs are together, and my arms are spread in an iron cross. It is composed perfectly. He's obviously not only well equipped photographer but a talented one as well. He made me look almost like I know what I am doing. That's a tough assignment.
I skated home up the usual path. On the other side of the intersection at the pier was a homeless women preaching love to her delusions. She moved across the sidewalk towards the corner looking at noone and noone was paying her any heed. The usual field of disapproval and avoidance surrounded her and was being respected uncomfortably by everyone walking by her loudly demanding of love in the world.
When the light changed I glided across the street and as I skated by her she looked right at me. I could feel her eyes on my left side as I studiously avoided her eye. And she said, "Hello, George Michael."
Now I have been called George Michael before. Some have said I look like him. Some of them that say that have wanted to get me in bed. So what they said was suspect. Of course the lady on the street corner was out her mind so I'm not exactly inclined to believe her either.
As soon as I had passed her attention moved on and George Michael became apart of her rant as she exclamed how George Michael knows what love is and how...she faded into my past as I made my way swiftly up the walk.
I have been channelling the insane for most of my life. The first girl I had sex with when I was all of 14 was placed in a mental hospital not 2 months after we lost our virginity to each other. When I was in college I regularly spoke to the homeless who were all convinced that somehow I could save the world. Often they would know my name. Sometimes that made me frightened. When K was only a few months old an insane woman attempted to abduct her when we were shopping in a local drugstore. When I lived in New York City I was followed for several days by a woman with a fierce look in her eyes who desperately wanted to buy the child I carried on my back.
My granny is a singular example of what an unhinged mind will do in combination with a fierce determination to be insecure and an unmeasured dose of alcohol. We used to, when I was child, drive through the hills on our way into the mountains. When we reached an old ghost town, which had long ago been used to water and rest the horses for the same trip into the mountains, we would holler as loud as we could as our celebration of our making it halfway into the mountains. After I had outgrown such trips my granny physically attacked my mom while driving on that exact spot in that same ghost town while they were driving. I never see her anymore. The confusion about who my child contributed to this. But surely the sexual come ons solidified my desire to stay away.
Then of course I married a woman who would rape me, abuse me, and attempt to destroy herself until finally she tried to kill me and abducted K. It was after she was taken away in restraints to the neuro psychiatric ward that I started examining my life and asking myself why these folks with their mental illnesses have played such a strong and ever present role in my life.
I don't know what the answer is. But I do know they keep coming. And when they do I get very nervous. They can smell me coming, of that I am sure.
Condoms & War
Recently the United States Federal government purchased several million condoms to be used in its war against Iraq.
Why, the casual reader may ask, would the United States government purchase millions of condoms to prepare for a war? If the US puts as many as half a million soldiers in the field that is still quite a stretch to expect each soldier will be having sex several times during the course of their stay in country. And after all can't the average soldier purchase their own condoms at their post exchange?
That last question is the really interesting one, which I will get to shortly.
But why would the government buy so many condoms? Non-lubricated condoms are used by the military to cover the barrels of guns. When applied properly to the barrel of a gun the condom will keep sand and moisture out of the gun. In every war the government stocks up on non-lubricated condoms before they enter the war theater.
Condoms have long been a very important part of war.
Anti-Americanism
Dwight makes an excellent point here about anti-French remarks. The same thing applies to so called anti-Americanism. I reproach my clueless and incompatent government. Not the American people. I'm not sure how Glen and others among the war bloggers can fail to make these distinctions. It is condescending and does nothing but alienate the average American who simply disagrees with the government. All of us can't be anti-Americans yet that doesn't seem to stop these war bloggers from making these claims at every turn.
Federal Agents Investigate Possible Terror Threat at Southern Utah Oil Field
An associate in San Juan County sends this link. How long until these folks succeed?
The Mallu Devil on Condoms
Always keep your condoms in your car.
Very witty little tale. However for any ill-informed in the audience it should be stressed that you should never store your condoms in the car. The heat of a locked up car will destroy condoms very quickly.
February 19, 2003
Overture
has aquired Altavista. I find this an interesting development because until now Overture was looking at search engine usage data from a higher vantage across multiple search engines. After this aquisition they will be able to augment this data with actual search data in real time. This seems to be an interesting development. Especially if this type of knowledge can be inferred across competitor networks, namely Google.
Very interesting. I don't know of any other search engine which has access to both these types of data.
Why I Dislike Microsoft
David lays out a very succinct case for why Microsoft is run by criminals. The case is even stronger than I was aware of. No wonder I am always trying to steer away from Microsoft products.
United States Demands Turkey Decide In 48 Hours Or Else
Turkey wants 1 gazillion dollars to comply.
The United States will drop 1 billion atomic bombs on Ankara if the Turks do not agree in 48 hours.
The President says "You have 48 hours to willingly go along with our grand war against satan Sadadadadadadam, or else!"
Kuwait wants an ice cream. Rumsfield, queen of the frogs, chooses mint chip for old Europe. Iraq embalms its leader by accident in a bad portrait painting disaster.
"48 hours will not proceed," says the shrub, "unless free nations do not stand strong. We . . . will . . . stand . . .strong!"
Saudia Arabia demands 200 trillion dollars and a safe house for their terrorists in order to support the Cowboy, ole Raygun's gimpit, in his quest to do yer Lord's work and keep dirty Bibles away from the shores of the United States. Women in Saudia Arabia and women in the United States buy vibrators as their men go away.
George W. Bush cares about you and only wants what is best for you he only wants what is best for you he only wants what is best for you what is best for you. Donald Rumsfield is a nice man and he only wants to serve his country he only wants to be nice to you and to serve his country he wants you to be nice to his country and he only wants what he can do.
In 48 hours Turkey and Afghanistan must give up their weapons or else. Or else!
When Tom Ridge Says
"future" and then he says he wants to emphasize the future. Does that mean he just feels like an idiot by the last time his depart talked about Duct Tape? Or is he saying there will be a quiz and if you don't have your pre-sized plastic sheeting that you may not be able to pass the class? Cuz you know I'd have to talk to my landlord about that because there is no way on earth plastic and duct tape would seal up my place. Do I have any means to force my landlord to redesign my place or am I just shit out of luck? What do you think Tom?
Overture
has aquired Altavista. I find this an interesting development because until now Overture was looking at search engine usage data from a higher vantage across multiple search engines. After this aquisition they will be able to augment this data with actual search data in real time. This seems to be an interesting development. Especially if this type of knowledge can be inferred across competitor networks, namely Google.
Very interesting. I don't know of any other search engine which has access to both these types of data.
Why I Dislike Microsoft
David lays out a very succinct case for why Microsoft is run by criminals. The case is even stronger than I was aware of. No wonder I am always trying to steer away from Microsoft products.
United States Demands Turkey Decide In 48 Hours Or Else
Turkey wants 1 gazillion dollars to comply.
The United States will drop 1 billion atomic bombs on Ankara if the Turks do not agree in 48 hours.
The President says "You have 48 hours to willingly go along with our grand war against satan Sadadadadadadam, or else!"
Kuwait wants an ice cream. Rumsfield, queen of the frogs, chooses mint chip for old Europe. Iraq embalms its leader by accident in a bad portrait painting disaster.
"48 hours will not proceed," says the shrub, "unless free nations do not stand strong. We . . . will . . . stand . . .strong!"
Saudia Arabia demands 200 trillion dollars and a safe house for their terrorists in order to support the Cowboy, ole Raygun's gimpit, in his quest to do yer Lord's work and keep dirty Bibles away from the shores of the United States. Women in Saudia Arabia and women in the United States buy vibrators as their men go away.
George W. Bush cares about you and only wants what is best for you he only wants what is best for you he only wants what is best for you what is best for you. Donald Rumsfield is a nice man and he only wants to serve his country he only wants to be nice to you and to serve his country he wants you to be nice to his country and he only wants what he can do.
In 48 hours Turkey and Afghanistan must give up their weapons or else. Or else!
When Tom Ridge Says
"future" and then he says he wants to emphasize the future. Does that mean he just feels like an idiot by the last time his depart talked about Duct Tape? Or is he saying there will be a quiz and if you don't have your pre-sized plastic sheeting that you may not be able to pass the class? Cuz you know I'd have to talk to my landlord about that because there is no way on earth plastic and duct tape would seal up my place. Do I have any means to force my landlord to redesign my place or am I just shit out of luck? What do you think Tom?
February 18, 2003
On This Day I Am Thrilled!
Professionally it has been decided to move forward. You don't know what this is about. I'm not going to tell you. (of course if you've been paying attention you know already)
This is a placeholder so I'll be able to look back and know the date.
It looks like launch will arrive sometime this summer.
Popup Suppression
The new Alexa Toolbar beta is out now. It features, can you guess, popup suppression. With Safari, Mozilla, Netscape, & Opra devoting code to this it seems like it's only a matter of time before the next version of Explorer cuts out onLoad instances of popups as well.
I Have a Twenty Dollar Bill
on my desk. I can't spend it yet because I haven't told you about it.
On Thursday morning we left the apartment at 7:15am. You left first. I was behind to lock the door.
There was a man at the foot of the steps. He waved this bill at us. He had the look of mental illness in his eyes. He had a gotee, red hair, crazy eyes, long eyelashes, and he desperately wanted to give me his money.
You were frightened and jumped back behind me seeking protection.
I tried to speak to the man. He shushed me with his hand to his lips and looked out into the courtyard as though there was someone out sneeking up on us. His eyes were squirrely in their sockets.
He stood below the black metal railing and reached up the side of the stairs to press the crumpled bill into my hand.
The bill says, "CAll Police Ray Rios is AFTer JEFF! Don't use Radios They have good Scanner & silencers"
He hid under the table on the neighbor's porch and we went back in the apartment. I closed the door and went to the phone to call 911 and report this event. You were very frightened by this strangely acting man. I comforted you and we went back out to the porch and began climbing down the stairs.
He was still there crouched on the neighbor's porch. As I looked down at him I was reminded of Gollum. He looked so small and pathetic as though the tiny little concrete porch would swallow him whole. I motioned to him and started to speak to give him back the money, told him I had called the police as he requested. He panicked when he heard my voice and tried desperately to get me quiet.
So we left. We climbed down the stairs and went down the next set and then out into the alley where we saw Holly. Holly, I said as she rolled her window down, does Jeff no someone named Ray Rios? No she said. I showed her the bill. Her face went ashen. I explained that either Jeff is about to be killed by Ray Rios or this guy on the porch is out of his mine and his name is the same as your boyfriends. She got flustered, her fingers flashing about on the steering wheel as she debated what to do. She pulled back into her spot and left the car to find her Jeff.
to be continued
On This Day I Am Thrilled!
Professionally it has been decided to move forward. You don't know what this is about. I'm not going to tell you. (of course if you've been paying attention you know already)
This is a placeholder so I'll be able to look back and know the date.
It looks like launch will arrive sometime this summer.
Popup Suppression
The new Alexa Toolbar beta is out now. It features, can you guess, popup suppression. With Safari, Mozilla, Netscape, & Opra devoting code to this it seems like it's only a matter of time before the next version of Explorer cuts out onLoad instances of popups as well.
I Have a Twenty Dollar Bill
on my desk. I can't spend it yet because I haven't told you about it.
On Thursday morning we left the apartment at 7:15am. You left first. I was behind to lock the door.
There was a man at the foot of the steps. He waved this bill at us. He had the look of mental illness in his eyes. He had a gotee, red hair, crazy eyes, long eyelashes, and he desperately wanted to give me his money.
You were frightened and jumped back behind me seeking protection.
I tried to speak to the man. He shushed me with his hand to his lips and looked out into the courtyard as though there was someone out sneeking up on us. His eyes were squirrely in their sockets.
He stood below the black metal railing and reached up the side of the stairs to press the crumpled bill into my hand.
The bill says, "CAll Police Ray Rios is AFTer JEFF! Don't use Radios They have good Scanner & silencers"
He hid under the table on the neighbor's porch and we went back in the apartment. I closed the door and went to the phone to call 911 and report this event. You were very frightened by this strangely acting man. I comforted you and we went back out to the porch and began climbing down the stairs.
He was still there crouched on the neighbor's porch. As I looked down at him I was reminded of Gollum. He looked so small and pathetic as though the tiny little concrete porch would swallow him whole. I motioned to him and started to speak to give him back the money, told him I had called the police as he requested. He panicked when he heard my voice and tried desperately to get me quiet.
So we left. We climbed down the stairs and went down the next set and then out into the alley where we saw Holly. Holly, I said as she rolled her window down, does Jeff no someone named Ray Rios? No she said. I showed her the bill. Her face went ashen. I explained that either Jeff is about to be killed by Ray Rios or this guy on the porch is out of his mine and his name is the same as your boyfriends. She got flustered, her fingers flashing about on the steering wheel as she debated what to do. She pulled back into her spot and left the car to find her Jeff.
to be continued
February 17, 2003
Rick E. Bruner's Father
76 year old Richard W. Bruner went to the anti war demonstration in NYC on Saturday and then blogged it as the first post in his site. I am so happy to read this. We are reaching a new tipping point.
bluishorange - such a beautiful writer
no, i'm interested in her. i'm interested in who she was underneath mrs. jackson pollock, underneath the woman who was in some ways willing to put aside parts of herself for someone else. i'm interested in what it was like to be married to a man more successful than you at your own life's work. most specifically, i'm interested in how she might have felt after he died, as she was managing his estate. i picture her going back to the house where they lived, walking up the stairs and sitting down on that bed to sift through his personal things, deciding what to keep and what to give away. i picture her in the studio, looking at his paintings, making piles of work to sell work not to sell. i imagine she must have thought about the car accident, about his mistress in the seat next to him. was she sad? wistful? angry? relieved?
Oh Dear
Don't quit blogging, Megan. That's what they want, sour, jealous losers that they are.
Glenn I just blew milk out my nose. That's a very funny note. Who knew you were a comedian.
Jane sweety, put the pity doll away. You've obviously not noticed the acid which comes from the freepers and their ilk. I seem to recall some young chap telling me I should be blasted with his shotgun for questioning the flood of plastic American flags, made in China, which seemed to follow September 11th. Of course there's the fellow who declared I should be run through for not giving the pseudo-potus the proper respect at a time of war. Such a precious young lady you are Jane.
Do you have the vapors? Do you think you should sit down?
Bush Will Implode, Part I
Just more proof that [Bush] has the emotional maturity of a six year old who desperately needs a nap.
The Great Bush Approval Count
The man is an arrogant, petty, mendacious, embarrassing little prick.
Say it isn't so.
Bush Will Implode, Part II
The chorus is growing. Even after Iraq is defeated it is looking more and more like George won't be able to save himself. Such hubris simply begets too many enemies. Doesn't his relgion say something about humility?
NATO deal not 'march to war'
Surely they jest. The war is inevitable. One man has the power in this situation. One man, and he knows it.
Voicing Your Views Can Be Hazardous
But even I was unprepared for the tsunami of e-mails and phone calls ? more than 2,000 and counting ? that swamped my desk when I suggested last week that celebrities who've voiced opposition to the war in Iraq shouldn't be dismissed entirely on the basis of their celebrity.
It turns out there is a deep vein of anger and resentment toward Dustin Hoffman, and I bet only half of it has anything to do with "Ishtar.'' Producers for Bill O'Reilly and eight different radio talk shows asked me to defend my argument on the air. I've been called a "moron,'' a "Muslim-lover,'' and a "double-dealing Mata Hari" by readers in my own neighborhood and as far away as Australia. My voice-mail system has filled up eight times with callers (a surprising majority with Southern accents ? does the Pioneer Press deliver south of Burnsville?) demanding to know how I could possibly suggest that Sheryl Crow, Martin Sheen and Jessica Lange ought to be allowed to share in public their misgivings about the impending war.
Ummm, I don't know. Because they're Americans?
This is an excellent piece. It is the new found expression of thoughts like this that shows the country is finally waking from the wounding of 9/11. We are allowed to disagree. In fact our government is supposed to rely upon that disagreement to function. Telling me my views are anti-American or un-Patriotic do nothing to move the country forward.
It may be the best thing to invade Iraq. I don't think it is but I grant it may be the only solution. But however it shakes out I will not be cowed. I will not be scolded into supporting the current beligerant, rude, and condescending nonsense being spewed forth by Washington. You do not fight a war in a Democratic Republic by intimidating the population. If the shock of 9/11 had not occurred none of this could have come to pass.
The more belligerence and anger and name calling I hear out the administration the more I side with doing everything in my power to strip the administration of all power. The more power they try to take the more I and many, many, many people resist.
Larry Page On Google Profitability
"Google has been profitable since the first quarter of 2001. Why did we make becoming profitable such a priority? It's good that we did, because we might well be gone if we hadn't. The real reason is that we became profitable in the first quarter of 2001 because Sergey Brin made it a priority. You see, Sergey would try to go out on dates. He would call up women. And to impress them he would say, 'I'm the president of a money-losing dot-com.' But in Palo Alto in 2000, a huge number of people were presidents of money-losing dot-coms. And so they would not call him back. And he thought, 'If only I were president of a money-making dot-com, things would be very different...'"
Rick E. Bruner's Father
76 year old Richard W. Bruner went to the anti war demonstration in NYC on Saturday and then blogged it as the first post in his site. I am so happy to read this. We are reaching a new tipping point.
bluishorange - such a beautiful writer
no, i'm interested in her. i'm interested in who she was underneath mrs. jackson pollock, underneath the woman who was in some ways willing to put aside parts of herself for someone else. i'm interested in what it was like to be married to a man more successful than you at your own life's work. most specifically, i'm interested in how she might have felt after he died, as she was managing his estate. i picture her going back to the house where they lived, walking up the stairs and sitting down on that bed to sift through his personal things, deciding what to keep and what to give away. i picture her in the studio, looking at his paintings, making piles of work to sell work not to sell. i imagine she must have thought about the car accident, about his mistress in the seat next to him. was she sad? wistful? angry? relieved?
Oh Dear
Don't quit blogging, Megan. That's what they want, sour, jealous losers that they are.
Glenn I just blew milk out my nose. That's a very funny note. Who knew you were a comedian.
Jane sweety, put the pity doll away. You've obviously not noticed the acid which comes from the freepers and their ilk. I seem to recall some young chap telling me I should be blasted with his shotgun for questioning the flood of plastic American flags, made in China, which seemed to follow September 11th. Of course there's the fellow who declared I should be run through for not giving the pseudo-potus the proper respect at a time of war. Such a precious young lady you are Jane.
Do you have the vapors? Do you think you should sit down?
Bush Will Implode, Part I
Just more proof that [Bush] has the emotional maturity of a six year old who desperately needs a nap.
The Great Bush Approval Count
The man is an arrogant, petty, mendacious, embarrassing little prick.
Say it isn't so.
Bush Will Implode, Part II
The chorus is growing. Even after Iraq is defeated it is looking more and more like George won't be able to save himself. Such hubris simply begets too many enemies. Doesn't his relgion say something about humility?
NATO deal not 'march to war'
Surely they jest. The war is inevitable. One man has the power in this situation. One man, and he knows it.
Voicing Your Views Can Be Hazardous
But even I was unprepared for the tsunami of e-mails and phone calls ? more than 2,000 and counting ? that swamped my desk when I suggested last week that celebrities who've voiced opposition to the war in Iraq shouldn't be dismissed entirely on the basis of their celebrity.
It turns out there is a deep vein of anger and resentment toward Dustin Hoffman, and I bet only half of it has anything to do with "Ishtar.'' Producers for Bill O'Reilly and eight different radio talk shows asked me to defend my argument on the air. I've been called a "moron,'' a "Muslim-lover,'' and a "double-dealing Mata Hari" by readers in my own neighborhood and as far away as Australia. My voice-mail system has filled up eight times with callers (a surprising majority with Southern accents ? does the Pioneer Press deliver south of Burnsville?) demanding to know how I could possibly suggest that Sheryl Crow, Martin Sheen and Jessica Lange ought to be allowed to share in public their misgivings about the impending war.
Ummm, I don't know. Because they're Americans?
This is an excellent piece. It is the new found expression of thoughts like this that shows the country is finally waking from the wounding of 9/11. We are allowed to disagree. In fact our government is supposed to rely upon that disagreement to function. Telling me my views are anti-American or un-Patriotic do nothing to move the country forward.
It may be the best thing to invade Iraq. I don't think it is but I grant it may be the only solution. But however it shakes out I will not be cowed. I will not be scolded into supporting the current beligerant, rude, and condescending nonsense being spewed forth by Washington. You do not fight a war in a Democratic Republic by intimidating the population. If the shock of 9/11 had not occurred none of this could have come to pass.
The more belligerence and anger and name calling I hear out the administration the more I side with doing everything in my power to strip the administration of all power. The more power they try to take the more I and many, many, many people resist.
Larry Page On Google Profitability
"Google has been profitable since the first quarter of 2001. Why did we make becoming profitable such a priority? It's good that we did, because we might well be gone if we hadn't. The real reason is that we became profitable in the first quarter of 2001 because Sergey Brin made it a priority. You see, Sergey would try to go out on dates. He would call up women. And to impress them he would say, 'I'm the president of a money-losing dot-com.' But in Palo Alto in 2000, a huge number of people were presidents of money-losing dot-coms. And so they would not call him back. And he thought, 'If only I were president of a money-making dot-com, things would be very different...'"
February 16, 2003
2 More Questions
- How come Saddam H. has never been tried for crimes against humanity? Since everyone agrees he is such a bad man how come the world court has not indicted him?
- How come Israel never declared absolue dominion over Palestine and simply made them all citizens? Wouldn't that have normalized the entire situation decades ago?
The Neighbors
are screaming at each other again. How many months until they either leave each other or kill each other? How much time before it all ends?
It's Important to Remember
that a catwalk model is not required to have a pretty face. Granted it is nice to see a symmetrical beauty up there but it is not required to display clothes.
So one could present a story or movie in which all the models had "perfect" figures but extremely disturbing faces. I could see them being subtley skewed digitally so that women like Heidi Klum look like horrible monsters.
It could also be presented with the model's assets slightly improved in a rather odd fashion. Maybe larger breasts or an obviously larger butt. Even better would be a way for each viewer to get the models boddies accentuated in a specific personal preference rather than the preferences of the film designer.
If you wanted to tell a tale about beauty and corruption this may be a very fun motif to hang it all on. Far more effective though if it isn't mentioned? Ideally everyone in the piece would be normal in appearance except for the models. Maybe just one model among a group of others who are normal.
For a completely different vibe, how about a short squat woman with hair on her face who is suddenly one of the elite fashion models in the world. Sort of a herbie the love bug does home improvement slash earnest naive college student PCism for the fashion world.
Reader Mail
Honorable Lynne V. Cheney Har har snort snort - apparently being the First Vice Lady deserves an honorific. Yea that's it. No parody implied at all. Okay you know the word...yep...nimrods!
2 More Questions
- How come Saddam H. has never been tried for crimes against humanity? Since everyone agrees he is such a bad man how come the world court has not indicted him?
- How come Israel never declared absolue dominion over Palestine and simply made them all citizens? Wouldn't that have normalized the entire situation decades ago?
The Neighbors
are screaming at each other again. How many months until they either leave each other or kill each other? How much time before it all ends?
It's Important to Remember
that a catwalk model is not required to have a pretty face. Granted it is nice to see a symmetrical beauty up there but it is not required to display clothes.
So one could present a story or movie in which all the models had "perfect" figures but extremely disturbing faces. I could see them being subtley skewed digitally so that women like Heidi Klum look like horrible monsters.
It could also be presented with the model's assets slightly improved in a rather odd fashion. Maybe larger breasts or an obviously larger butt. Even better would be a way for each viewer to get the models boddies accentuated in a specific personal preference rather than the preferences of the film designer.
If you wanted to tell a tale about beauty and corruption this may be a very fun motif to hang it all on. Far more effective though if it isn't mentioned? Ideally everyone in the piece would be normal in appearance except for the models. Maybe just one model among a group of others who are normal.
For a completely different vibe, how about a short squat woman with hair on her face who is suddenly one of the elite fashion models in the world. Sort of a herbie the love bug does home improvement slash earnest naive college student PCism for the fashion world.
Reader Mail
Honorable Lynne V. Cheney Har har snort snort - apparently being the First Vice Lady deserves an honorific. Yea that's it. No parody implied at all. Okay you know the word...yep...nimrods!
February 15, 2003
2 Questions
- Will the growing ranks of anti-war demonstrations stop our ignorant pseudo-potus?
- What will happen to the Salon Community Server when Salon goes bankrupt by the end of February?
Alternate Anti-War Tag Line
LET'S SPILL BLOOD FOR OIL
or perhaps,
SADDAM'S A PUSSY!
IRAQ NEEDS A REAL DICTATOR!
2 Questions
- Will the growing ranks of anti-war demonstrations stop our ignorant pseudo-potus?
- What will happen to the Salon Community Server when Salon goes bankrupt by the end of February?
Alternate Anti-War Tag Line
LET'S SPILL BLOOD FOR OIL
or perhaps,
SADDAM'S A PUSSY!
IRAQ NEEDS A REAL DICTATOR!
February 14, 2003
To Begin With I Am Jealous
of you. No really I am. You have a more organized file system than I. You are, no doubt, backed up. I am rarely. My feet stink. You have slippers and talcum, maybe a bit of essence in the air. I have dandruff. You have a coiff. You are suave. I wear aftershave from the five and dime and my mommy dresses me funny. I pick my nose. You have an electronic whirring thing to trim the hair up there. I only sometimes know what folks are talking about in Wikis. You can manage CSS. I'm still trying to manage UPS.
But, when push comes to shove I am far more sexy than you. Hard to believe I know. But it's true.
United States of America, et al., v. American Library Association, Inc., et al.
I just received my copy of the appeal brief in the mail today (it's got a bright red cover this time). Some may have forgotten but we are still winding our way through the courts trying to fight off CIPA. Of course, this brief is for the United States Supreme Court. Needless to say CIPA couldn't be fought without the excellent work of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and of course the American Library Association. I encourage you to donate, as you see fit, to one of these fine organizations.
Now more than ever civil liberties need to be defended. Arguments begin at SCOTUS on March 5, be there or be square.
Ticket Give Away Complete
Okay so today I completed the ticket give away. Due to my extreme misfortune at not being in New York City this weekend I was unable to attend the opening party for "He Loves Me He Loves Me Not." But fortunately I was able to send Geoff and his Date from Beautiful Downtown Jersey City & Meg and her Date from Wonderful Minnesota to the event. Let's hope they all had a good time!
If not, well damn, don't blame me. I wasn't even there.
To Begin With I Am Jealous
of you. No really I am. You have a more organized file system than I. You are, no doubt, backed up. I am rarely. My feet stink. You have slippers and talcum, maybe a bit of essence in the air. I have dandruff. You have a coiff. You are suave. I wear aftershave from the five and dime and my mommy dresses me funny. I pick my nose. You have an electronic whirring thing to trim the hair up there. I only sometimes know what folks are talking about in Wikis. You can manage CSS. I'm still trying to manage UPS.
But, when push comes to shove I am far more sexy than you. Hard to believe I know. But it's true.
United States of America, et al., v. American Library Association, Inc., et al.
I just received my copy of the appeal brief in the mail today (it's got a bright red cover this time). Some may have forgotten but we are still winding our way through the courts trying to fight off CIPA. Of course, this brief is for the United States Supreme Court. Needless to say CIPA couldn't be fought without the excellent work of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and of course the American Library Association. I encourage you to donate, as you see fit, to one of these fine organizations.
Now more than ever civil liberties need to be defended. Arguments begin at SCOTUS on March 5, be there or be square.
Ticket Give Away Complete
Okay so today I completed the ticket give away. Due to my extreme misfortune at not being in New York City this weekend I was unable to attend the opening party for "He Loves Me He Loves Me Not." But fortunately I was able to send Geoff and his Date from Beautiful Downtown Jersey City & Meg and her Date from Wonderful Minnesota to the event. Let's hope they all had a good time!
If not, well damn, don't blame me. I wasn't even there.
February 13, 2003
Libertarianism & Gay Politics
The reason why I think it's important for liberals not to take the libertarian line on this issue is that libertarian-style arguments tend to obscure the extent to which real progress on something like gay rights is going to require something other than gay rights legislation, namely action in the social sphere designed to convince people of the substantive view that homosexuality is not wrong. It's the kind of issue where changing the popular culture to give more positive portrayals of gay people (something that has, I think, happened over the past fifteen years) will probably accomplish more than legislative action aimed at ending discrimination. That's not to say that I wouldn't support anti-discrimination legislation, but merely to point out that such legislation would neither really solve the problem (which is dislike of gays) and that gaining support for legislative action will require a pre-existing majority of pro-gay voters that's going to have to be created on the society side of the state-society divide.
Orcinus On Leaving the Republican Party
What he describes is exactly what has happened in my family. I too was raised as a Republican. At this point in history my entire extended family has left the party because of the tilt David Neiwer describes so well. IMHO the entire party has been destroyed.
It is inconceivable to me personally how anyone with any innate common sense could possibly be a member of the party. As it stands noone in my extended family, except for a couple that I am aware of, can stand the Democrats and we have all been purged from the Republican party so there doesn't seem to be a party which reflects in any way our concerns.
I know that I personally now vote exclusively against the Republican Party, and especially the born-again Christian wing, at every single opportunity. Very sad that it has come to this.
Michael Ventura
A Danse Macabre - yep this is exactly how I have been parsing the situation since the pseudo-potus took office. Read it!
It doesn't matter. And that's the point. The Constitution, international law, public opinion, and reason itself, no longer matter. Contradictions and proven lies are reported unobtrusively in our newspapers as though they are somehow ancillary to the major story; on TV they are rarely mentioned at all. The White House stonewalls every serious question; instead of headlines shouting WHITE HOUSE STONEWALLS AGAIN, Press Secretary Ari Fleischer's evasions are perfunctorily quoted -- and that's that. Bush made this incredible statement to Bob Woodward: "I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being the president ... [I] don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation." His assertion goes unchallenged.
The Nude Bloggies
Yes it's true, this here site was ignored in The Nude Bloggies. But that's okay. We're not miffed. But we are currently sitting at our desk being nude in protest. You can see me posing right here pouring out my vinaigrette. Well, maybe next year.
In the meantime I want to bring your attention to the wonderful photography of our in house maestro Gottfried Straub who several years ago gave The Safer Sex Page permission to use his wonderful nudes as the in-house images for all things related to safer sexual health. The three images: showing a couple expecting a child and then two images of the individuals are, around here, the epitomy of what it means to be nude on the net.
So until next year go vote for the Nude Bloggie of your choice. We already voted: Susannah, and GnomeGirl. Too bad Jim wasn't nominated either. I sure would have voted for him!
Don't Forget My Valentine Give Away
You New Yorkers need to take advantage of my offer to get you into the Gala Opening ShinDig at the Chateau Lounge for the movie "He Loves Me He Loves Me Not" on Valentine evening. I'll be giving the lucky winner access tommorrow morning sometime so get your note to me quick if you want to go.
I will also be unveiling later today another quick give away of some CDs which will be released on Friday. I have two copies and will mail them to you. Stay tuned for more info.
Libertarianism & Gay Politics
The reason why I think it's important for liberals not to take the libertarian line on this issue is that libertarian-style arguments tend to obscure the extent to which real progress on something like gay rights is going to require something other than gay rights legislation, namely action in the social sphere designed to convince people of the substantive view that homosexuality is not wrong. It's the kind of issue where changing the popular culture to give more positive portrayals of gay people (something that has, I think, happened over the past fifteen years) will probably accomplish more than legislative action aimed at ending discrimination. That's not to say that I wouldn't support anti-discrimination legislation, but merely to point out that such legislation would neither really solve the problem (which is dislike of gays) and that gaining support for legislative action will require a pre-existing majority of pro-gay voters that's going to have to be created on the society side of the state-society divide.
Orcinus On Leaving the Republican Party
What he describes is exactly what has happened in my family. I too was raised as a Republican. At this point in history my entire extended family has left the party because of the tilt David Neiwer describes so well. IMHO the entire party has been destroyed.
It is inconceivable to me personally how anyone with any innate common sense could possibly be a member of the party. As it stands noone in my extended family, except for a couple that I am aware of, can stand the Democrats and we have all been purged from the Republican party so there doesn't seem to be a party which reflects in any way our concerns.
I know that I personally now vote exclusively against the Republican Party, and especially the born-again Christian wing, at every single opportunity. Very sad that it has come to this.
Michael Ventura
A Danse Macabre - yep this is exactly how I have been parsing the situation since the pseudo-potus took office. Read it!
It doesn't matter. And that's the point. The Constitution, international law, public opinion, and reason itself, no longer matter. Contradictions and proven lies are reported unobtrusively in our newspapers as though they are somehow ancillary to the major story; on TV they are rarely mentioned at all. The White House stonewalls every serious question; instead of headlines shouting WHITE HOUSE STONEWALLS AGAIN, Press Secretary Ari Fleischer's evasions are perfunctorily quoted -- and that's that. Bush made this incredible statement to Bob Woodward: "I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being the president ... [I] don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation." His assertion goes unchallenged.
The Nude Bloggies
Yes it's true, this here site was ignored in The Nude Bloggies. But that's okay. We're not miffed. But we are currently sitting at our desk being nude in protest. You can see me posing right here pouring out my vinaigrette. Well, maybe next year.
In the meantime I want to bring your attention to the wonderful photography of our in house maestro Gottfried Straub who several years ago gave The Safer Sex Page permission to use his wonderful nudes as the in-house images for all things related to safer sexual health. The three images: showing a couple expecting a child and then two images of the individuals are, around here, the epitomy of what it means to be nude on the net.
So until next year go vote for the Nude Bloggie of your choice. We already voted: Susannah, and GnomeGirl. Too bad Jim wasn't nominated either. I sure would have voted for him!
Don't Forget My Valentine Give Away
You New Yorkers need to take advantage of my offer to get you into the Gala Opening ShinDig at the Chateau Lounge for the movie "He Loves Me He Loves Me Not" on Valentine evening. I'll be giving the lucky winner access tommorrow morning sometime so get your note to me quick if you want to go.
I will also be unveiling later today another quick give away of some CDs which will be released on Friday. I have two copies and will mail them to you. Stay tuned for more info.
February 12, 2003
Blog Iraq Debate: The Questions
this is still in process. i'll remove this note when it's completed.
Intro Questions
To begin with this is not about Iraq. It is about Osama Bin Laden. The fucker is still out there and his organization, not Saddam's is the primary source of our affliction.
It may be the fact that Mr. Saddam is in bed with Bin Laden and his cohorts. It may be the fact that the state of Iraq is in material collusion with Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda. It would not surprise me at all to see this. In fact, I believe it is the case. None of this changes the issue as it relates to our primary enemy. Al Qaeda is not a local phenomena. Iraq is. In spite of all the evidence that can and will be shown about Saddam's culpability and intentions the primary goal is defeating Al Qaeda.
If the primary goal is not Al Qaeda then we open ourselves to the logical conclusion that we must follow the Bush Doctrine to its T and we must fight and destroy all terrorists everywhere and all states everywhere which support them. This is not reasonable nor efficient and by choosing this path we further endanger the nation.
Many have said that Bush reaches for what is only attainable by stretching, perhaps even becoming a better more moral nation as a result. They say this is about liberating the Iraqi people. Bush, and his brood, maintain that by taming Iraq we will be one step closer to taking down Al Qaeda. These people are fools. Bush doesn't care about liberating the Iraqis.
Liberating the Iraqis is a good tactic. But it is not a motivation. Anyone who says so is silly.
Bush is playing right into Al Quaeda's hands. Destroying Iraq will both take out Saddam and ignite Islamist sentiment in some portion of the population in most every country around the world. This can only be to the benefit of the Al Qaeda organization.
1) If you were President of the United States, what would be your policy toward Iraq over the next year? What advantages and disadvantages do you see in your proposed policies versus the current path being pursued by the Bush administration?
2) Is there any circumstance that you can conceive of where the United States would be justified in using military force without the support of the UN Security Council --- or does the UN always have a veto against US military action for whatever reason?
3) American and British military force has allowed Northern Iraq to develop a society which, while imperfect, is clearly a freer and more open society than existed under Saddam Hussein's direct rule. Do you agree that the no-fly zones have been beneficial to Northern Iraq --- and if so, why should this concept not be extended to remove Hussein's regime entirely and spread those freedoms to all Iraqis?
4) Do you believe an inspection and sanctions regime is sufficient and capable of keeping weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of the Hussein regime --- and should this be a goal of U.S. policy? In what way is an inspection/containment/sanctions regime preferable to invasion? Civilian casualties? Expense? Geopolitical outcome?
5) What, in your opinion, is the source of national sovereignty? If you believe it to be the consent of the governed, should liberating Iraq from Saddam Hussein's regime be U.S. policy? If so, how do you propose to accomplish this goal absent military action? (And if in your view the sovereignty of a state does not derive from the consent of the governed, then what is the source of sovereignty?)
Free Entrance to An Opening Party
I have the ability to give someone in NYC entrance to an opening night gala in Manhattan for the opening of the new movie "He Love Me He Loves Me Not" if you are interested please drop me a note and perhaps I can get you in. Only first come will be served.
This is a date movie and the party will be on Friday night, Valentine's Day.
Blog Iraq Debate: The Questions
this is still in process. i'll remove this note when it's completed.
Intro Questions
To begin with this is not about Iraq. It is about Osama Bin Laden. The fucker is still out there and his organization, not Saddam's is the primary source of our affliction.
It may be the fact that Mr. Saddam is in bed with Bin Laden and his cohorts. It may be the fact that the state of Iraq is in material collusion with Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda. It would not surprise me at all to see this. In fact, I believe it is the case. None of this changes the issue as it relates to our primary enemy. Al Qaeda is not a local phenomena. Iraq is. In spite of all the evidence that can and will be shown about Saddam's culpability and intentions the primary goal is defeating Al Qaeda.
If the primary goal is not Al Qaeda then we open ourselves to the logical conclusion that we must follow the Bush Doctrine to its T and we must fight and destroy all terrorists everywhere and all states everywhere which support them. This is not reasonable nor efficient and by choosing this path we further endanger the nation.
Many have said that Bush reaches for what is only attainable by stretching, perhaps even becoming a better more moral nation as a result. They say this is about liberating the Iraqi people. Bush, and his brood, maintain that by taming Iraq we will be one step closer to taking down Al Qaeda. These people are fools. Bush doesn't care about liberating the Iraqis.
Liberating the Iraqis is a good tactic. But it is not a motivation. Anyone who says so is silly.
Bush is playing right into Al Quaeda's hands. Destroying Iraq will both take out Saddam and ignite Islamist sentiment in some portion of the population in most every country around the world. This can only be to the benefit of the Al Qaeda organization.
1) If you were President of the United States, what would be your policy toward Iraq over the next year? What advantages and disadvantages do you see in your proposed policies versus the current path being pursued by the Bush administration?
2) Is there any circumstance that you can conceive of where the United States would be justified in using military force without the support of the UN Security Council --- or does the UN always have a veto against US military action for whatever reason?
3) American and British military force has allowed Northern Iraq to develop a society which, while imperfect, is clearly a freer and more open society than existed under Saddam Hussein's direct rule. Do you agree that the no-fly zones have been beneficial to Northern Iraq --- and if so, why should this concept not be extended to remove Hussein's regime entirely and spread those freedoms to all Iraqis?
4) Do you believe an inspection and sanctions regime is sufficient and capable of keeping weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of the Hussein regime --- and should this be a goal of U.S. policy? In what way is an inspection/containment/sanctions regime preferable to invasion? Civilian casualties? Expense? Geopolitical outcome?
5) What, in your opinion, is the source of national sovereignty? If you believe it to be the consent of the governed, should liberating Iraq from Saddam Hussein's regime be U.S. policy? If so, how do you propose to accomplish this goal absent military action? (And if in your view the sovereignty of a state does not derive from the consent of the governed, then what is the source of sovereignty?)
Free Entrance to An Opening Party
I have the ability to give someone in NYC entrance to an opening night gala in Manhattan for the opening of the new movie "He Love Me He Loves Me Not" if you are interested please drop me a note and perhaps I can get you in. Only first come will be served.
This is a date movie and the party will be on Friday night, Valentine's Day.
February 11, 2003
The Zihuatanejo Connection
This is an amazing site. I have spent way too much time reading this woman's stories. What a kook!
Luring Preteens with Red Meat
A Web site produced for girls by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association solves self-esteem problems with heaps of ground round.
The Zihuatanejo Connection
This is an amazing site. I have spent way too much time reading this woman's stories. What a kook!
Luring Preteens with Red Meat
A Web site produced for girls by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association solves self-esteem problems with heaps of ground round.
February 10, 2003
Gel Protects Monkeys from AIDS Virus
This is exciting stuff. To be sure we have many years of hard work before microbicides enter common use but they seem to hold great promise in relieving a great deal of pain, trauma, & death from sexually transmitted infections.
There's more here & here.
Coleman Supports Bush Push On AIDS
I'm afraid I'm inclined to agree with the Democratic Senator Mark Dayton when he says that the money could be better used domestically. Obviously the vector of the AIDS virus in Africa makes this a moving disaster but with the shell game being played by the Bush administration to fund this "initiative" it seems pretty clear the money would go much farther here in the United States.
On the other hand if the administration were to actually up the amount of money spent in an honest way then I'd probably be in Coleman's camp and have some measure of support for Bush's agenda on AIDS in Africa. But as far as I can tell it is all a big scam.
Rhyming Revolutionaries Spread an Urgent Message
For "A.D.I.D.A.S." ("All Day I Dream About Sex"), he turned a clever lust song into a safe-sex warning, saying "I don't need that A-I-D-S/A `D' and an `A' missing out my Adidas." He threw condoms into the crowd and asked people to buy his album to help him support his family: "I got a lot of kids, 'cause I didn't use those."
Updated Stats
I have been putting a lot of effort into repairing and expanding the infrastructure around here over the last few months. Apparently it is paying off in the number of visitors. Over the last month readership has been on target to hit 2.8 million visitors in the next year. I'm going to one day soon finish my application for maintaining this number but damn what an increase. It seems like, if my math is not too far off, that over the last 6 months I have managed to add another 2,500 visitors per day. Damn!
Herman Goering at the Nuremberg Trials
"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."
Mysterious Package of Porn for Ashcroft
This is just too sweet! I would love to see a big ole pile of porn being blown up by the Nation's Finest. Unfortunately the devil didn't make me do it! I can just hear old John coming home to the Missus, "Boy I just missed taking big one today hon. But don't worry we're gonna track down those immoral rascals and their porn o' plenty!"
Ron Jeremy
has just been added to my super special list of telephone numbers in my little black book that I will no doubt never ever use ever!
Dixie Chicks
Blue grass has become one of my joys of adulthood. Granted I have little of it and couldn't name any bluegrass artists if I was forced to do so or be forced into a pit of lions. But still when I hear a fiddle, a banjo, and a mean acoustic guitar I am transported into my white trash roots. It makes me annoyed because my father is a big fan of country music and lord knows I wouldn't want to inflate the man's ego by daring to agree with one of his tastes.
I first heard of the Dixie Chicks several years ago in reading an inflight mag cover story on their first album. I dismissed them immediately as yet one more in a long line of flashy new country bullshit being spun out of the coffers of Nashville.
Saturday I heard the Dixie Chicks play for the first time when they appeared on Saturday Night Life. I was literally blown away. They first played Travelin' Soldier off of their new album. What an amazing song. I am a sucker for tales of Vietnam. So much of who I am was distilled in the fields of that land and the effects it had on my family. Many times in my life I have found myself brought to tears by the stories of others' experiences with Vietnam. So sure enough Travelin' Soldier breaks my heart and speaks to me in ways I can't even begin to describe.
It turns out this song Travelin' Soldier is an original composition by an Austin artist named Bruce Robison. It was released in 1995 on his debut album aptly entitled Bruce Robison. Too bad I never saw him play back in the days when I lived in Austin. I suspect it would have been a damn good show. I saw Butch Hancock play at La Zona Rosa and it was just fantastic. I strongly suspect Bruce was in the audience that night. I fear I must begin exploring Bruce Robison's music in more detail.
But back to the Dixie Chicks: of course then the next song they played was some kind of barnstorming bluegrass storm front which damn if it didn't just blow me away. It was called something like "Sin Train' but I don't know. It was an amazing jam. The last time I saw a band on SNL rip it up like that was Perl Jam many years ago.
So on Sunday I went and bought the latest Dixie Chicks album. I'm afraid now I will be forced to buy them all.
Gel Protects Monkeys from AIDS Virus
This is exciting stuff. To be sure we have many years of hard work before microbicides enter common use but they seem to hold great promise in relieving a great deal of pain, trauma, & death from sexually transmitted infections.
There's more here & here.
Coleman Supports Bush Push On AIDS
I'm afraid I'm inclined to agree with the Democratic Senator Mark Dayton when he says that the money could be better used domestically. Obviously the vector of the AIDS virus in Africa makes this a moving disaster but with the shell game being played by the Bush administration to fund this "initiative" it seems pretty clear the money would go much farther here in the United States.
On the other hand if the administration were to actually up the amount of money spent in an honest way then I'd probably be in Coleman's camp and have some measure of support for Bush's agenda on AIDS in Africa. But as far as I can tell it is all a big scam.
Rhyming Revolutionaries Spread an Urgent Message
For "A.D.I.D.A.S." ("All Day I Dream About Sex"), he turned a clever lust song into a safe-sex warning, saying "I don't need that A-I-D-S/A `D' and an `A' missing out my Adidas." He threw condoms into the crowd and asked people to buy his album to help him support his family: "I got a lot of kids, 'cause I didn't use those."
Updated Stats
I have been putting a lot of effort into repairing and expanding the infrastructure around here over the last few months. Apparently it is paying off in the number of visitors. Over the last month readership has been on target to hit 2.8 million visitors in the next year. I'm going to one day soon finish my application for maintaining this number but damn what an increase. It seems like, if my math is not too far off, that over the last 6 months I have managed to add another 2,500 visitors per day. Damn!
Herman Goering at the Nuremberg Trials
"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."
Mysterious Package of Porn for Ashcroft
This is just too sweet! I would love to see a big ole pile of porn being blown up by the Nation's Finest. Unfortunately the devil didn't make me do it! I can just hear old John coming home to the Missus, "Boy I just missed taking big one today hon. But don't worry we're gonna track down those immoral rascals and their porn o' plenty!"
Ron Jeremy
has just been added to my super special list of telephone numbers in my little black book that I will no doubt never ever use ever!
Dixie Chicks
Blue grass has become one of my joys of adulthood. Granted I have little of it and couldn't name any bluegrass artists if I was forced to do so or be forced into a pit of lions. But still when I hear a fiddle, a banjo, and a mean acoustic guitar I am transported into my white trash roots. It makes me annoyed because my father is a big fan of country music and lord knows I wouldn't want to inflate the man's ego by daring to agree with one of his tastes.
I first heard of the Dixie Chicks several years ago in reading an inflight mag cover story on their first album. I dismissed them immediately as yet one more in a long line of flashy new country bullshit being spun out of the coffers of Nashville.
Saturday I heard the Dixie Chicks play for the first time when they appeared on Saturday Night Life. I was literally blown away. They first played Travelin' Soldier off of their new album. What an amazing song. I am a sucker for tales of Vietnam. So much of who I am was distilled in the fields of that land and the effects it had on my family. Many times in my life I have found myself brought to tears by the stories of others' experiences with Vietnam. So sure enough Travelin' Soldier breaks my heart and speaks to me in ways I can't even begin to describe.
It turns out this song Travelin' Soldier is an original composition by an Austin artist named Bruce Robison. It was released in 1995 on his debut album aptly entitled Bruce Robison. Too bad I never saw him play back in the days when I lived in Austin. I suspect it would have been a damn good show. I saw Butch Hancock play at La Zona Rosa and it was just fantastic. I strongly suspect Bruce was in the audience that night. I fear I must begin exploring Bruce Robison's music in more detail.
But back to the Dixie Chicks: of course then the next song they played was some kind of barnstorming bluegrass storm front which damn if it didn't just blow me away. It was called something like "Sin Train' but I don't know. It was an amazing jam. The last time I saw a band on SNL rip it up like that was Perl Jam many years ago.
So on Sunday I went and bought the latest Dixie Chicks album. I'm afraid now I will be forced to buy them all.
February 09, 2003
Clarity of Thought Is Such a Precious Commodity
Satire is in fact meant to puncture tired gasbags. It's true.
This is not the same thing as saying the satirist is pro-war. These folks really really really need to learn better how to think and to make clear distinctions. SNL last night was full of great satire. But it is a giant leap to turn around and say this satire proves the writing staff of SNL is pro-war. Geeesh!
Power Laws, Weblogs, and Inequality
Clay Shirkey has some very interesting things to say in this essay. Surely he is spot on with several of his points. But the whole piece is premised upon "linking" being the sole currency of a web log. That is an oversight and certainly makes his conclusions less than confirmed.
Compared to many this site falls into his power curve formula near the top. But this currency of linking as a defined process is something I have only begun to explore. It would be interesting I think to look at these types of arguments in ways which include a multitude of different currencies in addition to links.
Slammed I Am, But I Will Not Eat Green Eggs & Ham
have you ever thought of asking your daughter to share a sunbeam as it warms her skin or the caress of a gentle breeze. When she feels these things she knows you are there. and for god's sake get her picture OFF the website. Speaking as a mother it sickens me you've connected her to a website with links on orgies, how to use a condom and what was that banter about her mother on a gurney --HELLO!
This mother from Rockville Maryland (didn't think I know who you are did you?) has apparently taken me to task.
She reminds of those kind babushkas who would ride L so hard for breastfeeding in public. Don't you know young lady YOU are responsible for protecting our delicate sensibilities!!!
Hogwash! HELLO!?!?!?!?!
Sex, Feb. 14 Don't Go Hand In Hand
I personally don't have a problem with married couples using condoms because they don't want to have children at the moment. That's because I don't see a problem with married couples having sex as little or as often as they want. However, people who are on their first date or who have known each other only a short time really should think about having sex, either just because it's Valentine's Day or...just because. If people would be truly responsible and refrain from sex until they are married, we wouldn't have a need for National Condom Day or the panic over STDs and unwanted pregnancy.
Of course this premise means that gays and lesbians, who are not allowed to marry, can never have sex.
National Condom Day (there's a National Condom Week as well) is not what I would call a holiday. It's more like National Secretary's Day or National Arbor Day which I think anyone would be hard pressed to call holidays. Certainly noone takes off work.
These type of days are simply for some industry, in this case the latex industry, to highlight its products and try to educate the consumer. It may be silly but I'm pretty sure most industries have their own National Days. Given that having a "National Day" is a given what day seems appropriate? Well all thing being equal Valentine's Day and its emphasis on romance does seem like a natural fit, from a marketing perspective it's pretty much a lock.
I agree that people on their first date shouldn't be worrying about condom usage. I concur that casual intercourse may be ill advised and would abhor any attempted correlation between casual sex and Valentine's Day/National Condom Day.
But to be sure we do not have a National Condom Week because we need it. It serves a purpose to both allow an industry to highlight itself and by focusing the often scattered national dialogue towards matters of sexual health. Just the fact that Emilie has addressed condoms in a public sphere is one step towards a discussion on sexual health.
Two Peas, One Pod, Bad Taste
"The Americans lead lavish lives and they are afraid of death. We are not afraid of death. The Americans love Pepsi Cola. We love death". -Mullah Omar
"Indeed, it seems to me," Mr. Scalia said in Chicago, "that the more Christian a country is the less likely it is to regard the death penalty as immoral. Abolition has taken its firmest hold in post-Christian Europe, and has least support in the churchgoing United States. I attribute that to the fact that for the believing Christian, death is no big deal."
Clarity of Thought Is Such a Precious Commodity
Satire is in fact meant to puncture tired gasbags. It's true.
This is not the same thing as saying the satirist is pro-war. These folks really really really need to learn better how to think and to make clear distinctions. SNL last night was full of great satire. But it is a giant leap to turn around and say this satire proves the writing staff of SNL is pro-war. Geeesh!
Power Laws, Weblogs, and Inequality
Clay Shirkey has some very interesting things to say in this essay. Surely he is spot on with several of his points. But the whole piece is premised upon "linking" being the sole currency of a web log. That is an oversight and certainly makes his conclusions less than confirmed.
Compared to many this site falls into his power curve formula near the top. But this currency of linking as a defined process is something I have only begun to explore. It would be interesting I think to look at these types of arguments in ways which include a multitude of different currencies in addition to links.
Slammed I Am, But I Will Not Eat Green Eggs & Ham
have you ever thought of asking your daughter to share a sunbeam as it warms her skin or the caress of a gentle breeze. When she feels these things she knows you are there. and for god's sake get her picture OFF the website. Speaking as a mother it sickens me you've connected her to a website with links on orgies, how to use a condom and what was that banter about her mother on a gurney --HELLO!
This mother from Rockville Maryland (didn't think I know who you are did you?) has apparently taken me to task.
She reminds of those kind babushkas who would ride L so hard for breastfeeding in public. Don't you know young lady YOU are responsible for protecting our delicate sensibilities!!!
Hogwash! HELLO!?!?!?!?!
Sex, Feb. 14 Don't Go Hand In Hand
I personally don't have a problem with married couples using condoms because they don't want to have children at the moment. That's because I don't see a problem with married couples having sex as little or as often as they want. However, people who are on their first date or who have known each other only a short time really should think about having sex, either just because it's Valentine's Day or...just because. If people would be truly responsible and refrain from sex until they are married, we wouldn't have a need for National Condom Day or the panic over STDs and unwanted pregnancy.
Of course this premise means that gays and lesbians, who are not allowed to marry, can never have sex.
National Condom Day (there's a National Condom Week as well) is not what I would call a holiday. It's more like National Secretary's Day or National Arbor Day which I think anyone would be hard pressed to call holidays. Certainly noone takes off work.
These type of days are simply for some industry, in this case the latex industry, to highlight its products and try to educate the consumer. It may be silly but I'm pretty sure most industries have their own National Days. Given that having a "National Day" is a given what day seems appropriate? Well all thing being equal Valentine's Day and its emphasis on romance does seem like a natural fit, from a marketing perspective it's pretty much a lock.
I agree that people on their first date shouldn't be worrying about condom usage. I concur that casual intercourse may be ill advised and would abhor any attempted correlation between casual sex and Valentine's Day/National Condom Day.
But to be sure we do not have a National Condom Week because we need it. It serves a purpose to both allow an industry to highlight itself and by focusing the often scattered national dialogue towards matters of sexual health. Just the fact that Emilie has addressed condoms in a public sphere is one step towards a discussion on sexual health.
Two Peas, One Pod, Bad Taste
"The Americans lead lavish lives and they are afraid of death. We are not afraid of death. The Americans love Pepsi Cola. We love death". -Mullah Omar
"Indeed, it seems to me," Mr. Scalia said in Chicago, "that the more Christian a country is the less likely it is to regard the death penalty as immoral. Abolition has taken its firmest hold in post-Christian Europe, and has least support in the churchgoing United States. I attribute that to the fact that for the believing Christian, death is no big deal."
February 07, 2003
Teacher Fired After Condom Demonstration
"It's those kinds of demonstrations that we don't want in our schools," school superintendent Dan White said.
Dr. James Dobson
is on Larry King. In answer to a question "With September 11th and terrorist alerts how do we talk to our kids about this without frightening them further?" he says that kids will find strength in the parent's strength. He says that we, as parents need to show the kids that we trust the government to take care of us, and we trust in God.
Unfortunately trusting in yourself, or your neighbor or peer, is not on the good Doctor's list. Notice who comes first: government.
Then later he says that a good book for preventing homosexuality is A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality. I'm betting he thinks the government should have a role in Preventing Homosexuality®.
February 06, 2003
Another Representative of the Axis of Evil
A congressman who heads a homeland security subcommittee said on a radio call-in program that he agreed with the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
UPDATE A law professor explains exactly how confused Mr. Coble is.
Our Christian President Mr. "Born Again" Bush
That's why I want to blow up Mr Johnson's garage and kill his wife and children.
The Only Thing Porn Makes
me want to do is violate sodomy laws currently on the books in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Symbol and Synchronicity in the Crash of the Columbia
As we are on the precipice of a war with Iraq, the whole Arab world screams that it is not Iraq but America's relationship with Israel and the Palestinian crisis that is the root cause of all Arab anti-American sentiment and certainly all terrorism. Suddenly the Columbia crashes with an Israeli astronaut over George Bush's home state as debris rains down on "Palestine, Texas." One cannot help but hear these mysterious reverberations.
I identify too well with all of this. I have been convinced for several years now that America will, if we stay on the path, eventually destroy Israel as the result of our actions.