Love hurts with frequency.
Drinking a lot of beer is what ails me.
The young lad wept loudly because he didn't catch the ball.
Johnnie Carson was as good as a host as Jack Paar.
Hank always wore nylons when he went stalking
The geologist thought the coarsely foliated and crystallized rock was nice.
After a vigorous food fight, the Maitré d was gored by the spaghetti squash.
Hank spends much of his time looking at a book about reeds and other marsh flora.
He chewed in rhythm while eating a beet salad with a nice balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
1.26.2009
1.05.2009
Insanity
"Hamas had it coming" read a sign I saw at a protest near the Oakland Farmer's Market last Saturday. Did these children in Palestine have it coming?Did Hamas think Israel would respond in any other way?
How can Israel not think that killing more wives, husbands, daughters and sons will make even more "terrorists"?
How can Hamas not think that Israel is going to pound the #^@% out of Gaza once they start firing rockets?
Insanity - doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result.
12.29.2008
Shouldn't the punishment fit the crime?
"Israel is in "all-out war" with Hamas, the nation's defense minister said Monday as Israeli jets continued to hammer targets in Gaza and the Palestinian death toll reportedly topped 300."
"The attacks also have wounded about 650 people, the sources said."
"One of the strikes killed an Israeli at a construction site in Ashkelon, 6 miles (10 kilometers) north of Gaza, and wounded eight others, a hospital spokeswoman said. The Israeli fatality is the second since the airstrikes began Saturday."
"An Israeli strike early Monday hit the Jabalya refugee camp, leaving five children dead in a home that was damaged when a nearby mosque was hit, said Dr. Mu'awiya Hassanein. The Israeli military had no immediate comment."
excerpts from an article by CNN
Hamas, in its idiocy, shoots rockets at Israel and kills one person. Israel, in its over-adrenalized fedupness (if that is a word), bombs the piss out of Gaza killing hundreds, children included.
Going by the numbers, Palestine kills 2 and Israel kills 300. Overkill, no?
But why did Hamas think that shooting rockets at Israel was a good idea? Did they expect this time to be different?
Idiots, the lot of them.
"The attacks also have wounded about 650 people, the sources said."
"One of the strikes killed an Israeli at a construction site in Ashkelon, 6 miles (10 kilometers) north of Gaza, and wounded eight others, a hospital spokeswoman said. The Israeli fatality is the second since the airstrikes began Saturday."
"An Israeli strike early Monday hit the Jabalya refugee camp, leaving five children dead in a home that was damaged when a nearby mosque was hit, said Dr. Mu'awiya Hassanein. The Israeli military had no immediate comment."
excerpts from an article by CNN
Hamas, in its idiocy, shoots rockets at Israel and kills one person. Israel, in its over-adrenalized fedupness (if that is a word), bombs the piss out of Gaza killing hundreds, children included.
Going by the numbers, Palestine kills 2 and Israel kills 300. Overkill, no?
But why did Hamas think that shooting rockets at Israel was a good idea? Did they expect this time to be different?
Idiots, the lot of them.
12.21.2008
Lying to ourselves
Under Unesco standards, a country can be declared free of illiteracy if 96% of its population over the age of 15 can read and write.
Is someone HIV free if 96% of the virus is gone?
Does a country have no unemployment if 4% of the population is unemployed?
Is someone HIV free if 96% of the virus is gone?
Does a country have no unemployment if 4% of the population is unemployed?
12.19.2008
Choreography
Choreography -
c.1789, from Fr. chorégraphie, coined from Gk. khoreia "dance" + graphein "to write." Choreograph (v.) is from 1943.
If this is true then Laban was the first (and only?) choreographer.
c.1789, from Fr. chorégraphie, coined from Gk. khoreia "dance" + graphein "to write." Choreograph (v.) is from 1943.
If this is true then Laban was the first (and only?) choreographer.
12.18.2008
The Perfect Name
12.16.2008
What the Fuck? File # 17-f
First US face transplant complete
Surgeons at a clinic in a Cleveland, Ohio, have performed America's first almost-total face transplant.12.15.2008
Chevron...
could do a lot more.
Maybe put all this money
they are spending on their new ad campaign
and put it towards research into renewable sources of energy.
12.11.2008
12.06.2008
jewel heist
I'd wear a dress for that kind of money.
Four armed robbers -- two of them men disguised as women -- walked into a luxury jewelry store in Paris and swiped an estimated €80 million (U.S. $101 million) in jewels, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
Makes you wonder though if this was some kind of an inside job - >
"The same shop was robbed of millions of euros worth of jewelry just 14 months ago, in October 2007."
Also makes you wonder why the robbers felt the need to wear dresses. How did that figure into the plan? Maybe shock and awe? Maybe we should have gone into Iraq with an army in drag and the whole mess would already be cleaned up. Never underestimate the power of a good outfit.
Four armed robbers -- two of them men disguised as women -- walked into a luxury jewelry store in Paris and swiped an estimated €80 million (U.S. $101 million) in jewels, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
Makes you wonder though if this was some kind of an inside job - >
"The same shop was robbed of millions of euros worth of jewelry just 14 months ago, in October 2007."
Also makes you wonder why the robbers felt the need to wear dresses. How did that figure into the plan? Maybe shock and awe? Maybe we should have gone into Iraq with an army in drag and the whole mess would already be cleaned up. Never underestimate the power of a good outfit.
12.05.2008
surplus
Obama's organization retains some $30 million after his successful presidential bid.
Can I get my $100 back?
Well, maybe it's better than being a McCain supporter now. That money went nowhere.
Can I get my $100 back?
Well, maybe it's better than being a McCain supporter now. That money went nowhere.
12.03.2008
fool me once, shame on...shame on you. Fool me...you can't get fooled again
Dec 3, 2008
(CNN) — A Florida congresswoman – convinced she was being prank-called by a Barack Obama sound-alike – hung up on the actual president-elect Wednesday.
Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was told by an aide that Obama wanted to speak with her. According to a statement released by her office, the Republican congresswoman cut off the caller, telling him she thought “this is a joke from one of the South Florida radio stations known for these pranks.” She then hung up.
Obama’s future White House chief of staff, Rahm Emmanuel – a fellow congressman – then called her to let her know she’d actually been speaking with the future commander-in-chief. Ros-Lehtinen, convinced the call was another hoax, hung up on him, too.
Finally, an aide told Ros-Lehtinen she had an urgent call from Chairman Howard Berman, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Still suspicious, Ros-Lehtinen urged the California Democrat to recount a story only both of them would know.
Berman passed the test — and told her she had, in fact, hung up on President-elect Obama.
11.26.2008
Thai protesters shut down airport
How come we couldn't/didn't do this in protest to Bush and his terrible administration? to the war in Iraq?
Excerpts-
"Flights from Thailand's international airport have been suspended after hundreds of anti-government protesters stormed the building outside Bangkok."
"We will stay until the government steps down. This government is not legitimate," retired university lecturer Sunthorn Kaewlai told the Reuters news agency."
We certainly have changed, as a people, since the founding days of our country -
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure. - Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Where was I in the run up to the war? Well, I attended one protest. Maybe I should ask how come I couldn't/didn't do that?
Excerpts-
"Flights from Thailand's international airport have been suspended after hundreds of anti-government protesters stormed the building outside Bangkok."
"We will stay until the government steps down. This government is not legitimate," retired university lecturer Sunthorn Kaewlai told the Reuters news agency."
We certainly have changed, as a people, since the founding days of our country -
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure. - Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Where was I in the run up to the war? Well, I attended one protest. Maybe I should ask how come I couldn't/didn't do that?
11.25.2008
Miami judge rules against Florida gay adoption ban
Excerpts below
A judge on Tuesday ruled that a strict Florida law that blocks gay people from adopting children is unconstitutional, declaring there was no legal or scientific reason for sexual orientation alone to prohibit anyone from adopting.
A judge on Tuesday ruled that a strict Florida law that blocks gay people from adopting children is unconstitutional, declaring there was no legal or scientific reason for sexual orientation alone to prohibit anyone from adopting.
The state presented experts who claimed there was a higher incidence of drug and alcohol abuse among gay couples, that they were more unstable than heterosexual unions and that the children of gay couples suffer a societal stigma.
Organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association and American Psychiatric Association all support permitting same-sex couples to adopt.
"Everywhere in the law where children are affected, the standard must always be what is in the best interest of the child," said Stemberger, an attorney in Orlando. "What is stunning to me is that when it comes to dealing with gays, that standard goes out the window. Children do better with a mother and a father."
If that is true, Stemberger should be campaigning to prevent divorce, which has been proven to be a leading cause of single parenthood. John Stemberger should also campaign to make it illegal for parents to die, another leading cause of single parenthood. Maybe the courts could find single parents and force them into relationships. Maybe give out eHarmony or Match.com accounts to single parents at tax payers' expense.
11.16.2008
2 degrees from Condi Rice
It's a strange world. The people pictured from left are Soye Kim, Joshua Klein, Condolezza Rice, Robert Battey and Lawrence Wallace. This quintet plays as often as every other week. You might recognize the woman on the piano. But the man on the left with the violin, Joshua Klein, was lucky enough to have gone to school (Webb and F.C.D.S) with me.
11.15.2008
The Electoral College must Die
Texas: 34 electoral votes and 23,904,380 citizens -> 703,070 citizens per electoral vote
Florida: 34 electoral votes and 18,251,243 -> 675,972 citizens per electoral vote
California: 55 electoral votes and 36,553,215 citizens -> 664,604 citizens per electoral vote
at the other end of the spectrum
Wyoming: 3 electoral votes and 522,830 citizens -> 174,277 citizens per electoral vote
District of Columbia: 3 electoral votes and 588,292 citizens -> 196,097 citizens per electoral vote
Vermont: 3 electoral votes and 621, 254 citizens -> 207, 085 citizens per electoral vote
Is this fair? I thought democracy was based on one person, one vote. But by this system a vote in Wyoming is worth roughly 4x that of a vote in Texas and roughly 3.8x that of a vote in California. I ask again - is this fair?
Why do we have the electoral college?
Florida: 34 electoral votes and 18,251,243 -> 675,972 citizens per electoral vote
California: 55 electoral votes and 36,553,215 citizens -> 664,604 citizens per electoral vote
at the other end of the spectrum
Wyoming: 3 electoral votes and 522,830 citizens -> 174,277 citizens per electoral vote
District of Columbia: 3 electoral votes and 588,292 citizens -> 196,097 citizens per electoral vote
Vermont: 3 electoral votes and 621, 254 citizens -> 207, 085 citizens per electoral vote
Is this fair? I thought democracy was based on one person, one vote. But by this system a vote in Wyoming is worth roughly 4x that of a vote in Texas and roughly 3.8x that of a vote in California. I ask again - is this fair?
Why do we have the electoral college?
Grant Griffin is a Moron
From an AP article on race threats.
Grant Griffin, a 46-year-old white Georgia native, expressed similar sentiments: "I believe our nation is ruined and has been for several decades and the election of Obama is merely the culmination of the change."
"If you had real change it would involve all the members of (Obama's) church being deported," he said.
I wish Grant would get deported.
11.08.2008
The 3 Phases of Creation
The number 3 rears its beautiful head again.
Improvisation implies a knowledge of relationship between elements and a desire to create something with those elements outside or different from the elements themselves.
Experimentation, the step before improvisation, also implies a knowledge of elements but less of a desire to create something outside of or different from those elements. Experimentation is the use of/ investigation into the elements to discover their possible relationships.
The step before experimentation is exploration - the discovery of the elements themselves.
Improvisation implies a knowledge of relationship between elements and a desire to create something with those elements outside or different from the elements themselves.
Experimentation, the step before improvisation, also implies a knowledge of elements but less of a desire to create something outside of or different from those elements. Experimentation is the use of/ investigation into the elements to discover their possible relationships.
The step before experimentation is exploration - the discovery of the elements themselves.
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