being
am i
still
won tin
be tween
be tween
be tween
be tween
be tween
tin tin
still
i am
being
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Friday, August 07, 2009
Health Care Reform
Health Care Reform so far as I have observed it
Mr. Obama: Our health care system as it currently exists will not provide adequate care to all Americans. Expenses are growing disproportionally, many currently insured Americans will lose their insurance and those who are uninsured are already not being provided for. Even for those who remain insured, the current rate of growth in cost will stagnate the economy and bankrupt many businesses.
We need to work together to find a plan that will work for all Americans.
I propose that your elected representatives of all parties in the Congress of these United States work together and come up with a plan to fix this problem.
Socialist in Congress: (Sen. Bernie Sanders - VT) OK.
Democrats in Congress: Why don't we keep busy and look like we're doing something but not do anything and maybe no one will notice and maybe this problem will go away so we don't get blamed for anything.
Republicans in Congress: Hey, this is a great opportunity! What we can do is completely bugger up this process, that is what we're so good at. We won't offer any useful suggestions, we'll obstruct everything we can, and we'll rabidly criticize everything that is or isn't done. That way when it fails we'll be able to blame Democrats for it failing!
(Backbencher voice: Hey, don't forget that damn socialist, he is a SOCIALIST, SOCIALIST, SOCIALIST, SOCIALIST, not only that, he's also LIBERAL, LIBERAL, LIBERAL, LIBERAL, LIBERAL! So anything he says is PURE EVIL and will KILL OLD PEOPLE! and MURDER SMALL CUTE ANIMALS AND BABIES!).
Insurance industry: If we don't continue to get our huge profits, any plan that you come up with will be LIBERAL EUROPEAN ATHEIST NAZI COMMUNIST SOCIALISM[1]! If you change anything at all, any plan you come up with will:
KILL OLD PEOPLE[2]!! and
MURDER SMALL CUTE ANIMALS AND BABIES[3]!!! and
YOU'LL BE FORCED TO GO TO DOCTORS THEY TELL YOU TO GO TO[4]!!!! and
YOU'LL BE DENIED PROCEDURES[5]!!!!! and
YOU'LL DIE A HORRIBLE DEATH IN PAIN AND AGONY[6]!!!!!!
Insurance industry fine print:
[1] as opposed to our current Mammon-worshiping fascist system
[2] as opposed to the old people we kill because we don't cover them and/or deny them coverage and/or drop their coverage as soon as they become ill
[3] as opposed to the children and babies we currently murder because we don't cover them and/or deny them coverage and/or drop their coverage as soon as they become ill
[4] as opposed to the doctors we force you to go to because we don't cover the one you want and/or deny you coverage and/or drop your coverage as soon as you become ill
[5] as opposed to the procedures we deny you
[6] as opposed to the bankruptcy, pain, agony, and death of our current system
Mr. Obama: Our health care system as it currently exists will not provide adequate care to all Americans. Expenses are growing disproportionally, many currently insured Americans will lose their insurance and those who are uninsured are already not being provided for. Even for those who remain insured, the current rate of growth in cost will stagnate the economy and bankrupt many businesses.
We need to work together to find a plan that will work for all Americans.
I propose that your elected representatives of all parties in the Congress of these United States work together and come up with a plan to fix this problem.
Socialist in Congress: (Sen. Bernie Sanders - VT) OK.
Democrats in Congress: Why don't we keep busy and look like we're doing something but not do anything and maybe no one will notice and maybe this problem will go away so we don't get blamed for anything.
Republicans in Congress: Hey, this is a great opportunity! What we can do is completely bugger up this process, that is what we're so good at. We won't offer any useful suggestions, we'll obstruct everything we can, and we'll rabidly criticize everything that is or isn't done. That way when it fails we'll be able to blame Democrats for it failing!
(Backbencher voice: Hey, don't forget that damn socialist, he is a SOCIALIST, SOCIALIST, SOCIALIST, SOCIALIST, not only that, he's also LIBERAL, LIBERAL, LIBERAL, LIBERAL, LIBERAL! So anything he says is PURE EVIL and will KILL OLD PEOPLE! and MURDER SMALL CUTE ANIMALS AND BABIES!).
Insurance industry: If we don't continue to get our huge profits, any plan that you come up with will be LIBERAL EUROPEAN ATHEIST NAZI COMMUNIST SOCIALISM[1]! If you change anything at all, any plan you come up with will:
KILL OLD PEOPLE[2]!! and
MURDER SMALL CUTE ANIMALS AND BABIES[3]!!! and
YOU'LL BE FORCED TO GO TO DOCTORS THEY TELL YOU TO GO TO[4]!!!! and
YOU'LL BE DENIED PROCEDURES[5]!!!!! and
YOU'LL DIE A HORRIBLE DEATH IN PAIN AND AGONY[6]!!!!!!
Insurance industry fine print:
[1] as opposed to our current Mammon-worshiping fascist system
[2] as opposed to the old people we kill because we don't cover them and/or deny them coverage and/or drop their coverage as soon as they become ill
[3] as opposed to the children and babies we currently murder because we don't cover them and/or deny them coverage and/or drop their coverage as soon as they become ill
[4] as opposed to the doctors we force you to go to because we don't cover the one you want and/or deny you coverage and/or drop your coverage as soon as you become ill
[5] as opposed to the procedures we deny you
[6] as opposed to the bankruptcy, pain, agony, and death of our current system
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Abyss
Standing
at abyss edge
I look back
across the wide plain
to distant hills
whence I came
no one of thousands
who were behind me
still stand
not even dust
of one
footprint
remains
looking right
only the distant
horizon
looking left
the same
scene
Below my feet
stretches immeasurable space
far below
its end
hidden in shade
Above me nothing
but empty sky
Standing
here
at chasm edge
a loan
at abyss edge
I look back
across the wide plain
to distant hills
whence I came
no one of thousands
who were behind me
still stand
not even dust
of one
footprint
remains
looking right
only the distant
horizon
looking left
the same
scene
Below my feet
stretches immeasurable space
far below
its end
hidden in shade
Above me nothing
but empty sky
Standing
here
at chasm edge
a loan
Sunday, August 02, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
§ 9.08.010 Razing Canne Bridge
May I all ways
behave myself
in a rude
and disorderly manner
speaking indecent,
profane
and insulting language
in every street
and public place.
May I for ever
make
and cause to be made,
GREAT unnecessary noise
and noises
in every public street,
private way
and park.
May all I do
cause GREAT inconvenience
and discomfort
to the inhabitants
of any unjust City.
behave myself
in a rude
and disorderly manner
speaking indecent,
profane
and insulting language
in every street
and public place.
May I for ever
make
and cause to be made,
GREAT unnecessary noise
and noises
in every public street,
private way
and park.
May all I do
cause GREAT inconvenience
and discomfort
to the inhabitants
of any unjust City.
A Poem of Chastity, Morality, Decency, & Good Order
Common night walkers,
common street walkers,
both male and female,
common railers and brawlers,
persons who with offensive and disorderly acts
or language
accost or annoy
persons of the opposite sex,
lewd, wanton and lascivious persons
in speech or behavior,
idle and disorderly persons,
disturbers of the peace,
keepers of noisy and disorderly houses,
and persons guilty of indecent exposure
in these Massachusetts reside.
common street walkers,
both male and female,
common railers and brawlers,
persons who with offensive and disorderly acts
or language
accost or annoy
persons of the opposite sex,
lewd, wanton and lascivious persons
in speech or behavior,
idle and disorderly persons,
disturbers of the peace,
keepers of noisy and disorderly houses,
and persons guilty of indecent exposure
in these Massachusetts reside.
Swinging Gates
Officer C:
the witness told 911 there were two black men breaking into the house
LW, the witness:
I never described the race of the men in the 911 call other than after repeated request by the operator that I thought one of them could be Hispanic and I wasn't even sure they were breaking into the house, they may have just been having trouble with a stuck door
Officer C:
the witness told me while we were standing at the front of the house that she'd seen two black men breaking into the house
LW, the witness:
No I didn't
Officer C:
I was afraid and concerned for my life when I saw a 5'6" 150 lb old cripple man with a cane standing in his home
because he was black
Dr. G:
I was afraid and concerned for my life when I saw a 6' 5" 270 lb young white policeman standing on my porch and demanding I come outside the safety of my home
because he had a gun
Officer C:
G. told me that I had no idea who I was "messing" with
Dr. G:
No I didn't
Officer C:
G. made threats and said he wasn't someone to be messed with
Dr. G:
No I didn't
Officer C:
G. said "ya, I'll speak with your mama outside"
Dr. G:
No I didn't
Officer C:
G. was a loud angry black man, and tumultuous
Dr. G:
No I wasn't (well, I guess maybe I may be a black man, but initially I was tired not angry, and I was not loud and ... who uses a word like "tumultuous" anyway ...)
Officer C:
He was loud to the public when I arrested him for disorderly conduct and his loud behavior served no legitimate purpose
Dr. G:
After over 230 years of white American policemen hauling away black men many of whom were never seen again or if they were, frequently they were battered and beaten before arriving at a police station perhaps it would be good if some of my neighbors noticed a huge angry white policeman hauling me away in a black maria?
White people conclusion:
the officer was white (oops, I meant right) and we support him regardless of the facts
Black people conclusion:
mannn.... here we go again ....
Average Conservative conclusion:
Obviously race and abuse of power by the police had nothing to do with this incident it is just that when the honest officer was attempting to do his duty and help this ingrate the ingrate was just too stupid to realize how high he was supposed to jump when the master said jump
Slightly more Conservative conclusion (radio-talk show level, southern politician level):
Where's the rope?
Radical Leftist conclusion:
Police are racist pigs
Liberal conclusion:
This situation could have been handled better.
Reasonable conclusion:
Officer C. demonstrated a certain lack of professionalism and veracity.
One might describe some of his actions as stupid.
the witness told 911 there were two black men breaking into the house
LW, the witness:
I never described the race of the men in the 911 call other than after repeated request by the operator that I thought one of them could be Hispanic and I wasn't even sure they were breaking into the house, they may have just been having trouble with a stuck door
Officer C:
the witness told me while we were standing at the front of the house that she'd seen two black men breaking into the house
LW, the witness:
No I didn't
Officer C:
I was afraid and concerned for my life when I saw a 5'6" 150 lb old cripple man with a cane standing in his home
because he was black
Dr. G:
I was afraid and concerned for my life when I saw a 6' 5" 270 lb young white policeman standing on my porch and demanding I come outside the safety of my home
because he had a gun
Officer C:
G. told me that I had no idea who I was "messing" with
Dr. G:
No I didn't
Officer C:
G. made threats and said he wasn't someone to be messed with
Dr. G:
No I didn't
Officer C:
G. said "ya, I'll speak with your mama outside"
Dr. G:
No I didn't
Officer C:
G. was a loud angry black man, and tumultuous
Dr. G:
No I wasn't (well, I guess maybe I may be a black man, but initially I was tired not angry, and I was not loud and ... who uses a word like "tumultuous" anyway ...)
Officer C:
He was loud to the public when I arrested him for disorderly conduct and his loud behavior served no legitimate purpose
Dr. G:
After over 230 years of white American policemen hauling away black men many of whom were never seen again or if they were, frequently they were battered and beaten before arriving at a police station perhaps it would be good if some of my neighbors noticed a huge angry white policeman hauling me away in a black maria?
White people conclusion:
the officer was white (oops, I meant right) and we support him regardless of the facts
Black people conclusion:
mannn.... here we go again ....
Average Conservative conclusion:
Obviously race and abuse of power by the police had nothing to do with this incident it is just that when the honest officer was attempting to do his duty and help this ingrate the ingrate was just too stupid to realize how high he was supposed to jump when the master said jump
Slightly more Conservative conclusion (radio-talk show level, southern politician level):
Where's the rope?
Radical Leftist conclusion:
Police are racist pigs
Liberal conclusion:
This situation could have been handled better.
Reasonable conclusion:
Officer C. demonstrated a certain lack of professionalism and veracity.
One might describe some of his actions as stupid.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Anchors Aweigh
An ethical journalist
put bias and prejudice aside
attempting
to really be fair
to all sides
at all times
... and that's the way it was.
Walter Cronkite 1916-2009
put bias and prejudice aside
attempting
to really be fair
to all sides
at all times
... and that's the way it was.
Walter Cronkite 1916-2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Faithfully Standing Out
“I hope and pray that there won’t be decisions in the coming days that will push us further apart.”
—Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
People of faith stand by what they believe.
If what you believe is over there
and if what I believe is over here
Sometimes we must stand apart.
—Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
People of faith stand by what they believe.
If what you believe is over there
and if what I believe is over here
Sometimes we must stand apart.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Lynndie England
And here's to you, Lynndie England
Jesus loves you more than you will know (wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Lynndie England
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey ... hey, hey, hey)
We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files
We'd like to help you learn to help yourself
Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes
Stroll round and round 'til you feel back home
And here's to you, Lynndie England
Jesus loves you more than you will know (wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Lynndie England
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey ... hey, hey, hey)
Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes
Torture in your pantry with your cupcakes
It's a little secret, just Bush 43's affair
Most of all, you've got to hide it from all US
Coo, coo, ca-choo, Lynndie England
Jesus loves you more than you will know (wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Lynndie England
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey ... hey, hey, hey)
Naked knees on floor on a Sunday afternoon
Following presidential order
Laugh about it, flash about it
When you've got to choose
Ev'ry way you look at it, you lose
Where have you gone, Donald Rumsfield
A nation turns its lonely eyes to you (woo, woo, woo)
What's that you say, Lynndie England
Darlin' Don has left and gone away
(Hey, hey, hey ... he abandoned you today)
Jesus loves you more than you will know (wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Lynndie England
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey ... hey, hey, hey)
We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files
We'd like to help you learn to help yourself
Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes
Stroll round and round 'til you feel back home
And here's to you, Lynndie England
Jesus loves you more than you will know (wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Lynndie England
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey ... hey, hey, hey)
Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes
Torture in your pantry with your cupcakes
It's a little secret, just Bush 43's affair
Most of all, you've got to hide it from all US
Coo, coo, ca-choo, Lynndie England
Jesus loves you more than you will know (wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Lynndie England
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey ... hey, hey, hey)
Naked knees on floor on a Sunday afternoon
Following presidential order
Laugh about it, flash about it
When you've got to choose
Ev'ry way you look at it, you lose
Where have you gone, Donald Rumsfield
A nation turns its lonely eyes to you (woo, woo, woo)
What's that you say, Lynndie England
Darlin' Don has left and gone away
(Hey, hey, hey ... he abandoned you today)
Thursday, July 02, 2009
In the balance
A lit 'ell of ever, 'e think
the hole of no think.
A little of everything
the whole of nothing.
the hole of no think.
A little of everything
the whole of nothing.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Speak Out!
Conservative Christian leaders
tell evangelists
Kum Baj Ja queer folk.
Locked in
your closet
ed. mind
WHYWHENWILL YOU
Speak,
OUT!
—June 28, 1969
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
NC MLCHERRY
over dull
dark glasses
blond bangs sway
your confused mind
wandering
should i obey the law and brake
should i break the law and go
stop go stop go stop go
you break the law
you go
was it worth my life
to reach your red light?
dark glasses
blond bangs sway
your confused mind
wandering
should i obey the law and brake
should i break the law and go
stop go stop go stop go
you break the law
you go
was it worth my life
to reach your red light?
Midsummer Night's Dream of Bottom
ACT ONE SEEN TOO
Enter Peter SNUG BOTTOM & Fruit ...Peter
all here?BOTTOM
You were best to call, man by manPeter
First, good Peter, say what this treats
on, then read the names, and so grow
to a point.
A very good piece of work, I assure you, and gay.
Now, good Peter, call forth
Masters, spread yourselves.
Ready. Name what part I am for, and proceed.
a lover, or a tyrant?
Phibbus a lover, that kills himself most gallant for love.BOTTOM
That will ask some tears in the true performing ofPeter
it: to make all split.
The raging rocks
And shivering shocks
Shall break the locks
And Phibbus'
Shall shine from far
And make and mar
The foolish Fates.
This was lofty! Now name the rest of the players.
This is Ercles' vein; a lover is
more condoling.
Fruit, you play Thisby, a lady that Pyramus must love.Fruit
Nay, faith, let me not play a woman; I have a beard coming.BOTTOM
Then let me play the woman, and you play the man.
—from Shaky Willy's Dream of Bottom
Sunday, June 21, 2009
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