NaNoWriMo Hiatus
on Nov 5, 2009 in writing Writing is simple. First you have to make sure you have plenty of paper… sharp pencils… typewriter ribbon. Then put your belly up to the desk… roll a sheet of paper into the typewriter… and stare at it until beads of blood app...

V, Propaganda?
on Nov 4, 2009 in culture So I just finishing watching the first episode of V. As I did I was reminded of other series that have had a similar premise of aliens coming to earth and dramatically effecting our culture. I was reminded of the shadowy Taelons in their ridiculous p...

November – Tom Waits
on Nov 1, 2009 in Tom Waits No shadows, no stars There’s no moon and no cars November Only believes in a pile of dead leaves And a moon that’s the color of bone No prayers for November to linger longer Stick your spoon in the wall And we’ll slaughter them all...

Not-Left & Not-Right
on Oct 16, 2009 in Uncategorized meta-politics politics Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule — and both commonly succeed, and are right. – H.L. Mencken The landscape of political discourse in this country is dominated...

Did Glenn Beck Rape and Murder a Young Girl in 1990?
on Oct 1, 2009 in culture politics This is the nature of demagoguery. It is a way of thinking designed only to tear down that which it considers evil and embraces any willing to join in the attack. No understanding, no mutual respect, no viewing your enemy as another human being who a...

And Now A Musical Interlude
on Sep 3, 2009 in Uncategorized There will be no post this week as I am moving and so my time to blog and access to the internet is sporadic. In the mean time here’s some music.

Why Torture Matters
on Aug 27, 2009 in culture ethics politics rights If you really believe in equal rights for all humans then those rights must be applied even to these men. If you cherish your own access to due process and fair treatment but want to deny these men those same rights then you don't believe in human ri...

Mob Rule
on Aug 20, 2009 in politics the right The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but that it was impossible to avoid joining in. Within thirty seconds any pretence was always unnecessary. A hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desir...

Gates-Gate
on Jul 30, 2009 in culture Though I do not believe it was an instance of police racism the arrest of professor Gates is a teaching moment and the lesson is that the police power is something we should all be weary of.

Long Ago in Hawaii
on Jul 23, 2009 in politics the right I’m sorry to break the news to those who are politically or personally opposed to Barack Obama, especially 6 months late, but he is the President. He fits all the criteria set forth in the constitution and is exercising his duties under that s...