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Random III
12/18/2009Can’t get enough Glenn Beck. Don’t agree with everything that comes out of his mouth, but his grasp of history and his passion are undeniable.
Were it not for the other exciting stories in the NFL, as a Chiefs fan I would be begging for this season to mercifully end. I think it’d be terrific if the Saints and Colts went undefeated and met in the Super Bowl. At the very least it would make those twits from the ’72 Dolphins go away.
Saw conservative columnist S E Cupp on Fox News last night. Am I the only one who thinks she’s sexy?
Watched the sixth installment of Harry Potter on PPV the other night. If you’re a parent, you know how hard it can be to focus on a movie with three kids of various ages fighting the whole time. Factor in the understanding that I am the type of person who wants to see every scene of a movie and hear every word, and you know why I felt like I was in Hell for much of the movie. My children were lucky to survive the evening. A lot more lucky than Rowling’s book, I must say. For a movie that fucking long, you’d think Steve Kloves, the screenwriter, could have been more selective about what he cut from the story. For every scene he wasted illustrating the fact that our three heroes are growing up, he could have shown more of the meetings between Harry and Dumbledore as they make their way thru Voldemort’s past. I understand that cuts must be made, I know Rowling spent time on the kids’ relationships in the book, but Harry’s journeys with Dumbledore are the meat of the story, the most important part. Hell, I’d sit for another twenty minutes of film time if it meant the film stayed a little truer to the story… The guy who plays Dumbledore, Gambon, isn’t half the actor the original, Sir Richard Harris, was. And, despite my hopes, while the series has grown more interesting [this is true of the books, as well; the writing in the first two is sometimes laughable], Radcliffe’s acting has not. I can’t see Daniel continuing his career as an actor after this series ends on anything but name value only.
TV scheduling is a little crazy this time of year, I understand this. But I recently dedicated myself to two more shows – in addition to House M.D. – and the networks have betrayed me. I’m used to Fox fucking with me each year of ouseHouse House; but now ABC has discontinued ‘V’ and ‘FlashForward’ until MARCH. Are you fucking kidding me? Another Fox mainstay, ‘24’ doesn’t even begin until next year, why can’t they do this with House? With all of the drama underpinning the series [inter-relationships between characters are at an all-time high], it is more important than ever to have some sort of continuity to the series. What a crock.
Al Franken is such a dork I suppose it is only in America that he could become a US Senator. He wasn’t funny on SNL, his books are ideological snoozers, and now he’s showing his lack of class when refusing Joe Lieberman a few more minutes to speak during debate on the Health Care Bill Increaser.
Why can’t this climate change thing go away? Anyone possessing common sense has known for a decade that global warming is not man-made, it is cyclical. We didn’t cause the last ice age and we didn’t cause global warming. While the hacked emails of ClimateGate only confirmed what persons with common sense already knew, at least it has opened the door for real debate, something which has not occurred in this sensitive area. And that’s strange, since the scientific method requires peer-review and duplicated results and a forum for dissent. But, no, what’s more frightening than an a fool like Franken having a vote in our Senate is a group of scientists with a hard Left agenda. I watched the TruTV show ‘Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura’ about Global Warming. It was excellent and kudos to the network for airing it and for major sponsor Geico for standing behind it. Jesse is still cool, even for an old blowhard.
What do I want for Christmas? Health and happiness for my wife and children. A job. For the Health Care Reform bill to stall and calmer heads prevail next year. A dismissal of further initiatives and actions by the government with regards to climate change until a more honest debate and more reliable, independent scientific data can be gathered. A complete sweep of the House and Senate by conservative candidates. A weekly blowjob from my wife. Other stuff.
Merry Christmas!
Random II
12/02/2009Kudos to the Ditherer in Chief for finally making a decision on the Afghan war. “Boo” to the Ditherer in Chief for making the wrong one. By making a decision that neither pleases his base, nor answers the request from his hand-picked General on the ground, Obama has shown the military acumen we have come to expect from a liberal and the political ass-covering we have come to expect from all politicians.
Do I have a solution for the Afghan war? Not really, insomuch as I think the outcome of the conflict, hinging as it does on the stability of the democracy installed there, is always going to be murky. But I have a few suggestions that might save American soldiers’ lives and maybe convince the people of the Middle East to Just Say No to terrorism.
1) Obama should commit the full force of our mighty war machine on the region; overwhelm the turban-wearing hordes with the sheer numbers of our unified will.
2) Any person suspected of extremist views should be summarily executed. By extremist I’m referring to the type of person who might kill his own countrymen because that countryman has different religious views; or a person who would strap a bomb around their chest and walk into a crowded café to murder innocent people that possess different religious beliefs or because of the their race; or any person who might hijack a plane and fly it into a building. These people should be exterminated like the bugs they are. And the more public the execution, the better. It should be made clear why the person is being executed and that that is the punishment for their ignorance.
3) We should build a few bases and air strips along the Afghan/Pakistan border, let the Pakistanis know we got their back.
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My Chiefs looked horrible this past Sunday, this after surprising the Steelers in OT the week before. I expected a letdown this Sunday, but nothing as embarrassing as the beatdown they received at the hands of the Chargers. Damn.
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Poor Tiger Woods, right? Whatever. Heard some commentator saying he felt sorry for Woods and what he is going thru. I think it’s hilarious. If you don’t want to get beaten up by your wife—oops, I mean, if you don’t want to get into an extremely odd car crash on your own property, I’d suggest not cheating on your wife. If you don’t want past lovers getting on TV for their 15 minutes of fame because they slept with you, don’t cheat on your wife. If you don’t want your dirty texts and voicemails aired for public consumption, don’t cheat on your wife! Guys are so dumb. They marry super models they can fuck any which way they want, whenever they want, they make more money than God, but they just can’t help but bang some tramp they meet at a club. Pathetic.
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Just read “Glenn Beck’s Common Sense”. A very good, quick read. Highly recommended.
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My favorite TV show, “House”, redeemed itself this past Monday with an exceptional episode featuring the two best actors and characters on the show, House and Wilson. After the 2-hour season opener, “Broken”, the sixth season of House seemed to be adrift as team mebers came and went, House’s abrasive edge was in remission and, once again, the soap opera was overshadowing the patients. And while the Patient of the Week was given a little more time than usual, it was only because he was integral to the plot. At any rate, Robert Sean Leonard, who plays Wilson, was terrific and, if the spoilers are right, he is going to get to show off his thespian brilliance to an even larger degree over the next few episodes.
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Not that I needed it, but the release of the “ClimateGate” emails gives me a feeling of vindication. It made me smile big-big. One of the scientists who perpetrated the “biggest fraud in history” has lost his job, another is under investigation by the university he works for (Penn State, I think). I JUST SMILED AGAIN. Global warming isn’t real, and it is ABSOLUTELY NOT man-made. Climate change may be real; after all, the planet has gone thru ice ages and warm-ups for millions of years, but it had nothing whatsoever to do with US!
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Spotted another subversive little tidbit in the last episode of ABCs “V”. While in a V warehouse, the three main characters discuss the genius of putting the V’s new chemical weapon into regular flu vaccine. Watch minutes 28-29 of Episode 4, you’ll see what I mean (and I’m not the only one who’s noticed). I don’t always like some of the choices this new series makes, but its subversive elements are hard to dislike!
Random I
11/09/2009
Above: Anna, Leader of the Visitors and Obama Proxy
Sorry my posts are so few and far between. Being broke sucks; no phone, no internet, so, no posts.
I figured I’d just post some of the random stuff that’s been going thru my mind since the last time I posted.
Watched ABCs new series “V”. Being a fan of the original series, the network had an uphill battle to sell me on this updated version. In general, I despise television; like pop music, most of what’s on TV is shit. I primarily watch the NFL, Fox News, History, and House M.D. Then, drawn in by its unique premise, I began watching “FlashForward”. Its a finely written show, well acted, but I’ll be interested to see how they develop the premise beyond the first season. Anyway, I had to give “V” a chance and I am glad I did. I watched with my son. About half-way thru the pilot, I snickered to myself. He asked what I was thinking, I explained that there were some interesting subversive undercurrents to the show and I liked this very much. I was pleased in reading the critical response to the episode to see that I was not alone in this observation; Wikipedia sums them up very well in their article about the series, but I’d like to post the link for the review that comes from the Chicago Sun-Times, as it dovetails nicely with my thoughts: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-tc-tvcolumn-v-1102-1103nov03,0,7062976.story. I hope this little subtext continues in the series, which uses words and phrases like “Hope” and “Change” and “Universal Health Care” – phrases no American could possibly not recognize from current political interplay – and, like Obama, turns them on their heads. Instead of Hope, Obama has given us further economic stagnation and a quarter century high in unemployment. Liberals have always advocated for universal health care – no matter the cost – and, while a health care bill seems inevitable, the cost alone will hopefully make its life short-lived. I won’t address the concept of “Change” since even I was ready for a change after Bush shifted our economic downturn into high gear, a move enhanced and bettered by Obama. Although I will point out that I said during the Presidential election that change for change’s sake is almost a never good thing.
Speaking of health care, I’d like to offer a few quotes about the British version of Universal Health Care from award-winning author Karen Traviss, who lives there: “. . . Budgets dictate treatment in the UK health service. . . The luxurious standard of hospital care [in America] is way beyond what most … patients can expect here, and the concept of a health service where you get treatment soon after you’ve asked for it is also a novel one for a country whose well-being is in the hands of a crumbling National Health Service with waiting lists that can run into years.” And lest you think Ms Traviss is a partisan shill for the Republicans or a demagogue of conservative ideology, you should know that this quote comes from a book about my favorite TV series, House M.D. Its “HOUSE Unauthorized” from BenBella Books, edited by Leah Wilson.
My wife is having emotional issues this last week. She’s been coming home early from work (like we can afford that) and been especially needy (something she almost never is). One of the meds she is on (for bi-polar disorder) is Abilify, a drug we cannot afford. She’s been off it for around two weeks and I’m wondering if that’s the problem. She actually comes home to be with me and I can’t understand how anyone would want to be with me! (Maybe I’m the source of her depression.)
My youngest daughter (7-years-old) is emotional as well. She cries at night before school, she cries in the morning before school. Today her school nurse called because she was crying at school. She “misses mommy”. None of the changes we’ve gone thru the last couple of months has been easy, but I can’t believe Lexi is doing this. She’s in second grade, its not as though school is a new concept to her. Maybe she senses that my wife (“Mommy”) is having a hard time, but that doesn’t keep her from playing outside from dawn to dusk on the weekends. Who knows.
In keeping with my catholic personality (the standard definition, not the religion), all of this emoting makes me feel guilty. About what, I am not sure, but my unemployment is undoubtedly a big part of it. It doesn’t help that I am emotionally stunted, so its actually much easier for me to relate to and settle my young daughter than soothe my wife, who’s crying jags seem to have no source. If I had a good-paying job, like I used to, our financial problems would be gone (or shrunken) and at least part of my wife’s anxiety would be eased. . . The only thing I can hope, for now, is that one of my dark periods doesn’t kick in while all of this shit is going on. I definitely wouldn’t be able to cope!
Now that I mention it, I haven’t felt nearly as miserable as I used to. While I am not at all happy, the worst of my depression has abated and it is due in no small part to my medication, Pristiq. Which, by the way, we won’t be able to afford, either.
Principles for Assholes (Like me)
11/03/2009Speak directly and succinctly.
Have the courage of your convictions.
Deflect, deny, obfuscate.
Avoid personal attacks until they are initiated by another.
Be brutally honest.
Hold your tongue unless directly addressed;
BUT
Feel free to drop in sarcastic, irrevlevant remarks to confuse the issue.
Be direct, be honest, be fair.
Know you are beneath very little, but aspire to wisdom.
Respect all life, but reserve love for the deserving.
Coerce, manipulate and subvert each situation to the advantage of yourself and your family.
An internal dialogue which progresses toward solutions to one’s problems is natural; an internal dialogue that circulates endlessly and is tinged with self-loathing is pointless and stupid.
Engage in activities that please you.
Engage in activities you do not enjoy to please those you love: Their happiness will be your happiness.
Don’t rely on others to please you.
Use violence as a last option; but if someone insists on fighting, be vicious and merciless.
[I'll add more as I think of them]
