Get Ye Up
I work at a horse-racing wagering facility, so I see many horse names pass me by during a typical work day. I decided to start writing down ones that struck me as most creative and/or unusual. Here's the first list of 20:
Mia Hamm Her
Princess Malice
Bankruptcy Bound
Dashing Hemp
Hayden's Big Mac
Nasty McNasty
Huzon The Phone
Zookie Street
Galloping Christos
Lady's Legal Ma Ja
Maud Gonne
Sir Elton
Mr. Smeadlysmearch
Sonofasleaze
Over D'Hump
Shagwong
Gumby Girl
Gt's Defiance
Distinguish This
Sweet Nukes
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Monday, December 08, 2003
Still Dead After All These Years
Twenty-three years ago tonight, I called a close friend (and fellow Beatle fan) to pose the question of the hour: "Why would they want to kill John Lennon?"
Twenty years later, I created a Lennon tribute thread at Table Talk. Really, it was the least I could do.
Twenty-three years ago tonight, I called a close friend (and fellow Beatle fan) to pose the question of the hour: "Why would they want to kill John Lennon?"
Twenty years later, I created a Lennon tribute thread at Table Talk. Really, it was the least I could do.
The Six-Percent Dubya
Based on a series of questions about where I stand on the issues, the following is how much selectsmart.com says I agree with the current presidential candidates:
1. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (86%)
2. Kucinich, Rep. Dennis, OH - Democrat (80%)
3. Clark, Retired General Wesley K., AR - Democrat (79%)
4. Gephardt, Rep. Dick, MO - Democrat (72%)
5. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (71%)
6. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (58%)
7. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (58%)
8. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol, IL - Democrat (46%)
9. Lieberman, Senator Joe, CT - Democrat (46%)
10. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (40%)
11. Libertarian Candidate (37%)
12. Bush, President George W. - Republican (6%)
13. Phillips, Howard - Constitution (2%)
A bit surprised that Kerry was so low on the list, but otherwise it looks about right.
No surprise that Dubya's at six percent. You'd have to point a gun at my head to get me to vote for that human excrement.
Based on a series of questions about where I stand on the issues, the following is how much selectsmart.com says I agree with the current presidential candidates:
1. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (86%)
2. Kucinich, Rep. Dennis, OH - Democrat (80%)
3. Clark, Retired General Wesley K., AR - Democrat (79%)
4. Gephardt, Rep. Dick, MO - Democrat (72%)
5. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (71%)
6. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (58%)
7. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (58%)
8. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol, IL - Democrat (46%)
9. Lieberman, Senator Joe, CT - Democrat (46%)
10. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (40%)
11. Libertarian Candidate (37%)
12. Bush, President George W. - Republican (6%)
13. Phillips, Howard - Constitution (2%)
A bit surprised that Kerry was so low on the list, but otherwise it looks about right.
No surprise that Dubya's at six percent. You'd have to point a gun at my head to get me to vote for that human excrement.
The Color Blues
Today's earworm: "I Wants To Be Loved" - Muddy Waters
My dad told me a few years back that he sometimes enjoyed listening to the Blues Music Channel on his TV satellite hookup. With that in mind, I went to the library and got every cool blues CD I could find, with the goal of making the ultimate blues tape for him for Christmas. I'm halfway done with it, and it's sounding damn good. I was long overdue for hearing this music -- John Lee Hooker was a mofo, peoples -- and the tape opens with one of my favorites: the above track, a rollicking number from Waters' 1977 "comeback" album Hard Again.
Today's earworm: "I Wants To Be Loved" - Muddy Waters
My dad told me a few years back that he sometimes enjoyed listening to the Blues Music Channel on his TV satellite hookup. With that in mind, I went to the library and got every cool blues CD I could find, with the goal of making the ultimate blues tape for him for Christmas. I'm halfway done with it, and it's sounding damn good. I was long overdue for hearing this music -- John Lee Hooker was a mofo, peoples -- and the tape opens with one of my favorites: the above track, a rollicking number from Waters' 1977 "comeback" album Hard Again.
Schleprock Central
Well, let's see where we're at, 41-1/2 years in:
Homely, overweight, sour marriage, burdened by debt, depressed by politics, junk-food junkie, uninspiring job, strained relations with parents, domestic incompetence, terrible job market, crappy local culture and sports scene, haunted by past failures...
Other than that, we're fine.
Happy Xmas.
Well, let's see where we're at, 41-1/2 years in:
Homely, overweight, sour marriage, burdened by debt, depressed by politics, junk-food junkie, uninspiring job, strained relations with parents, domestic incompetence, terrible job market, crappy local culture and sports scene, haunted by past failures...
Other than that, we're fine.
Happy Xmas.
Monday, December 01, 2003
Paging Dr. Freud
Some things I've learned, since I recently started keeping a journal of my dreams:
A good number of interesting dreams are bound to be lost, because I'm too paralyzed by slumber at the end of them, to wake up and write them down. If I have any energy at all, I try to at least remember some highlights and main characters, but even then my memory of the dream might not survive my next go-round in the REM state.
Still, I have been able to "rescue" quite a few dreams over the past few weeks. What I'm finding is, only about half of them (at best) have any potential of being interesting to a general audience. The rest drown in banality, vagueness or same old, same old. As the amount of recorded dreams increases, I'll feel more comfortable with sharing the "best" of them here. Hopefully in the next month or two I can start doing that.
One thing's for sure: a lot of famous people make cameos in my Dreamland. And the vast majority of them are male. Since late October, there have been appearances by Wesley Clark, John Edwards, Tom Cruise, Walter Matthau, Peter Graves, Kelsey Grammer, Fran Tarkenton and Richard Carpenter.
The women, when they appear, are usually attractive and...anonymous. They often inexplicably come on to me in public places, even though I've never met them before in real life or online. I'm often puzzled that they're making a move on me, when it seems I've made no effort whatsoever. But I usually go with the flow anyway!
Some things I've learned, since I recently started keeping a journal of my dreams:
A good number of interesting dreams are bound to be lost, because I'm too paralyzed by slumber at the end of them, to wake up and write them down. If I have any energy at all, I try to at least remember some highlights and main characters, but even then my memory of the dream might not survive my next go-round in the REM state.
Still, I have been able to "rescue" quite a few dreams over the past few weeks. What I'm finding is, only about half of them (at best) have any potential of being interesting to a general audience. The rest drown in banality, vagueness or same old, same old. As the amount of recorded dreams increases, I'll feel more comfortable with sharing the "best" of them here. Hopefully in the next month or two I can start doing that.
One thing's for sure: a lot of famous people make cameos in my Dreamland. And the vast majority of them are male. Since late October, there have been appearances by Wesley Clark, John Edwards, Tom Cruise, Walter Matthau, Peter Graves, Kelsey Grammer, Fran Tarkenton and Richard Carpenter.
The women, when they appear, are usually attractive and...anonymous. They often inexplicably come on to me in public places, even though I've never met them before in real life or online. I'm often puzzled that they're making a move on me, when it seems I've made no effort whatsoever. But I usually go with the flow anyway!
Hit & Run
Jingling all the way to biotoxic hell, here again is Chester Magpie, underground pundit:
"Just back from black plastic. All hail the slap of Hank, our TV repairman at Fred Meyer. Behold the glass tubes in the 'Keep 'em Flying' sheet metal display case. Even Auntie would wipe her ass on this one. Thanking God for the people's total dumbshit headtrip.
I played some Playstation 2 'Simpsons: Hit and Run' DVD from '03. I think I drove Homer's car on just its burned-out frame and tire rims. He fucked it up earlier.
In time, even folks who like Sesame Street Jellys and Jams on their morning toast will maybe see that Bush is putting a bullet right thru their crying Indian."
Jingling all the way to biotoxic hell, here again is Chester Magpie, underground pundit:
"Just back from black plastic. All hail the slap of Hank, our TV repairman at Fred Meyer. Behold the glass tubes in the 'Keep 'em Flying' sheet metal display case. Even Auntie would wipe her ass on this one. Thanking God for the people's total dumbshit headtrip.
I played some Playstation 2 'Simpsons: Hit and Run' DVD from '03. I think I drove Homer's car on just its burned-out frame and tire rims. He fucked it up earlier.
In time, even folks who like Sesame Street Jellys and Jams on their morning toast will maybe see that Bush is putting a bullet right thru their crying Indian."
