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The Law of Leaky Abstractions
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Catch Chucknappers!
The Chuck Jones Gallery in Old Town San Diego was robbed. That stinks. Can you help find the culprit or the art?
Great Links About Saturday Night Live
If you’re a fan of the original SNL cast and show, read these:
SNL Book Exerpt Part One | SNL Book Exerpt Part Two
About The Things I Don’t Like
I got two pieces of mail about that post. One was from Jenny who had this to say:
How bout a list of things you do like?And my pal Joe T took issue with several of my points. He’s not convincing me, but he never fails to make me laugh.
eating corn from a can, raquetball, zappa, homemade enchiladas, etc.
But you did forget one thing on your list of stuff you don’t like: sour cream within 50 feet of mexican food.
I must take issue with a number of items on your “don’t like” list…
Winnie the Pooh
Yes, I know you feel it promotes ignorance, but it’s not about being stupid, it’s about innocence and naiveté. There’s nothing wrong with that in today’s world. The problem with Winnie the Pooh now is that it’s been so bastardized by the Disney Company that it no longer resembles that.
Pink Floyd
This I cannot understand. Maybe you mean the post-Roger Waters stuff. That’s the only explanation I can come up with. How can anyone NOT enjoy Dark Side of the Moon with the lights off (except for maybe that one red bulb you kept for parties and dates).
Forcefully dumb TV (Tom Green, Jackass, Man Show, etc.)
I think you are also being too hard on this. I can understand finding Tom Green annoying, but Jackass? These guys are carrying on the traditions of Hal Needham from the 70s. They are the living Hoopers, J.Js, and Bandits. I also like the fact that these shows speak to the testerone side of me that doesn’t think I need to be gentle, understanding, or politically correct all the time.
Candy Corn
Gotta take issue with this one as well. I can understand this if you mean after the 15th kernal that you eat in one sitting. Otherwise, the waxy flavor of candy corn should always be welcome in your house on Halloween.
Paid-off Politicians
I guess you mean you hate all politicians, because they are all paid-off. Even those Green bastards. (You going to tell me that Nader ran Green because he believed in their platform?)
Sometimes I just don’t feel like I know you anymore.
...Sigh…
Site Launch – Passepar2.com
A side project recently completed—Passepar2.com, the website of Leah Peterson. She’s an Artist with a capital ‘A’ and I had fun putting her site together. Really it’s just a shell to show off her paintings. She also has a blog.
Things I Do Not Like Out In The World
For no particular reason, in no particular order.
Winnie the Pooh.
Pink Floyd.
Forcefully dumb TV (Tom Green, Jackass, Man Show, etc.).
Nuclear Weapons.
Nuclear Power (as it’s deployed).
The Moody Blues.
Soap Operas.
HTML Email.
Sensational Local TV News.
Candy Corn.
Censorship.
Encroaching Surveillance.
Eroding Civil Liberties.
People Who Don’t Vote.
Spam.
Urban Sprawl.
Paid-off Politicians.
(( Things I don’t like about myself will be covered another time. That’s probably a longer list anyway. ))
I voted.
Vote.
Enjoy Every Sandwich
new header for the blog.
yesterday was very rough.
A good friend’s longtime boyfriend died in a horrible accident yesterday. I normally sleep like a log, but I actually woke up to a phone call at 4am Sunday morning. It was my friend. She had gotten the news, and had been talking with Crisis Intervention, the police, and another friend of hers was there. It was awful all around. I did what little I could to try and provide comfort and logistical support – making some phone calls – driving her to the hospital – picking up her Mom who flew in from back east (her Mom got immeidately on a plane). My friend does not have much family, but does have a lot of friends who have been a good support system so far.
When something bad happens you feel so helpless. You try and do what you can do and provide the comfort you can, but I always feel like there must be more that can be done. I felt as though I did some good though.
The upshot is I’m really tired, about 3 hours total sleep Saturday night.
I’m not sure what else to say, but Warren Zevon, recently diagnosed with lung cancer, was an inspiration last week. His advice for living: enjoy every sandwich.
Not bad.
Onward.
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