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Things could be worse

Things are really bad right now.  The Great Recession keeps grinding away with no end in sight.  For me, things are so bad that the other day I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.

The other night I was so depressed thinking about all of the bills, the economy, wars, no job, the bleak future, that I called the Suicide Hotline and got connected to a call center in Pakistan.  When I told them I wanted to kill myself, they got all excited and wanted to know if I could drive a truck.

Things are so bad Dick Cheney took his stock broker hunting.

Just last week Exxon-Mobile laid off 25 congressmen and the mafia is laying off judges.

It's reached the point to where a truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico.  And Motel 6 won't leave the light on anymore.

Oh well...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  We really should count our blessings.

After all, in  the words of Woody Allen, "The world is divided between the horrible and the miserable.  Be thankful you're miserable."

OK Girls... So What's This Really All About?

So there's this feminist movement going on in the Ukraine that's all about women's rights. Right?

According to Wikipedia;  "FEMEN is a provocative Ukrainian Kiev based protest group, founded in 2008. The organization is internationally known for topless protests against sex tourism, sexism, lack of hot water in student dormitories, Ukraine not winning any medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter games, modern erotic art at the Pinchuk Art Centre and other topics."

Hot water in the dorms?  No medals at the Olympics?  Now there's a solid political platform.

But wait, there's more; "The stated goals of the organization are 'to shake women in Ukraine, making them socially active; to organize in 2017 a women's revolution."

Beautiful young girls in stilettos showing off their bods??  Is marijuana just now reaching the Ukraine?  One thing they forgot to mention is that all of FEMAN's members are college students, 18-24 years of age.

I suppose it's important to note that the group also states that its protests are aimed at sexual tourists (the Ukraine has become known as a free sex hotbed) and misleading advertising for mail-order brides, along with such trivial matters as women's rights in a male-dominated society.

One more photo for Punch

Somehow, this whole thing seems a little disingenuous to me.  I was hoping you ladies could help me out with some female insight.

Enough of this mamby pamby bull shit . Here's the real deal... I guess

The Future is Here

I once worked with an artist who created Sound Sculptures.  Sound sculptures occupy a space that you can walk onto and be surrounded by sound.  Walk out of it and it goes away.  It was pretty cool.

We used to wish that we could somehow figure out how to compliment the sound sculptures with a hologram, one that looked something like the Aurora Borealis.  That was about 20 years ago.

Well, now the holographic age has arrived.  Check this out:

Sometimes a simple explanation is all it takes

Libertarians and Women's Rights... just another load of bull.

I remember when the modern Libertarian Party was formed.  At least, when they started fielding candidates on a national level.  I believe it was about the same time Lyndon Johnson was president.

At that time, Libertarianism was generally described as the advocacy of individual liberty, especially freedom of thought and action.  Then it morphed into what David Boaz describes as, "Libertarianism is the view that each person has the right to live his life in any way he chooses so long as he respects the equal rights of others" and that, "Libertarians defend each person's right to life, liberty, and property--rights that people have naturally, before governments are created."

Apart from outright thievery, there isn't much about political proponents that ticks me off more than outright hypocrisy.

For example, in the above definition, "each person's right to life, liberty, and property -- rights that people have naturally."  The right to property that people have "naturally"?  Good grief!  Since when did God become a landlord?  Here in a single sentence you are guaranteed the right to liberty; freedom from government control, and the right to property; which only government can bestow.

But for me, this is the show-stopper.

If you ask the typical Libertarian if government has a place in your intimate, private life, you will get a resounding "No"!

If you ask the typical Libertarian if abortion should be illegal, you will get a resounding "Yes"!

The Greatest Trick Of All Time... I guess.

Can't stand any more political bull shit?  Here's a distraction for you.  A free trip to Yulee, Florida to anyone who can tell me how it's done.

Some Things Are Just Too Cool... Art Will Save Us

I ran across an article in this morning's NY Times that's just too cool.  It seems a group of street artists from around the world got together and, illegally, broke into an abandoned New York subway station and mounted a display.  It all happened in one night.  No one was invited but private guests.  It will probably never be seen by the general public and if you try to find it, you risk your neck to get there.

"We're not under the illusion that no one will ever see it,' Workhorse said. 'But what we are trying to do is to discourage it as much as possible."

He stressed that any self-styled explorer who found the site and attempted to enter it would be taking a real risk.

"If you go in there and break your neck, nobody's going to hear you scream," he said — at least assuming there are no track workers around. "You’re just going to have to hope that someone is going to find you before you die."

I can see it now.  Eons into the future, after the earth is destroyed by nuclear holocaust, modern day archeologists will find these drawings and marvel at the primitive civilization that created them.

Here's the slide show:  Slideshow   

Here's the video:  Video