Michael Kindt's Blog, page 417
January 23, 2012
"I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that's the America..."
- Mitt Romney (source)
so about that book of yours, it was utterly fantastic. Each story was completely different and I loved every second of it . I cannot wait for volume 2 (please tell me there will be one)!!
Well, thank you very much! YES. There will be a volume 2, in a matter of days, in fact :)
That Awkward Moment When Newt Gingrich Could Be The NomineeAfter...
That Awkward Moment When Newt Gingrich Could Be The Nominee
After winning big in the South Carolina primary the other day, Newt Gingrich declared, "I articulate the deepest-felt values of the American people," and the entire nation threw its collective head back and laughed like a dope-smoking hyena.
But the Republicans are worried. "What if this guy goes all the way?" they ask themselves in genuine terror. Right now, Obama is possibly vulnerable, but only if the Republicans can get an actual human being to oppose him. Romney, with his state of the art battery-pack and impeccable programming, won't be able to take him out. Santorum's brand of psycho-conservatism only plays well in the most judgmental of so-called Christian hearts. And Gingrich? He used the daughters from his first wife to convince people his second wife was lying about his third wife.
Newt Gingrich: making Hugh Hefner look classy.
So, yeah, I can empathize with the Republicans' concern, and I also see why there is an online petition attempting to get Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana to jump in the race and become The Great White Hope the Republican Party so desperately needs.
"Run, Mitch, Run!" was launched at 8 p.m. Saturday evening, almost immediately after Gingrich was declared the winner of the South Carolina primary. The petition is approaching 5,000 signatures as of this writing.
Daniels considered running earlier this summer but decided against it, citing family concerns. A source close to Daniels said that the governor would not reconsider, so unless someone throws a curve ball, the current motley crew is all the Republican Party has to work with.
I'm sure Obama couldn't be happier.
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So the internet rose up and defeated SOPA and PIPA only to learn a few days later
that the government could do what those laws gave it the power to do all along. Should we be shocked? Not if we are over ten years old. The government, you see, can do WHATEVER it wants, WHENEVER it wants. The laws are numerous enough and vague enough that they can be interpreted anyway the government wants to interpret them. They are like the Bible that way.
But is it really a big deal? So what if it's now a little bit harder to get commercial-free Doctor Who. You can still find it on Pirate Bay and TVU. The government will probably go after these sites some day, but it won't really matter. There will be other sites right behind it. They're like drug dealers. Throw one in jail and another comes along to fill the newly empty shoes.
The will of the people is greater than any law.
January 22, 2012
The Spiritual Pilgrim, Anonymous, 17th Century woodcut
The Spiritual Pilgrim, Anonymous, 17th Century woodcut
This is a road. It's about 10 miles from here.
This is a road. It's about 10 miles from here.
Here's some buffalo down in the park, about 60 miles from...
Here's some buffalo down in the park, about 60 miles from here. Say hello.
rudyj replied to your audio post: 3 in 1 ~ The Wax Bananas
what's this? your band or...
what's this? your band or something?
Nope. It's a local band. SoDak punk :)
3 in 1 ~ The Wax Bananas
3 in 1 ~ The Wax Bananas
Fuck it. I'm wearing a Hawaiian shirt.
I'm officially sick of winter. Last night it rained and was beautiful. It's been 3 degrees here or some shit, so warmth was nice. Listening to rain fall was nice. I sniffed the air, but did not detect Spring, which saddened me.
You can smell Spring, you know, underneath all the other scents. I pick it up in early February some years and it is both wonderful and terrible—wonderful because it's there, an undercurrent of potential, terrible because it's still a ways away. Usually I get it after rain falls in the night or when the snow begins to melt in earnest. The earth is stimulated by it or something and sends it forth to me.
I have a very sensitive nose. Ask anyone who knows me. If someone farts in the next house, I will know. Sure as shit.
I love winter, but it is too long, so today I am wearing a very loud, very colorful Hawaiian shirt. I have also shaved and am bald and bare-faced. My head feels five pounds lighter. If it wasn't windy right now, I'd go for a walk. I dislike walking in the wind.
I want to walk, though. I want to load my pipe and walk leisurely around the neighborhood and listen to lawn mowers and dogs barking and birds singing and kids playing. I don't want to hear the howl.
"In the sunshine, don't you know, you can do whatever you want," as my boy so aptly sings.
