~ anyone wishing to fund a six (6) month project of research into the amount of time that transpires between uses of the phrase ‘on the ground’ on national public radio should contact the angry red planet. if ‘arab is the new black’, then ‘on the ground’ is the new ‘kalashnikov’.

~ congratulations to lenny bruce. fuck!

~ what does the development of commercial space have to do with freedom? we propose that manhattan’s newest addition to the phallocracy be named ‘tower of compromise’, ‘kraven invertebrates’, or ‘weak’.

~ upon waking on the nail-strewn hardwood floor of an unheated basement apartment this morning, we discovered that our lot has not markedly improved since the seizure of saddam hussein’s person.

~ “I think the budget of Saddam Hussein’s government for health was like $16 million; less than a dollar per person. And, of course, we’re spending a lot more than that now on health care in Iraq.” -g.w.bush

i think the budget of the u.s. government for health is ‘like’ zero dollars for me. and, of course, the u.s. is spending a lot more than that now on health care in iraq.

~ eric alterman’s latest corporate blog [w] makes it clearer than ever to us why we hate the democrats. although we don’t know if he considers himself a democrat, alterman’s love note to john kerry is evidence enough that he is at least partial to them. in atlerman’s entry, there are two (2) allusions to the notion that ralph nader cost al gore the 2000 election, proving that democrats still can not face up to the ineptitude of their own candidates, despite being outfoxed by the handlers of imbeciles like g.w.bush in florida and a.schwarzenegger in california (and possibly the killers of p.wellstone in minnesota).

even when one of their own, dean, of course, is trouncing them in the primary related polls, because he was calling out george w bush two years ago, while they were shaking bush’s hand and smiling for pictures with him in the rose garden, their argument is that dean is somehow too ‘angry’ at bush to run against him successfully. rather than be ready to support the one from their team that ends up coming out on top, the democratic candidates make excuses for themselves instead of addressing the fact that they are not desirable. these guys and this lady seem to want to achieve nothing by their own merit; they seem to think that they somehow deserve to be picked and that we should overlook their shortcomings out of our own kindness. if coy howard were alive today, he would call them all ‘whiiiiners’. it is clear that the republicans are craftier, bolder, and smarter than the democrats. Instead of finding the determination to fight back against the republican advances, the democrats cry foul and ask for some non-existent referee to step in and give them a free pass. who respects that?

notes:
1) this was intended to be posted before al gore gave his endorsement to howard dean; however that does not make the democrats any less sniveling, so perhaps this post is best noted in light of this latest development.

2) our readers should not construe that the angry red planet is, yet, supporting h.dean. he is not even a vegan! besides, we are still awaiting word from r.nader [w].

~ it is difficult to take a picture that is a fair representation of the shenandoah valley, but you may still find a couple of updates to the u.s.a. scene report.

~ georgia pacific center quote:
‘i wish my wife would let me have a fire in the fireplace’

~ we approve of colin powell’s visit to the ‘unofficial’ peace accord festival in switzerland, despite the bellyaching and fuming of the button down types in israel/palestine. sharon and arafat and their respective administrations have demonstrated to history that they are prepared to do jack shit to reach an agreement between israel/palestine; if those codgers are not going to step aside, then it is only right that the people do the job themselves.

~ if you are in the position to spend $250 on a new mattress, you sound like a fool when you talk about what a great deal it is, because when you have that kind of money to spend on such a luxury, you are not one who is interested in deals. the only deal you can get on a mattress is spending $10 on a twin and discovering afterwards that it is not used, after all.

~ whilst taking a holiday in brooklyn and environs last week, we acquired the following for our library:
understanding thomas jefferson – e.m. halliday
interpreter of maladies – jhumpa lahiri
from dawn to decadence – jacques barzun
collected stories – thomas mann
a heartbreaking work of staggering genius – dave eggers

we still seek the 1979 signet classic edition of ‘nineteen nineteen’; contact us if you are willing to supply a copy of this text.

~ recent work: you have seen the test pressing of the the 2003-2004 lecture series poster for woodbury university; now enjoy a look at the final print, currently plastered upon the doors and bulletin boards of universities, offices, and other institutions of cultural merit near you.

~ edward rendell, take note: i-78 between harrisburg and allentown is hereby added to our list of worst drives in the united states, along with i-10 from redlands to los angeles and i-95 through connecticut.