Random Notes From the Southern Hemisphere
Random notes, photos and musings from the "Land Down Under". Lame and self-serving I know, but a good way to keep you all updated as I'll never be any good at emailing.
31 July, 2008
28 July, 2008
27 July, 2008
25 July, 2008
24 July, 2008
22 July, 2008
21 July, 2008
20 July, 2008
19 July, 2008
18 July, 2008
Pics From The Past Circa 1982-3
The Apololgy:
"I'm sorry"
but after reading my cousin's blog entry about
a recent Foo Fighters concert in Seattle,
I just couldn't help myself.
"I'm sorry"
but after reading my cousin's blog entry about
a recent Foo Fighters concert in Seattle,
I just couldn't help myself.
The Explaination:
My cousin
once came out to stay with me after I'd moved
from Wichita, KS to Shitek, WI in the ealy 80's.
He was from the coolness of Minneapolis /San Francisco.
I was struggling with small town life and
the transition from the city to such a small town
(no less 10 miles out in the middle of cow-country)
was proving quite a miserable experience.
Hanging out with him was quite a priveledge for me.
Unfortunately, as can be seen in this photo,
once the sun went down there weren't many options
for two bored city teenagers so...
we raided my dad's Brylcreem and my mom's Mary Kay cast-offs
My cousin
from Wichita, KS to Shitek, WI in the ealy 80's.
He was from the coolness of Minneapolis /San Francisco.
I was struggling with small town life and
the transition from the city to such a small town
(no less 10 miles out in the middle of cow-country)
was proving quite a miserable experience.
Unfortunately, as can be seen in this photo,
once the sun went down there weren't many options
for two bored city teenagers so...
we raided my dad's Brylcreem and my mom's Mary Kay cast-offs
It seems I was sampling a sort of Ziggy Stardust look but
John was well entrenched in the old KISS Army.
John was well entrenched in the old KISS Army.
Just dig this AWESOME, full-on Metal pose!!!!
(Gene Simmons, eat your heart out!)
Kids...take note.
Arrggghhh: I dedicate this video to you Cuz
RAWK!!!
(Gene Simmons, eat your heart out!)
Kids...take note.
Arrggghhh: I dedicate this video to you Cuz
RAWK!!!
Labels: Cousin
17 July, 2008
16 July, 2008
Video of the Week 16 July 2008
Radiohead's latest music video was filmed without any cameras.
Using laser technology the director captured all these images
which were turned into data points.
15 July, 2008
14 July, 2008
10 July, 2008
Pic of the day 11 July, 2008
Shooting rockets to the moon,
kids growing up too soon,
Politicians say ...
And the band played on.
So, round and around and around we go
Where the world's headed, nobody knows
Ball of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey hey
kids growing up too soon,
Politicians say ...
And the band played on.
So, round and around and around we go
Where the world's headed, nobody knows
Ball of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey hey
09 July, 2008
08 July, 2008
05 July, 2008
"What the Hell is Wrong With the USA???"
If you know me, I'm sure you know
that I would never revel in the passing of anyone.
And I'm not a big believer in irony but...
Former Republican N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
...on the most patriotic day of the year!
that I would never revel in the passing of anyone.
And I'm not a big believer in irony but...
Former Republican N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
...on the most patriotic day of the year!
(link to memorable quotes)
Darn, I was saving this post for my
most patriotic person of the year...Joe Horn, 61, shot the two men in November
after he saw them crawling out the windows
of a neighbour's house in a Houston suburb.
Horn called authorities
(scroll to 6:35 for the crime)
He told the emergency dispatcher he had
a shotgun and was going to kill the men.
The dispatcher pleaded with him not to go outside,
but Horn confronted the men with a 12-gauge shotgun
and shot both in the back(!!!)
-Since when did we give common citizens the right
to act as judge, jury and executioner...?
If this is the state of US law,
maybe next year I'll audit my own taxes,
forgive all my traffic infringements and
impeach that damned cowbow myself
"God Bless the USA...Yea, fuck off...bastard"
Darn, I was saving this post for my
most patriotic person of the year...Joe Horn, 61, shot the two men in November
after he saw them crawling out the windows
of a neighbour's house in a Houston suburb.
Horn called authorities
(scroll to 6:35 for the crime)
He told the emergency dispatcher he had
a shotgun and was going to kill the men.
The dispatcher pleaded with him not to go outside,
but Horn confronted the men with a 12-gauge shotgun
and shot both in the back(!!!)
-Since when did we give common citizens the right
to act as judge, jury and executioner...?
If this is the state of US law,
maybe next year I'll audit my own taxes,
forgive all my traffic infringements and
impeach that damned cowbow myself
"God Bless the USA...Yea, fuck off...bastard"
03 July, 2008
02 July, 2008
Food for Thought
In 2008 Zimbabwe had an election in which the results
were marred by fraud, deception , and violent voter intimidation.
The general world consensus is that the results are a sham
and the true will of the people and was circumvented.The Bush administration has taken a uncharacteristically cautious approach
to condeming this obviously undemocratic exercise.
Why so...?
In 2000/(2004), the United States had an election in which the results
were marred by fraud, deception , and voter intimidation.
The general world consensus was that the results were a sham
and the true will of the people was circumvented.
(Old but funny.)
(Old but sad...)
And then there was the 2004 Election:
COLUMBUS - The head of a company vying to sell voting machines in Ohio told Republicans in a recent fund-raising letter that he is "committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year."
*Published on Thursday, August 28, 2003 by the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Election Results?
The general world consensus is that the results are a sham
and the true will of the people and was circumvented.The Bush administration has taken a uncharacteristically cautious approach
to condeming this obviously undemocratic exercise.
Why so...?
In 2000/(2004), the United States had an election in which the results
were marred by fraud, deception , and voter intimidation.
The general world consensus was that the results were a sham
and the true will of the people was circumvented.
(Old but funny.)
(Old but sad...)
And then there was the 2004 Election:
COLUMBUS - The head of a company vying to sell voting machines in Ohio told Republicans in a recent fund-raising letter that he is "committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year."
*Published on Thursday, August 28, 2003 by the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Election Results?