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Acapulco
There are no sharks at Acapulco. The Mexican authorities are formal on this matter. If
certain foreign tourists choose not to return home after their holidays, that is entirely
their affair.
Furthermore, the sharks are not attracted to the waters around Acapulco by the raw
sewage the hotels recycle into the bay. Suggestions of this sort are merely proof of the
anti-Mexican sentiment found among foreign intellectuals, who disguise their prejudices
in self-serving principles by suggesting, for example, that Mexican journalists are regularly
murdered for expressing unflattering political opinions. These individuals are not journalists.
Upon investigation by the responsible judicial authorities, it is often discovered that they
are money-lenders or homosexuals who have managed to get press-cards under false
pretenses, and have been murdered by poverty-stricken widows, whom they have been
exploiting, or by under-aged male prostitutes.
These American intellectuals and their imitators in Canada are the same people who
suggest that many Mexican workers live in cardboard shacks and that corruption is an
integrated factor in the governmental system. This desire to maintain the Mexicans in a
state of inferiority vis-à-vis the United States, by denigrating their accomplishments, is
simply unacceptable, particularly when it is expressed with the do-gooding hypocrisy
of the American élites who are themselves indifferent to the suffering of their own
aboriginal peoples.
Factories
Children love factories. They don't have to go to school. They sometimes earn as
much as two or three dollars every day and are often allowed to work as much as seven
days a week. What wonderful pocket-money to buy toys or empty cardboard cartons,
which make ideal roofs for the family home. In most factories there are also games of
risk to play-not falling into machinery, not getting your fingers squashed. What with the
doors locked shut and the solid, windowless walls, it's snug and warm inside, particularly
in the hot season.
A lot of paternalistic well-to-do adults, usually foreigners, would like to stop children working
in factories. That's because lazy grown-ups can't compete. They're afraid of the global
economy. They keep their own children locked up in schools. It's far more fun to be allowed to
play in a factory.
Myrmecophaga Jubata
Ant-eater. The existence of this predator demonstrates that thinking 71% of the time,
as ants do, won't prevent you from being eaten. Thinking less than that, as humans
do, will almost guarantee it.
12-12-14
On Voice
Papa found his voice quickly. He owned it. As do I.
Some writers never reach puberty with theirs. I am convinced this
is the case with most AP writers, and journalists in general. My rule
of thumb (sic), is like a cocktail party; never write what you wouldn't
want repeated to you the next morning. American media makes this
incredibly easy, not so much in other countries. And so it goes.
I write for myself, to others. Of the handful of people in the world I
would write for, Alan has a indefinite personal offer.
Words from the cat lady.
Charm City
Goodyear-a then months old five pound feral rescue-has a tendency to get underfoot.
A trait shared with humans. When possible, I do volunteer work for No-Kill Shelters.
Good news and bad news....
First, the bad news.... There is a very unpleasant conversation...
The good news, the subjects are not math, science, or English.
Cabinetry.
Anglos who were born in and live in Arizona,
generally called Native Arizonans, have a saying:
'We can do the dance, we just can't make it rain.'
I have realized that the most memorable
Saturday nights of my life were here.
Onetwenty
Phi Theta Kappa 2008
Once an honors student, always an honors student.
Plus fortynine hundred years of human history.
Only 337 shopping days left before Christmas
January 29, 2015
Uniformed consent, informed consent, speechless
On Harper Lee
My printing is 1964. Awfully difficult to say anything without a lot of adjectives.
I never imagined myself as Jem. That would be horrible casting. Although I would
admit that I can only picture certain people being cast as Scout. Mary Badham
captured the naivete in the movie. One of the books/movies that cannot be
contrasted. I have never discerned if Harper Lee meant the tome as a commentary
on the American Bar.
I look forward to 'To Set A Watchman'. Wishing all the while Gregory Peck were
acting in the sequel. I look forward to passing a first edition on to my great-grandchildren.
Update January 2016
Having completed my first of several readings of
'To Set A Watchman', I realize how much Harper Lee
has endeared herself to me.
I wish - and I think of her fondly and as a sister -
...a sibling in literature.
Feliz Navidad
Yawn, mi siesta! (Calculating for Z)
Steers and queers.
Yawn... Eight weeks later someone has to explain this...
Tesla will post their earnings this week, coincidentally.
Still in court over being denied dealerships in Michigan.
Transparency...with a wry smile...
The big four...
Toyota, Sony, Tesla, Samsung.
They need an anthem. Fur Elise?
groupie central -taken with a grain of (insert Pharmaceutical)
NO
Power Steering
Mufflers (straight stacks)
Air Conditioning (aftermarket)
Electric Windows
Radio
Speedometer
Seat belts
Cigarette Lighter
Fuel Gauge
911 Emergency System
ROOM FOR ERROR
My regards to Ralph Lauren.
Dinner at Eight
The easiest part of critical writing and critical analysis is the
opportunity to present a personal viewpoint. If you are to
write non-fiction, or write non-fiction presented as fiction,
a summation or personal viewpoint (how personal of a viewpoint
is part of tomorrow's editorial review) is a component of the
overall thesis.
I'm worth a million in prizes
With my torture film
Drive a GTO
Wear a uniform
On a government loan.
In an era of instant communication-the desires that last a lifetime,
the images and feelings that become indelible in our minds and souls
are in desperate need of critical exam. With shorter attention spans,
the multitude of media outlets, and the constant barrage of images
our attentions are turned not towards, but away from mass media.
This accentuates the need for thoughtful and heartwarming critique.
April 1st, 2015 (preemptive) April Fool's Day
*For those who are not cartoonists, a note of explanation... R. Crumb is a lifelong friend of Bill Griffith,
they (correction) know each other from the Cartoonist underground of the '60's/'70's. An era of
civil unrest; and yet an era dominated by the words "Peace, Love, and Understanding."
R. Crumb lives comfortably -and safely- in Paris...
I have an incalculable amount of respect for Bill Griffith, whom I have met, and R. Crumb, whom I have not.
No greater honor than an accompaniment by arguably the greatest composer of the 20th Century.
Je suis plus grande que la haine
Wir haben enien plan jetzt
Amerika...the master planned community.
A. K
B. 0/t = 8 x 2
Never let someone's personal (or political )
interests decide your who your friends or enemies are.
Pathetic... That's the only word that comes to my mind when I see this picture.
Nimoy, fine actor-respectable. The reality is simply disgusting when you think about it.
February 2015
I know I know I know !!!
I know who murdered Russian Politician Boris Nemtsov, it was Pierce Brosnan. He jetted into Russia from his multi-million
dollar Villa in Southern California and then flew back to L.A. I know this because I am told he has a really good agent...
Update: January 2016
Should call this fuck-update. Was disappointed to see Charlie Rose personally ask
President Putin of involvement in Boris Nemtsov. A minimal study in the political
history of the Motherland would be recommended to to even comment on that.
Putin lacks a motive. He is the most popular leader in modern Russian history.
He does not have a rival, certainly not Nemtsov. He has a greater problem in
finding leadership of his quality.
My satiric bent is often mis-understood. It sure as hell wasn't President Putin, and
Russia being Russia (and not the CNN-led Republicans), these things happen.
My take was that Hollywood would seize this, as they would anything, to create
drama, without thought for the consequence. Without an understanding of reality.
I'm useless, but not for long, the futures coming on...
First person: Two sides to every coin.
Second: Lot's of potential with this band, very impressed.
State Department Release 2015
Ireland
International Religious Freedom Report 2004
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice.
There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom during the period covered by this report, and government policy continued
to contribute to the generally free practice of religion.
The generally amicable relationship among religions in society contributed to religious freedom.
The U.S. Government discusses religious freedom issues with the Government as part of its overall policy to promote human rights.
Section I. Religious Demography
The country has a total area of 27,136 square miles, and has a population of approximately 4 million.
The country is overwhelmingly Roman Catholic. According to official government statistics collected during the 2002 census, the religious
affiliation of the population is 88.4 percent Roman Catholic, 2.9 percent Church of Ireland (Anglican), 0.52 percent Presbyterian,
0.25 percent Methodist, 0.49 percent Muslim, and less than 0.1 percent Jewish. Approximately 4 percent of the population were members
of other religions or had no specific religious belief.
" If they burned down the Capitol we would cheer and say,
' well, at least they got a fire started anyhow! ' "
Will Rogers 1928
with a nod to John Deering
Only 283 shopping days until Christmas.
Current Events
On Voltaire's advice;
They're dispensing brochures.
Presented as HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE only, and specifically NOT related to current events. (It is NOT 1945!)
Finnish
Not Finnish
On a side note:
The official " How to run 20 red lights in a row " video.
3-18-15
On Liberal Guilt and Militarism
"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what a Kennedy has done to your country."
William M. Moseley
I cannot be any more disgusted with the Liberal crap emanating from Washington DC. I may have to take to wearing Hawaiian shirts.
Modern Liberalism by way of Banksy.
Kennedy gave us Vietnam, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Kennedy gave us Liberal Militarism, and the distrust of the Free-Market System.
The notion that the marginalized are the real holders of truth and justice.
Kennedy gave us the Bay of Pigs, the emergence of the Liberals as a front for the CIA, and puppet government.
Kennedy gave us the delusional fantasy that Southeast Asia is America's playground.
Orangie, with a chance of urban sprawl.
Phew, this was way more research than I wanted to do,
although I had to do it some time, so I did it now. Not
saying what was substituted as a procrastination.
Circa 1808
Circa 1876
Magnolia Avenue in the 1920's Our farm was just city blocks from Magnolia Ave.
as close to a description of my paternal grandparents home as I can get...
They settled in Riverside during the 1800's when Homesteading was still available.
There are no known color pictures of the home, and I am drawing from memories
from the late 1960's before the house was torn down to allow for highway 91...
At the moment this home (about 1/4 the size of my grandparents) is available for $0.
That's right - free of charge. Good luck getting it moved.
This is a closer version of my Grandparents home, only by a 1/3 or less scale.
It was so large they were routinely asked why they didn't take borders.
My grandmother thought that was unseemly and would have none of it.
Riverside Plaza, Circa 1950's
I walked this plaza every year in the 60's. It still exists, and is part of the Old Riverside.
Our families fruit and vegetable farm is the largest area circled. Although now I cannot tell you
the exact acreage, as it diminished from the start in the 1800's to the selling of the home and
farm in the late 1960's.
We grew every fruit, vegetable, and nut that was grown in Southern Cal. and sold the fruit to
the Knott Family (of Knott's Berry Farm).
That was Denver International in the early '90's
The spirit of Arthur C. Clark lives on...
Veterans Coliseum Px Az. Circa 1970's
So the Goldwater's go into the Department Store Business......
We are all Trayvon Martin. We are all Trayvon Martin. We are all Trayvon Martin...
4-14
Russian Rocket Science
Russian Rocket Science manuals
4-17-15
18 April 2015
Wanna see my birth certificate?
My memories from Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson extend from
the early sixties to the early seventies. They are clear.
I do not care of you are the HNIC (head nigger in charge) or
some piss ant sex-change wanna-be. You will take nothing from me.
I know what this building was used for in the sixties, and I know what it
used for now. I know this because as an child I had access to it, I played
in it, and wandered around outside as...
F-14's just like the one in this picture (this is an IRANIAN AIR FORCE F14)
flew practice flights above the base. Gee, tell me, who sold the Iranians
F-14's? Sure as hell wasn't the fuller brush man.
Played as US AIR FORCE F 18's flew sorties and aerial show over DMAFB...
April 18, 2015
On a lighter note;
I will spend Sunday watching the F1 race and doing my chores.
I will not be going to church. Not tomorrow, not ever.
You can smoke in D.C.
April 21, 2015
Cribbage, with a full deck.
AKA Sherpa Invitiational
California time New York time Acme time
What Humanitarians eat.
1-16
The Restored Film Project has processed a massive amount of film since this post...I imagine that he/they would find this site rather hilarious and an appropriate reference for his work.
I choose this photo because the Asarco Mine is in Arizona, although no immediate family members worked there, distant family and friends have. Mining is part of Arizona's heritage.
5-10
My self-hate is tempered by the fact that Quantum Theory gives me giggles.
Racing
Ra´cing Pronunciation: rā´sĭng noun
Over-inflated egos and under-inflated tires.
Henry with Leslie Circa early 1990's
(Five, count them, five wives; Theresa, Virginia, Judy, Janet, Emma)
Sabino Canyon, Tucson Arizona Circa 1969 BAE (Before asphalt era)
Sabino Canyon Circa 1938
Neighboring Ventana Canyon hosts an elaborate resort with hundreds of multi-million dollar Condominiums.
Dial 911
Turns out there is a co-dependency that cannot be solved with
cruise missiles or stealth bombers.
Take away the military in Texas and they would belong to Mexico in a week.
From June 23, 2014
Your way
I have implored this administration to NOT engage Asians
in the Pacific, the China Sea, and the South China Sea
for several years. I gave up telling them what they are
determined to find out the hard (and wrong) way.
They, quite literally, do not have a dog in this fight.
I have no sympathy for either the Republicans or the Democrats on this issue.
It is, for me, an annoyance at best.
From May 26, 2014
We have conceded the Moral High Ground to Americans and Nike in Vietnam.
I am not opposed to African Trade as a substitute for Asian
trade per se, moving shoe factories from South Asia to the
African Continent is a logical financial decision; although there
is substantial doubt that one might substitute poor relations
on one continent for better relations on a poorer continent.
The last of the rules issued under Title 49 FCR from the Interstate Commerce Commission were the bumper requirements. So many
lawsuits and complaints along with no-fault insurance became the now defunct ICC's legacy. Although one of their final rules made
sense, the agency had not done so for as long as anyone in the transportation industry could remember. It is generally thought of
as a joke, with chagrin, that they will be remembered for doing something of value.
The agency had become so beleaguered with bureaucratic nonsense and in-efficiency
that they were finally sunsetted. 1887 to 1995, 108 years of nonsense.
I looked in on Pope Francis.
President Putin must not be the devil the Republicans would have us believe he is.
Democracy Five Days - Five Thoughts
Day One
You can sleep in the Park IF:
A. Your a homeless vet.
B. A well dressed executive looking to get rolled.
C. Just an ordinary bum.
D. A financial protester with a 99%'er sign on your back.
Day Two
This 1970 spokes-model was the advertising icon
for what publicly traded company?
A. Proctor and Gamble
B. IBM
C. Hughes Aircraft
D. American Tourister
Day Three
This landmark architectural design is where?
A. Lyons, France
B. Bosphorus, Turkey
C. Ho Chi Minh, Cambodia
D. Denver, Colorado
Day 4
The painting " Daybreak ", by Maxfield Parrish, also used in the film " Star Wars Attack of the Clones "
was painted in what year?
A. 1492
B. 1776
C. 1865
D. 1922
Day Five
Counting on Janis and Berkeley to explain Texas.
We're cool - do it your way, and like it.
FB posted the day it appeared.
Tonight, tonight...
6-20
notation: DOW 18014.28 to 18015.95 and the S&P 2109.76 to 2109.99
significantly after 4:15 p.m. Change you can count.
Arthur C. Clarke
Inventor of the Satellite.
Knows where the patent office is.
In every body lies a volume of knowledge.
~William M. Moseley
New from Sonny's: Redneck pork egg rolls. (spicy hot) The other white meat...
A Chinese company purchased Smithfield Foods of Virgina
a couple of years ago... Becoming an industry joke.
Familiar urgent annoyance.
June 21, 2015
Of Standards And The Accumulation Of Wealth
December-January 1983-84 saw one the coldest most brutal blizzards in Ohio's history.
Cleveland recorded a bone-numbing -70 degree wind chill. Shortly after the blizzard that
I cannot forget, my oldest daughter Shannon Marie was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania on
January 11, 1984. One hundred and twenty-five years after Col. Drake struck the first
oil well in nearby Titusville, Pennsylvania. Unless your intimately familiar with the personal
history of John D. Rockefeller, as am I; much of this is story will be new to you.
Drake Well, Titusville Pa 1859
Triumph Hill, Titusville Pa 1871
Source: www.intellectualtakeout.org
John D. Rockefeller, Founder of Standard Oil
McClintock #1 Oil City Pennsylvania
City Logo
After my youngest daughter was born two years later, I spent a year researching the history and life
of Mr. John D. Rockefeller. I wanted to know many things, how he got so wealthy, what kind of
philanthropist he was, his life, his family, his business.
In conclusion, a year later the answers I sought were found a mere two hundred miles south of my
research, in Ludlow Colorado. Again, if you are not familiar with the story, let me enlighten you.
That was Rockefeller's Camp. His managers had sought government help with striking miners.
It remains today, one hundred and one years later, the deadliest labor dispute in American History.
My personal life and those of my family are not open to inspection or explanation to Republican Industrialists
and their managers. Neither they nor I answer to Republican greed or the oil industry. Ever. Buy a newspaper
or a network, or a Senator; you cannot buy us.
Notation: Standard and Poor's January 11, 2016 1923.67 +1.64
2016 from Dontcallus
1-06-16
1-06-16
Not directly related; Everyone - is tired of the nigger-knocks, including Asians.
1-05-16
eins
1-03
2015
12-26
Jane's Addiction...
~ Circa 2001
7-31
Win lose or draw, it is your column to do what you want. You enjoy
your advantage to your desire. I have no objection to that.
A suggestion, a rare one.
Would it be more logical for the United Nations and member states
to impose sanctions on countries selling weapons, rather than ones buying them?
Iran wants what all countries want, recognition first.
The difference between conventional and atomic weapons?
The ability to kill larger amounts of people more quickly.
So, the ethics are: it is more ethical to kill people in smaller amounts?
Oh yeah, the weapons we sell go out of the country at Loring in Caribou, Maine.
(They are are technically not allowed to be flown over the mainland.)
Nice place, it's near Mars Hill.
Been there, with a trailer of 750lb. General All-Purpose Bombs.
The Bush's only live in Kennebunkport for the scenery.
7-31
Putting In Overtime
Have you seen a lot of Republican Senators removed from office
lately? No, the Constitutional system of check and balances is not
functioning. I think that's by Republican's Holy design on Human Life.
The Iranian Nuclear Treaty was passed by the United Nations the
day it hit the floor. It is International Law. They would not have
put that much effort into something they didn't want.
The Republicans however, want sixty days to consider the treaty,
attempt to negotiate with Democrats, consult with their Lobbyist,
perhaps offer conventional arms sales to Iraq and Iran.
The only thing they can accomplish by blocking the treaty is to
prolong American sanctions on Iran. Not UN sanctions. This would
only prevent other American Business's from operating in Iran.
Maybe the Republicans should work some overtime on this treaty.
