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The idea of giving the conservatives a state of Eastern Washington in exchange for a state of Washington D.C., is an interesting one. And, again, I say, LET THEM FUCKING DO IT, and, GOOD RIDDANCE. Also, as an editorial note: In my previous post, when discussing the possible illegality of our state's recent gubernatorial election, I considered using the phrase: 'I don't care if Christine Gregoire was down on Second and Yesler, giving blowjobs to convicts in exchange for their votes...' I did not use the phrase because I thought I might get in trouble, somehow. This omission has gotten me the nickname of "pussy" from Jerimiah. No longer able to live with my shame I submit the phrase to you, dear readers. And from now on I'll keep my first drafts to myself.

Well, Washington state republicans have revealed themselves to be the whining little pussies that they really are. They are saying that the talk about splitting Washington state is not sour grapes over losing the gubernatorial race, but that's just not true. The fact is that they can't handle a taste of their own medicine. By that I mean, when an un-elected republican was named President by the Supreme Court, Democrats didn't run around calling for a separate blue-stated country to be created. Well, okay, we did, but no one introduced a bill into the legislature. American liberals had to deal with the fact than George W. Bush was going to be our President, even though he didn't win the popular vote. Yes, just like state Repub's, national Dems did challenge the 2000 election results in the courts, but soon it was over and we all had to deal. I guess what I'm saying is: I don't give a shit if the vote in Washington was illegal. Don't get me wrong, I don...

If you have never read "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" for yourself, you really should. I won't try to eulogize the guy, suffice it to say that the Freak Power Party has truly lost its standard bearer today.

If dogs could brew beer, dogs would brew beer. 

Sign at Seattle University 

From the 'Things I See At Work' files. This was actually from the other day but I just ran across the photo... The sign was outside Seattle U's Law School building. I'm sure it has something to do with lawyers being able to argue even the most repugnant of cases for their clients. But can you imagine how one might begin this discussion? If any of you would care to take a crack at it, I'll start you off: Auschwitz was a good idea because...........

Stayed home today to get some stuff done. What a beautiful day in Seattle, huh? That sleet yesterday was a trip! I was dispatching in the morning when it happened and we had to pull folks off their bikes for about 30 minutes. Ah well, its good for a bike messenger to walk every once in a while, gives 'em perspective. Anyway, I'm kinda glad its at least colder. The sleet yesterday and the coldness lately make my prediction of snow in March much more believable.

Well, the week-end is upon us. Happy Friday party people! Another two days off, bought and paid for.

Ahh...the sound of rain on the sky-window. A return to normalcy for this time of year. Well, almost, its still 50 degrees outside. I gotta tell ya, this weather has been freaking me out. Beautiful? Absolutely! (Imagine all the pretty pink outfits Sprizee has been able to wear.) But wrong for this time of year. All I'm saying is, I've gotten too accustomed to wearing the Spring Riding Ensemble, and its gonna doubly suck when this false-spring ends and I have to go back to the Winter Riding Ensemble. And it must end... because its only February! I am hereby, formally prognosticating snow fall in March. Mark my words people. Snowboarders rejoice!

Alright, let it be said that I was happy to see the Iraqi elections take place with as little violence as there was. After threatening to "bathe the streets of Baghdad in voter's blood," the insurgents came nowhere near. It would seem -- and I say this grudgingly -- something has gone right for the Bush administration in Iraq. I say Bush got lucky, but they're inevitably going to take credit for it. Now, if I were a bettin' man, I'd be willing to bet a substantial amount of money that at some point this week, on the nightly news shows, we're going to see the neo-cons take to the airwaves to proclaim the good news that George Bush has delivered democracy to the Middle East, and then they'll look us in the face and tell us that , is why we went to Iraq. Its at that point that we must still hold the administration accountable because, of course, that is not what we were told. We were told lies about weapons of mass destruction. When that didn't wo...

Its not like I've been playin x-box all this time. No, there was a week when Qwest wasn't letting me use the internets, again. That sucks. But now I'm back online and there will soon be postings galore! I promise.

Being raised in Indianapolis, and spending time in Alaska as an adult, I am spoiled for having snow at the holidays. I really wanted to see some snow when we woke up on Friday, but I'll take it today.

Front Porch Snow 

Backyard Snow 

I know...I know, I'm lame. I've let the New Year come with no postings. None of the thoughtful, insightful commentary you've come to expect. I attribute this appalling lack of attention to you, my dear readers - all three of you and you know who you are - to the new X-Box system and all of the fine games I now own, and to the new porn site subscription (wow, the movies really are longer!). And yes, ladies, I am taken. Anyhoo...I'll be back to posting, just as soon as I finish playing MechAssault, or Halo 2 (again) or Splinter Cell, or maybe................................

Thank heavens the holidays are almost over! This means no more dodging death at the hands of Eastside hicks who have no clue how to operate a pollution machine in the big city. Now it's back to dodging death at the hands of the regulars who drive in the city every day and still have no clue how to react when they see a person on a bike.

Happy Solstice to all! Light a candle tonight and thank the Sun for coming back and making the days longer. That's the reason for the season.

I get so tired of the myopia and jingoism I hear today. In this season that's supposed to be about "Peace on Earth, and good will towards men," why is it that all we hear is "God bless America?" As though God would only be concerned with a portion of creation rather than the whole. It seems to me that we would all be better served by the attitude expressed by Tiny Tim, who says in the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol , "God bless us, every one ."

The old comedian, W.C. Fields had a routine where he would be talking or trying to do something, and a young kid would be trying to get his attention and in frustration Fields would say, "Shut up kid, you're bothering me." This is basically the response given by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to an American soldier in the Middle East who asked why the soldiers deployed over there didn't have the equipment neccessary to fully armor their vehicles. Click on the link above to go to the New York Times op-ed piece. This link takes you to a Bloomberg article covering the same thing.

I have been giving a lot of thought to my friend who voted for Bush. I feel bad that I was so quick to insult my friend's intelligence. This person has been a real friend over the years. I guess I just thought that I knew him better, and that I was angry at myself for not having the power of persuasion necessary to bring him out of the darkness and in to the light.