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Branching Out
I feel like I’m suffocating here, folks. Sticking to the standard 2 cents pundit/asshole role is starting to feel a little confining. I gots to find me a new bag, or at least let out the old one a bit. It’s starting to bind a bit ’round the crotch and shoulder area. And this is a burlap bag we’re talking about, mind you. “Discomfort” is just a vague, unknowable notion until you’ve had the whiskey-like harshness of burlap rubbing away the tender skin of your precious nethers like potatoes bruised, battered and rubbed raw on a bumpy trip in the back of old Ford. (whew, well that’s going in as my entry for the blogosphere’s 1st Annual Most Overworked Metaphor Award. pet sex story.. I’m gonna get me that Amoma!).
So, what was I talking about, again?
You were telling us about the time you beat jury duty.
Oh right. The trick is to say you’re prejudiced against all races.
But back to blogging. See, thus far I’ve squeezed most of my blogging blood from the turnip of my political/cultural opinions, or rather my Andy Rooneyesque displeasure with everyone else’s. Follow that path much more and the typical entry will sound something like: “Blogs make me feel like I’m going to the doctor erotic stories with animals. I don’t like the doctor. His office smells funny and there are lots of weird shiny things that I don’t know what to do with. Do you ever wonder why dogs have black lips? Speaking of dogs, take out the ‘d’ and put in a ‘bl’ and what have you got? “Ogsbl,’ that’s what.”
You can only get so far on such gas. Cranky political carping is, almost by definition, a dead-end as far as progress goes in one’s personal growth as an online scribbler. When you start out as bitter, jaded, and angry at the stupidity of the world, there are only a few places you can go. You can burn out and quit when you realize that chronicling the idiocy of Maureen Dowd with an acerbic wit and lots o’ cussin’ isn’t going to net you fame or fortune or even the occasional chick, or you can be drawn further into the vortex of pessimism until you’ve become the type of person who sees the first bluebird of Spring and reaches for his porch gun.
I don’t really consider myself a warblogger (I mean, who does these days?) drunk beastiality. I didn’t plant my keister on the bloggin’ bandwagon until that dead horse had been beaten into a fleshy pulp and the useful bits were being collected for the glue factory cart. Save for perhaps Matt Welch (who I suspect gets off on the warblogger kick the same way he does with the whole weird cowboy thing), everyone has branched out to bigger things, like the cultural battleground, the issues of domestic freedom and civil liberties, and kittens.
Yes, that’s right. I want to be a kittyblogger. I want to throw off the shackles of smartassier-than-thou punditry and embrace the soft furriness of the domestic diary. I want something small and fuzzy to dote on and whose every insignificant instance of basic everyday behavior I can detail for the benefit of the blogosphere and the world at large, as if the object of my affection had shit a nugget of gold everytime it didn’t see fit to walk the 15 feet or so to the litterbox.
“Today, Cuddly Widdums coughed up a hairball. I thanked Cuddly for the gift and went out to buy him a new diamond-studded chew toy Beast exotic. I hope he likes it. The last time I tried to pass off that Zirconia mouse little Widdums was trying to claw my eyes off as I slept for weeks. It’s so cute when trying to blind you. he thinks he’s people.”
Yes, that would be the bee’s knees, but unfortunately, my co-op doesn’t allow pets, at least not any kind of pet as complex and warm-blooded as a cat. I suppose I could try fish, but snuggle with them for more than a few seconds and you have to get yourself a new fish. I could always adopt a child, but they’ll just start to get bigger and more bothersome real soon and I’ll end up having to flush it down the toilet. So really, the only option that is left is to follow suit with the way that millions of kitschy idiots followed in the 1970’s had sex with bull. No, I’m not going to get a massive oil shortage as a pet, althought I do hear that they are highly trainable and are good with kids.
I want to become a pet rock blogger.
Think of it: me keeping you rapt with stories of how my little bundle of granitey joy sat motionless this morning, then spent the rest of the day eroding.
Don’t like that idea?
Hmph. Well that’s all I got.
I suppose I could always try porn. I don’t think anyone has thought of doing that with the internet so far.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
I finally went and did it.
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
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vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
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to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
the Feds know about it.
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
I finally went and did it.
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
about equal probability.
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
vulnerability.
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
the Feds know about it.
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
the not-being-a-jerk department.
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
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over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
rivals.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
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a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
that I hadn't thought of it first!
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
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we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
being the reaction described above.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
rivals.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
the Feds know about it.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
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destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
hacky-sack?"
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
vulnerability.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
that I hadn't thought of it first!
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
being the reaction described above.
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
A taste, just a taste...
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
University or Diversity
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
to penetrate.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
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Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
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The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
trying to get an education
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
the Feds know about it.
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
vulnerability.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
to penetrate.
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it."
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
to penetrate.
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
Why are you still here?!
last update : 7-1-2009
