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Arcadia’s first single


meh

I’m here – just fighting the flu…. More so on Kevin and Chad’s behalf who’ve been down with the traditional hacking, sneezing and coughing.

I just haven’t felt quite right, had trouble sleeping and had wicked body aches… but oddly – that’s it.

So I don’t know if that means I’m yet to come down with this or the ole immune system threw this one off from the get-go.

It’s election day finally. I won’t miss the automated phone calls and landslide of really REALLY ridiculous mailers…. I mean – this crap has the tone and depth of professional wrestling interstitials.

The more you pay attention to politics – the more your intelligence gets insulted.

This elections divisive topic? …. Stem Cell research…. Which – if you READ the damn thing – you’ll wonder what the big deal is about…. It’s issues and scope are largely economic…. Important sure… but if you read the yard signs and billboards from the frothing-at-the-mouth fundamentalist christians and friends – you would think that the very question of Stem Cells (and cloning) are being voted on.

…. … … but they’re not… IN FACT! Hypocritically – the way the amendment reads – a “no” vote is basically saying “Nope.. no stem cell research.. not in my back yard!!!…. but.. urr.. well – if any cures are developed nationally – we’re entitled to them too.”.

Now – all that said – some, (but seemingly not as much), of the the Democrap that’s come through the mail is just as silly…. but as usual…. is a much paler shade of shitty and deceptive than the GOP stuff.

Where’s the “Progressive Party?”

I guess till the whole media / money structure changes – we’re stuck with the only two parties who can “afford” to stand in front of the microphone.

So what about a “progressive democrat” ?

Barack Obama in 08′

Yeah – I heard the speech… then heard several interviews with him…

So yeah.. Get my lemming furry costume out – I’m hooked… sue me.

One of Chad’s (black) co-workers said “That niggah is gonna go and get himself shot!” – and I’m afraid I have to agree with him.

Progressive leaders in this country tend to get murdered… Nobody assassinates conservatives… wonder why…. (Liberals don’t own guns?)

So… I want to make bumper stickers that reads:
SHOOT OBAMA IN 09!

*is that too jaded?

(*insert clever serial ending here*)

break these chains


Kevin’s wish for his birthday dinner? (Chad and I would have had an easier time trying to extract one of his molars.)

Pizzeria Uno.

*Shrug*… o.k…. we seem to have been on a chain-restaurant bender all summer – so this wasn’t out of the ordinary.

The food doesn’t suck, nor does the interiors… The immediate exterior leaves a lot to be desired: Sprawl-land megacenter with a Wal-Mart, Texas RoadHouse (yeeehaw) restaurant and a white castle. The only thing missing in this particular plaza is an evangelical mega-church.

It’s only when I venture into pockets like this that I become distinctly aware of the culture war in the country and estranged from my own hometown…. The midwest doesn’t “totally” suck – but I tell you what – when it does – it’s PROFOUND.

We then went to devcubber‘s for dessert. She made two homemade pies – one of which was a vicocity-challenged bananna cream that was SO GOOD that had it not been prepared for Kevin’s birthday – I would have contemplated rubbing it on inappropriate spots of my body.

I’m taking my studio day and chad’s day off to bum-around and continue the relucta-grump’s 4-decade celebration.

Heading to Rico’s promotion ceremony on the arch grounds this AM… It’ll be chicken.