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Sunday, May 18, 2003
Soundtrack: No one knows what it's like To be the bad man To be the sad man Behind blue eyes No one knows what it's like To be hated To be fated To telling only lies But my dreams They aren't as empty As my conscience seems to be I have hours, only lonely My love is vengeance That's never free No one knows what it's like To feel these feelings Like I do And I blame you No one bites back as hard In their anger None of my pain and woe Can show through But my dreams They aren't as empty As my conscience seems to be I have hours, only lonely My love is vengeance That's never free When my fist clenches, crack it open Before I use it and lose my cool When I smile, tell me some bad news Before I laugh and act like a fool If I swallow anything evil Put your finger down my throat If I shiver, please give me a blanket Keep me warm, let me wear your coat No one knows what it's like To be the bad man To be the sad man Behind blue eyes --Pete Townshend Axioms: "What I want to be a part of is to finally lay to rest those poor people who have died and yet continue to vote." --Lydia M. Rivera, newly appointed member of the Providence Board of Canvassers. It's about time! "The decamping Democrats have attracted national attention and some support. But they should beware. Hunting renegade politicians across the prairie has bipartisan appeal for an electorate with a generally low opinion of its representatives and a fierce attachment to guns and field sports. This idea could catch on, especially after the Clinton ban on Uzis and AK-47s expires next year." --Guardian editorial about those fabulous Texas Dems "FUCKING PAWTUCKET!" --Me, reflecting on getting my first speeding ticket in more than ten years "And of course the capacity to be outraged and appalled has been entirely drained out of you, out of this nation, replaced by raging ennui and sad resentment and the new fall season on NBC. This is what they're counting on. Your short attention span. WMDs? That's so, like, last February." --Mark Morford "Every day, get up and remind yourself that you need to live a purpose-driven life. . . . You've got to go in a quiet place by yourself and ask, 'What is my purpose?' "Can it be that you were put in this position for such a time as this?" --Lt. Col. Martha McSally, who took on the Pentagon and the Saudis. Commencement speech at Rhode Island College. The "$Include Bitnodes" Award: To the Providence Journal, for not putting their Saturday and Sunday letters to the editor on the web. $include bitnodes. The Skip Memorial "Hey What the Fuck?" Award: Why can't I find unsalted soy nuts? And why am I craving them, anyway? Hey what the fuck? The "Bless You" Award: To poor Tom C., who really needs it. Bless you. The Bad Karma Quote: "Stay away from me, man. I think you got the worst karma of anyone I ever met." --The Butterfly of Love in The Milagro Beanfield War Quote of the year (so far): "GOD DAMN IT!"--T. Adler Other randomness: Dunkin Donuts has an ad on the bus shelter right outside of Krispy Kreme. Now that is funny. Assessment: They gave me two free hot doughnuts. I needed some protein but got an extra helping of fat with a sugar garnish. But it was good! Famous last words: "I know when I'm not needed." --Me |
