Bush has a brrraaaiinnn…

It’s about time the man got his priorities in order. This is a cause I can get behind, and so can you!

- shawn

Boobies and buttsecks! Seriously, no lie.

I worry that a lot of people tune out instantly once they realize that a post is political in nature. Working on the assumption that these people tune out because it can be a lengthy and boring topic, I think I have a good little solution. The site I am going to link below here [...]

Willfully ignorant

George Carlin is a cranky ole bugger, but he has made a living out of paying attention. He makes some very insightful points in this 4 minute segment about the Amerikan dream. I recommend this video for anyone living in the USA or considering moving here. Or if you just like George.

- shawn

Lazy Sunday picture post: taqueria edition

 

General Strike 9/11/07

I never believe any of these organized protests can catch on enough to be noticed. However, I like the thought and maybe this is the one time it will? Either way I figured it’s worth a fair shake to help spread the word and let folks decide for themselves. I am staying home on September [...]

Holy crap, I am the worst updater. Ever!

Seriously, I apologize for slacking so very much these past 2 weeks. I’m back in a normal routine and will update promptly. I’m wondering if I shouldn’t mix it up a bit here and broaden my scope or something. Whatever. Here is a picture to tide you over while I get time to put something [...]

How I spent my hard earned tax dollars. (volume 3)

Right before the first [hemp] harvest, on a fiery July morning in 2000, Alex and close to 20 of his family members awoke early not to harvest the new hemp crop, but to see the FBI and Drug Enforcement Agency roll up in black SUVs with machine guns and flak jackets – to “weed whack” [...]

Dick.

Lazy sunday update, just a picture. Mark Bryan does some really interesting work, I recommend checking out his stuff: http://artofmarkbryan.com/index.html

- shawn

Magnificent Independence Day speech that everyone should hear

I know there is not much more boring than politics. However, if you do nothing else to understand the US government and the crisis of this era, at least watch this 10 minute video. Olbermann clearly and passionately sums up the message that no one seems to want to hear. If you are inspired by [...]

A montage for the kids

Nothing is coming to mind as worth writing a post about, but there are several interesting little things floating around. So I thought instead of no update I would toss together these links.

Gavin Newsom sets an example: Newsom has issued an executive order banning San Francisco city departments from buying bottled water, even for water [...]