May 31, 2005

PRESIDENTS

Kneeling roses disappearing into
Moses' dry mouth
Breaking into Fort Knox stealing
Our intentions
Hangers sitting dripped in oil
Crying freedom
Handed to obsoletion
Still you feed us lies from the tablecloth

Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancing in the desert, blowing up the sunshine
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancing in the desert, blowing up the sunshine

Blast off!
It's party time
And we don't live in a fascist nation
Blast off!
It's party time
And where the fuck are you?
Where the fuck are you?
Where the fuck are you?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?

From "B.Y.O.B." by System of a Down

May 30, 2005

Arissa wins.

Her sunflowers were the first seedlings to sprout.

My zinnias and love-lies-bleeding came in for a close second and third.

One of the simple, basic joys of human existence is watching things grow.

Click here for the unofficial CIA briefing.

May 18, 2005

"The primary cause of suffering in America is not the liberal elite, but rather the big corporations and their Republican friends."

John Wiener
"Working-Class Republicans and 'False Consciousness'"
Dissent, Spring 2005

May 2, 2005

ZOE STRAUSS

Arissa and I made a trip to Philadelphia to see a photo exhibit by Zoe Strauss. Zoe lives in Philadelphia. Her photos are primarily of the area in which she lives. They tend to capture life as it is in that section of Philadelphia.

The exhibit was held underneath I-95 at the corner of Front and Miflin Streets. Laminated copies of Zoe's photos were mounted on the concrete support columns beneath the highway. There were nearly 300 photos. Their true to life quality in an outdoor urban setting added to the overall impact of the exhibit, especially when one reached the far end of the lot and found a few homeless men sleeping along the fence.

Many of Zoe's photos can be viewed and ordered at www.zoestrauss.com.