This is great….except the line where science and progress is held in such high regard. If we change our understanding of “progress” to one that actually serves the majority of people and nonhumans on this planet, Charlie is very inspiring here.

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1. Influx of Roadmasters.
2. Influx of drivers that –when it rains—loose all ability to operate their vehicles.
3. Bikers who ride in the dark with no lights.
4. Influx of Dogs that my dog doesn’t like.
5. Cops in places that I’m not used to seeing cops.
6. T-shirts of bands that the radio plays.
7. The American flag and Constitution in every classroom?
8. People and motorists who have never shared the road with bicyclists.
9. People falling in love with playing outside again.
10. New friends, and friends who just left and now you miss

This is worth your time.

Maybe nobody showed him how to minimize documents, so he went ahead and bought 3 screens (4 if you count the television on that he isn’t watching).

Paris Hilton, back to jail in tears.

Just got in….a little tipsy, thanks to a few beers and Emmett’s prickly pair vodka (tasty); and my ears are still ringing, thanks to xbxrx; and I still stink, thanks to sweaty bodies in a cramped basement.

I bought a copy of their new LP; inside the sleeve was the following note from Poly Vinyl Records:

“Thank you for purchasing vinyl…we take pride in making quality vinyl records and appreciate your purchasing one of them. As a token of our appreciation, we are giving you a complete digital download of this album as well. So, buy the vinyl for home listening and enjoy the download on-the-go.”

Then it goes on to provide a download code redeemable at their website. How cool is that? Here I was weirded out to pay 10 bucks for a record when I’m used to paying between 5 and 7 bucks. This totally makes it worthwhile and I hope othe record companies fall in line.

Unfortunately, I already have this record on CD and therefore I’m giving away the download to the first person that wants it. The album is really good.

xbxrx, “Wars” album, free digital download….who wants it? Holler and you too could be dancing in your underwear while your roommates are sleeping. I’ve told you too much already….if you want, trades are accepted!

If you want it, be the first to comment…otherwise, people might keep bugging me about it after I’ve given it away. And that’s awkward.

I was just reading some updates on the Coconino Forest Service website and learned about a “wildlands” permit.

“….authorize collecting live plants and trees from National Forest lands for personal use…..Permits are available for aspen and for coniferous trees (Douglas Fir, White Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Pinyon Pine, and Juniper.) Aspen up to 20 feet tall and conifers up to 12 feet tall may be dug up. However, for the best chance of successful transplanting, foresters recommend that trees selected be much smaller in size, less than 8′ for aspen and 4′ for conifers. The fee is $0.50 per foot for aspen and $1.00 per foot for conifers, with a minimum fee of $20.00 per permit.”

Anyway, I never heard of that before, but I immidiatly remember hearing something on NPR years ago about the growing problem of tree theft. I found the archived link and you can listen to the segment. The segment basically blames meth addicts, and even though they’re not talking about the Coconino Forest it just seemed strange and ironic. Does anyone know many years have they been giving out this permit?

And to show you how lame NPR can be sometimes, the segment I listened to was described as this:

“NPR’s Elizabeth Arnold reports that millions of dollars’ worth of timber is being stolen from the national forests. Some of the thieves are drug addicts, but others are commercial timber companies.”

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I think I’ve made the dots incredibly easy to connect here…

Take that!

So I got a text message yesterday from my hetero-life partner. It read, “if I saw an amputee being hanged, I would just yell out letters.”