Closest I'm going to get to a Sgt. Rock celluloid in my lifetime. Tarentino strikes gold in this feel-good "Die Nazi scum Die!" action-film. A harbinger?

A salute to all the hardworking Congressmen on hiatus!

Designing your own congressional Nascar-esque costume can be easier than you might think. All it takes is a little time and some imagination. Start by deciding exactly what you would like to be for the congressional hearings on health care reform . Once you have made this decision your next step would be to collect the necessary materials to design the perfect costume. Be sure and allow yourself enough time to work on the costume, that way if you end up missing an important item you still have time to go out and pick it up. Waiting for the last minute is not a good idea.



"We're not starting from scratch," Kucinich said. "We're starting in a ditch. And the ditch is that Americans are being driven into poverty by a health care system that is for-profit."

Funny aside:

# AN OBITUARY Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain; Why the early bird gets the worm; Life isn't always fair; and Maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6 -year- old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Tylenol, sun lotion or a band-aid to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault. Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by his 3 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else Is To Blame, and I'm A Victim. Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.

Obama's Picture

I'm not the most hot-oped guy in the world. Thanks to the swirly Pale Blue Dot for putting me into proper perspective. But I have to tell you simply, that these close two picticions (word-frickin-up) don't adequately describe the current, clear and present situation. The one that's making it's round rounds on the blogosphere is less than coherent.
Times are not easy. Very tough in did. 17 years after H. Clinton even tried to breach the topic of universal health-care, Americans are still trying to grasp the plight before them. But at the moment the corporatist mechanism is going to shut it down. But one CAN make a DIFFERENCE by chewing the peace, writing and so forth.

Movie Critic! Moi?

So getting back into the the thick of things and as an addition to my new sidebar, I feel as though I shall become a movie a critic. Ive watched the following over the last month and needless to say-have my opinions. BTW I don't watch Tv so if you have any lost issues of "Little House on the Pairie" or "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" let me know. I haven't listed them all because some were just too terrible mention. They are:
The Hangover
Angels and Demons
Sunshine
The Air I Breathe
Mr. Brooks
Slumdog Millionare
Laurel Canyon
Warriors
Beverely Hills Cop
Plague town
Bruno
Gran Torino
Public Enemies
The Reader
Battle in Seattle
I love you man.
Duplicity
Nostradamus 2012
Watchmen
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo
Road Trip Beer Pong
Surviellance
South Park Season 13 episodes 1-7
Letters from Iwo Jima
Terminator Salvation
The Wrestler
the Strangers

Let me think before I write. I'm watching Bullock's "The Proposal" at the moment. Last night I tossed it when she was shamelessly (she's the producer shhhhhhhh!" touting Starbuck's canisters. Does this go hand in hand with "Battle in Seattle"? We shall see. Off to make home movies...

Mot NYE- Takes a while.

So we drive in the rain and make our way to Tulips, a western-style restaurant juxtaposed with the nefarious massage parlor atop. He’s not happy as I order side dishes in the all but vacant surroundings (echo echo). Memories surge forth as I light a cigarette and muse them, the surroundings. I’d been here many times after working at the Uni, and sometimes meeting up with G-man, Dutch fish philanderer. And wandered around the corner to a non-descript open-air VN-res, a place where even the PM of VN would view live animals to eat. I manage a smile when I recall going into the men’s room only to be greeted by a charging boar. The ladies room was much more pleasant.
And so I say to Trung “What’s up?” As I gingerly eye the Ao Yai 20-something massaging the front door and hold tight until she’d captured my leer. He notices and comes out of his mounrer, and as if it was his last helping hand, calls her to him. He asks in Vn (know enough to know) if she had a boyfriend, she say know and then proceeds to ask if I can be hers. To which she responds, “Yes”. Crazy, simply crazy that was. “I’m gonna take a walk because I’m just traveling through”.

Tulips is a microbrew (9,000VND small, 16 or 18 big 500ml located at the far-side of Bach Dang street by the second bridge. In my opinion, other than their full on fish menu, a few western dishes, it’s the best microbrews, light of dark, you’ll find outside PDX. You can’t go wrong. Be sure to say hi to guy the guy in the toupee, he’s a regular and I wouldn’t want you to get anything wrong.