Ba-Ba-Ba-Birds I bought a bird feeder the other day. I think I will hang it on the tree next to our bedroom window - that way the cat can have fun watching it. Update: I did hang it outside, but I have not seen a single of these so-called birds. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe they were in the city.
Icy Hot Brutha My brother and I were discussing the Icy Hot Stunaz the other day. He was the last smart ass white kid to see their site. I just got this email from him where he tells me the story behind his 'stunaz' nickname...
My name is "applesauce" da kids call me dat cause one time i beat dis punk up real bad and then sat down and ate some muthafuckin' applesauce
I should come up with my own 'stunaz' nickname (as should you all).
Neal I was reading a great interview with Neal Pollack. Neal is the funniest MUTHAFOCKER-IN-THE-WHOLE-MUTHA-FOCKING WORLD. Say that last sentence, but yell the part in caps, and make it progressively louder. Try it. I don't care if you are at work - and those who are sitting in their underwear at their home computer - you have no excuse. Matt.
I looked on Amazon (it's a web site) and was reading some of the reviews of his first book and came across this one, which was HI-Larry-Ous
A reader from Chapel Hill, NC United States Full disclosure: I have known Neal Pollack since I discovered him making sweet, beautiful love with my girlfriend (now my ex-wife) in 1964. I didn't mind, however, because Pollack's superior technique gave me the opportunity to take notes that I later used to great effect. Pollack is the greatest American man of letters since Gore Vidal and, I believe, much more butch than Gore, which is a mark in his favor. This collection reprises some of his greatest work, though I'm disappointed Neal left out his classic, "How I Fixed The Belmont Stakes," which many of you may remember from Women's Wear Daily in 1947.
They interviewed him at the Onion AV Club, and it's a fantastic interview that your whole family will enjoy. Go read it now or if that one doesn't work, here
Did you know Neal Pollack was mentioned on Dawson's Crick?
Katie Holmes' character has kind of a crush on her English professor, and she runs into him at the campus bookstore and is looking at his novel. And she's reading quotes on the back, and she notices that one of them is from Neal Pollack. And she goes, "Wait a second!" and he goes, "Yes, it's from America's greatest living writer," and that makes her even more attracted to him. To have my name uttered by Katie Holmes on television, I think that's pretty much the ultimate.
One more Pollack review (sorry):
Yes, you should buy this book. Sure the premise wears a little thin, but that doesn't happen until a month or so after you've finished the book, so you'll get more than your money's worth.
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Rich - you know how you were asking on the robot journal "who watches crappy network TV?" well, the answer is me. I do. I'm that unlucky person. boo hoo hoo.
Rains it Pours; When it Scientology! Go away. Every time I turn around, there they are again. This time it's an article about the Earthlink co-founder and Scientology member who bilked all these peeps out of all this money. Ewwwww, said matt. Ewwwww is right. I am a big fan of earthlink, and have hooked my whole dang family up on it, and the fact that the former founder is going to jail (for life I think they said) -and- is an ordained Scientology minister... It just seems icky. Yes, there. I said it. Icky. I have nothing to back that statement up with, just the fact that it makes me feel icky. And don't try to change my mind. I am staying with my "icky" platform.
Harpers This month, Harpers Magazine rocks. There is a great article about the Aral Sea in Russia, which is slowly disappearing (was the 4th largest lake in the world, but is now half the size it was in 1960). Amazing story about the Soviets pretty much turning this area into an ecological nightmare, and how the current government isn't doing much better. There is also a "Letter from Afghanistan" which is a great read. Go buy it.
Harpers II Wisely, I suppose, Harpers posts very little of their content online. But they do have the cover story about Gaza online now. Read it now. No, really. It's that good. It's about 14 pages, so you might want to take the phone off the hook and switch your Instant Messenger to 'Away'.
The Future Being unemployed (or partially) gives you lots of time to think, which is a huge problem if you mind works like mine and spins out of control at the slightest bump. Right now I am barreling out of control with the "I'm getting old and have no job" one. That one is currently my favorite because it can lead to lots of comical images like me being homeless as an old man, and Mrs. Robot leaving me for Danny Chambers who will become a famous movie star and during his acceptance speech will thank her,
