Following DISTRACTIA

Moving

2010-12-19T02:36:00.001-08:00

Moving to tumblr. http://distractia.tumblr.com/

Oh how I love wikileaks.org celebrating my brithday :)

2010-10-26T12:53:00.000-07:00

Jullian Assange Is one interesting fellow. He is 39, from Australia. His parents ran a touring theater company. He was a teenage hacker. He became a human rights activist. He is Editor in Chief and Spokesperson for WIKILEAKS -Now he is.a fugitive.

This video from WIKILEAKS shows American Military killing innocents. There is also a snippet of Julian Assange speaking. I admire someone who is this brave. He's been, and I assume will remain in hiding.

On Oct. 22 WIKILEAKS released more than 400000 sensitive documents chronicling military operations during the Iraq war from 2004 to 2009. Amazing. How on earth is the news media going to analyze so much information- or are they going to cover it up as per norm of U.S.? I think this will make our Government more reclusive and less transparent than ever. Of course I have a lot to say regarding the matter. I've placed this entry to remind myself to move to a different platform and get writing!

TOM AND JERRY ARE BETTER

2010-10-01T23:50:00.000-07:00

The Flintstones turned 50. Even if I was a fan of said cartoon, John Goodman, Rosie O'Donnell and that Baldwin pretty much ruined it for me. So here is- some Tom and Jerry with a fantastic soundtrack provided by Venetian Snares. Something interesting coming out of Canada AGAIN! The quality of little known by the mainstream artists from the Great White North (Winnipeg, Manitoba in this instance)is constantly amazing. Someone spent a long time with CN archive footage. I hope it's not copyright *cough* infringement posting this. It picks up around 00:50. Enjoy :)

BECK ON BECK

2010-05-31T15:26:00.001-07:00

Beck (not the musician) is an idiot. Obama's children are 9 and 11. This is two days after he demanded people lay off the family of Ms Palin and stated that families shouldn't be brought into political discussions. Hypocritical idiot.

BECK THE MUSICIAN IS AWESOME!

WHERE ARE YOU?

2010-05-06T12:47:00.000-07:00

It's been a very different time in my life. It will be discussed at some point. What I'd like to talk about though is what happened today in the financial world.

Riots in Greece. Greece is 1/5th the size of California. They didn't collect taxes, couldn't pay bills and are in a depression/bailout situation. Greece felt the bailout amount was not enough money, so the entire country went on strike. In the entire world it's really not very significant. YET it triggers this. More bailouts needed for the E.U. *P.I.G.S.* (click click) E.U. PIGS and the stock market dumping. Where are all you people who argued that the market has no need for correction?

Proctor and Gamble fell flat on their face. 50% in 5 minutes is crazy for a huge stock to fall. It's consumer products. NOT a volatile stock. It bounced back to 30% down. This was obviously a glitch, but the response shows sentiment more than anything.

The bottom of the DOW today was at the level of September 2008.This shows how fast people are ready to jump ship and panic. I am happy to practice the fine art that I call "Cat Trading". Pouncing fast, fast, fast then OUT (kinda how I play poker as well)! A dip of this proportion has only happened 3 times in history.

What about the housing market? What about economic fundamentals? Employment numbers look great when you don't count the people that fell off the roster of unemployment benefits..

Don't EVEN blame this on Obama. This was in the works for years and years.The banks are going to be hit hard again.

Are we safe from inflation? Are we safe from a pending financial meltdown? How do you feel now? Are you even aware of what is going on outside of your house? This will effect and affect you.

These are things I'm thinking about today. I will address them in a new post soon.

CAN AMERICA AFFORD THIS?

VETERANS

2009-11-14T01:20:00.001-08:00

I am old enough to remember the late 70's when the Vietnam Vets came home to little acclaim. After WWI, WWII and the Korean War the troops came home to ticker parades, fanfare, and gracious praise. This time something had changed. It seemed they were almost loathed. They seemed a burden on society. They had witnessed the same horrors of previous wars. Those returning men and women were heros! Why weren't they heralded the same?

Every year on Memorial Day the local Detroit television stations would scroll the names of those who were killed in the line of duty. Those who protected us from terrible wrong had their names drifting across the tv screen. The montage of taps and the scroll went on several minutes out of every fifteen. It lasted the entire day and night. The names went on and on, never repeating. I'd watch this with my Aunt Linda who was a hippie back in the day and knew a few of the local guys that had gone to war and perished. One of them was an ex boyfriend named Ed. I knew Ed. He was kind of a bum and went into the military rather than get a job. He looked a little like Meathead, Rob Reiner when he was young and thin, on All in the Family (a show most my friends weren't allowed to watch- too controversial). We watched all those names go by so we could see his name. She was so sad. She was also extremely angry. I was a very young child that didn't understand why . I also didn't understand why the soldiers came home to such a solemn, unwelcoming home. They saved us! They fought for our freedom! They were HEROS!!! Military was in many parts of our lives. My school had us get dogtags which we all wore around our necks like the troops. People wore camouflage clothing. Rather than a Ken doll for my Barbie, I had a G.I. Joe. He had a Velcro beard and looked really tough. War coverage was the first thing Walter Cronkite talked about every night until Watergate happened. That took over everyone's attention. The war and the soldiers were soon forgotten completely.

SO forgotten that when it was suggested we go to an unfounded war this time I was the only of my friends that had any resistance to the notion. EVERYONE was saying, "We have to take them down now! They are terrorists!" My pleas about the horror of war, killing of innocent and not so innocent people and the fact that Bush SR didn't do it because there was no viable exit plan were mocked. I still remembered just how many names scrolled by in my childhood living room. It seems nobody else of my generation did.

And now. I find myself very alone in America. I still don't believe this war is right. Initially I could support the troops, feeling that they were in the military following orders. Support, but not respect someone who wants to live their life with no right to think on their own, to be handed order after order and just do it without their own will. Dog tags are well named. They are like trained dogs. Now, however, I can't even support troops. The people that are there now are there by choice. How can people not know what a huge mistake this war is? Who named the U.S. "World Police"? There was no imminent danger. No more than there was from Pakistan, India, Korea and many places around the world. Who would CHOOSE to go there???

America can't even pick a side. One year it is support Iran against Iraq. Them vice versa- a few times. What gives with that?

So Veteran's day was Wednesday and I felt alone in a country of 300,000,000. I kept hearing "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood. I hate that song. If there is a God why would it bless the U.S.A. more or less than anywhere else? Most of the true heroes are dead from old age. The Vietnam and Iraq wars were/are pissing contests. No wonder my Aunt was so sad and angered. I feel exactly the same. I can't support unthinking murderers. Rather than saving America and spreading Democracy, which is barely held on to here, much less in a country that doesn't even want it-The country is celebrating robotic, brainwashed killers. Lovely.

I'm so sad for the innocent people involved in this. There is no holiday for those slaughtered by such horrid actions. Will we commemorate them?

A QUESTION

2009-10-29T00:44:00.000-07:00

“What if a demon were to creep after you one night, in your loneliest loneliness, and say, 'This life which you live must be lived by you once again and innumerable times more; and every pain and joy and thought and sigh must come again to you, all in the same sequence. The eternal hourglass will again and again be turned and you with it, dust of the dust!' Would you throw yourself down and gnash your teeth and curse that demon? Or would you answer, 'Never have I heard anything more divine'?”
~Nietzsche

How would you answer? I don't need to know.

You do.

HEENE MONTAGE

2009-10-15T22:54:00.000-07:00

Todays news was engulfed with a weird spaceship looking balloon and the sensationalized idea that a young boy was trapped aboard this craft 5000 feet in the air. Of course, news reports failed to mention this family regularly contributes live news videos to national news outlets and appeared on the special 100th episode of my absolute favorite guilty pleasure... "Wife Swap".

(click-the episode is here)

Falcon Heene and his family were just on Larry King Live (Wolf Blitzer sitting in) -- where he suggested his family set up the entire "boy trapped in a flying balloon" story, saying "You guys said that we did this for the show."

Kids do the darndest things... like busting on their parents publicity trip LMAO Wolf really dropped the ball not hammering them on this one- hmm, or is this family under contract with CNN? Either way hilarious.

Added Oct 17

Balloon boy father called FAA,then 9 news before calling 911

Added Oct 18

HA! Now they are brought up on charges. Check THIS out! One of the better songs on You Tube

I think I love them

CANADA

2009-09-21T04:11:00.000-07:00

The Kanye thing. He's been all over the media. National debt, healthcare reform- which is HUGE- as in throw away the entire old system and make a new one, 2 wars, wildfires, sky high unemployment, inflation about to hit and THIS is what is on television for a week. Oh, how we love to be diverted. Why do I care? Don't really. Someone asked what the deal was about Kanye West. Knew nothing about him and as I'm all about being informed[wonder if that came off as serious?], I've decided to share. This is my encapsulated version:

He writes and produces most of his own stuff. He was in some accident (probably someone gave him a smackdown for being a jerk -ok, probably not but I have desires and imagination.). His jaws were wired shut for 9 months. He started writing poetry. He was very close with his mother who died a year or so ago. He's VERY popular. Does VERY commercial music. One time he decided he was boycotting an awards show if he didn't win an award. Was in competition with 50cent over who could sell the most recordings with the same release date. Megalomaniac FOR SURE. Muhammad Ali's ego in it's heyday had nothing on Kanye. Totally sensationalized fame hound.

Kanye West vids:

Love Lockdown

Gold Digger featuring Jamie Fox

Stronger- live version with Daft Punk

EGO (with Beyonce-who is married to Jay-z)

RUN THIS TOWN with Jay-Z and Rhianna (whom Jay-Z was rumored to have had an affair with while "on break" and just before he and Beyonce got married.) I have a lot of respect for Jay-Z's business sense, but that is another blog. The brushing off motion of Jay-Z at 2.30 is famous- Obama did it at pre election. Sorry right wingers- I'm still not hating on him.

Obama "brushing the dirt off"

Kanye ruining Taylor Swifts moment. She is young. It's her first VMA award. He was in the audience at the VMA's and jumped on stage took the mic from her and well- the rest is in this video. Even his crocodile tears non apology on Jay Leno (who cuts zero slack). He had no reason to be on that stage and was promptly escorted out. Was very nice of Beyonce to call Taylor up during her own acceptance speech.Seems like a publicity stunt,though. He's getting a lot of press and Taylor Swift is getting even more. New albums were just released and the music industry is transformation into who knows what. He did apologize, but hmm- motives are a rough guess. Maybe I'm just too cynical. Maybe Kanye really is a jackass.

Obama responds like an actual human and says "he's a jackass"

Kanye on nationally televised fundraiser for victims of hurricane Katrina:

"Bush doesn't care about black people"

A good thing he does- That he can actually be admired for is his campaign against slavery with African diamond mining companies. This song contains a sample of the theme song for the 1971 James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever as performed by Shirley Bassey. After gathering research on the plight of children in West African nations who since 1991 having been forced to mine conflict diamonds and die in civil wars financed by them.He still doesn't wear diamonds.Kanye West - Diamonds

BUT- I suggest you buy diamonds from CANADA, eh? They have some of the best diamond mines in the world. Not only quality but conflict free. What? Did you really think I'd close this post talking about him? Go learn something.

This is some interesting info on Canadian mines

NEGATIVE AMERICANS

2009-09-12T00:37:00.000-07:00

I've been frequently asked why I'm so negative about the economy. I could bore you with economic minutia, but these are a few key points that are largest contributing factors. I will start with the car stimulus as I grew up in the Detroit area and it's still near and dear to my heart. What has happened there saddens me more than you can imagine.

The recent car stimulus program "Cash for Clunkers" has (arguably) been a resounding success! 700,000 new cars were sold!

Yes, the argument can be made that the foreign car makers have assembly plants here in the U.S.- BUT- Do you realize where the profit from these cars goes? Not here. Now the national debt is growing to subsidize profitable foreign companies? Living in a country trillions in debt- debt owed to other countries (mostly China. I sure hope they don't decide to collect anytime soon or my socialism rants will be replaced with your communism rants and my I told ya so's)- I just don't understand how ANY ONE OF YOU could buy a foreign car. 1 in every 100 jobs in the United States is/was a direct result of the auto industry. It is YOU who is paying for the welfare unemployed, non skilled laborers are/will be collecting. It's coming out of our social security money as well- so quit bitching about people on social services and how you'll never see your social security money. You're spending it on a Camry. I won't go on a socialism rant at this very moment, but one is always close to the surface lately and NOT because of Obama- Because of Joe right wing American. Because of Helicopter Ben and his crew. Because of Diebold voting fraud. Beause of the piss poor way things are done here on a consistent basis.

In order the top sellers were:

Ford Focus. Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Prius, Ford Escape. Toyota Camry. Dodge Caliber, Hyundai Elantra, Honda Fit, Chevy Cobalt

Top C4C trade in cars:

1998 Ford Explorer, 1997 Ford Explorer, 1996 Ford Explorer, 1999 Ford Explorer, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Cherokee, 1995 Ford Explorer, 1994 Ford Explorer, 1997 Ford Windstar, 1999 Dodge Caravan

Initial clunkers legislation sponsored by Representative Betty Sutton, an Ohio Democrat, would have barred discounts for new vehicles manufactured overseas and offered higher payments for cars and trucks produced in the U.S. than for those made in Canada and Mexico. The “Buy American” provision was dropped from the final legislation because of opposition from foreign automakers and free-trade advocates who said it would conflict with U.S. obligations to the World Trade Organization.

As the cars being turned in are being destroyed, actually crushed - getting rid of the "clunkers", has made the base price of a used car higher than ever before ($5k). If we want to help the poor, why not give them these cars or sell them and make some of that tax money back? The new vehicles purchased tend to be sturdy and long lasting. How soon do you think these 'less than fortunate' people are going to buy another car? We've just set ourselves up with a glut of available cars for the next 10 yrs.

Yesterday I had the joyous experience of registering my 1 yr old car for the year. What cost me around $60 last year has now increased to $500. Starting Sept 1st reg. price is based on depreciation value of -10% each year (here in NV anyway). This of course is a higher number and does not coincide with the Kelley Blue Book value. So- the govt IS getting money back. Too bad. so sad for me it is from those of us who weren't even part of the program. Why not just write out checks to Japan and Korea?

I'm shocked that so many of my "smart" and "intelligent" cohorts don't/can't see the lies and "fuzzy math" being thrown around. It extends into every part of our economy- from car sales to packages of food with less contents and more air so they look the same. Nico Richter shows clearly how the housing numbers were altered to look positive by the powers that be: U.S. Existing Home Sales Data - ADJUSTED!

Jobless claims have stayed the same last month! GREAT NEWS! ...or is it? Could it be possible that those numbers are the same because hundreds of thousands of unemployment benefits ran out?

Green Day-American Idiot-Music Video

Vinny-Bob-O-Renno | MySpace Video

Thank you for reading and I hope you consider what I have just said.

THAT'S ALL

2009-07-28T11:22:00.000-07:00

I LOVE THIS... That's all I wanted to say about it :)

DO YOU KNOW YOUR WAY AROUND?

2009-07-26T19:19:00.000-07:00

I'm moving to a house. I've lived in LV for 10+ years and have finally decided to make it my permanent home. Needless to say commitment takes a long time for me! I've been very busy. Though the house is only 5 yrs old, it is a foreclosure (a lot of repairs). Thankfully there was no previous interior decorating. I've been able to make it mine from scratch. I will be back soon and updating on current topics of my -and I hope your- interest. My new house reminds me very much of a home in AGRESTIC. As I move on Wednesday- there will be no blogging out of me for a bit. I will be taking a break from sorting my life, placing items in tiny boxes and establishing my home base in a 2600 sq ft box.

Here is something for your amusement:

The Traveler IQ Challenge

My travel IQ is 109. I made it to level 11 on "World". There are many challenges. My personal worst was "Flags". I couldn't get past level 1! Let me know how you scored. This is a facebook application you can use with your friends on there. I like this sort of thing a lot- Do you?

I will be back to issues at and out of hand soon! :)

XOXO

UNPOPULAR

2009-05-20T03:19:00.000-07:00

I've been hearing a lot of words thrown around lately. I'm by no means an economist. I understand the ideology of most world economies. I've not studied microeconomics as much as I'd like or intend to. I'm starting with a few definitions to clarify what I'm about to say. My opinion is not popular with my friends. Well, to be fair my friends haven't allowed me the luxury of explaining my views to them as they cut me off mid sentence with their opinions. It is, in fact SO unpopular that I discontinued ongoing conversations because my friends become hostile. Is their hostility misguided? Maybe my opinions are.

This post is very much "dummied down" as to write at length would bore you. I'm open to (and would appreciate) constructive conversation and criticism, but seriously, every time this subject is approached it's like slamming my face against a brick wall.

Here are some concise definitions:

Capitalism - an economic system based on private ownership of capital.
Socialism - a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
Communism - a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership.
Dictatorship - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Fascism - a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
Democratic Socialism - is a description used by various socialist movements, tendencies, and organizations, to emphasize the democratic character of their political orientation. The term is sometimes used synonymously with 'social democracy'.

It is possible to be one or many of these at the same time. For instance in China, Russia, North Korea,Laos, Vietnam and Cuba - Communism is the ruling party. They practice Socialism in an extreme way that some would even call Fascist and are considered Dictatorships.

Here is a list of a few Democratic Socialist countries- Canada, Australia, India, Austria, Denmark, Iran, Syria, Columbia, Albania, Sweden, England, Germany, France... most of Europe.

...and the U.S. We are not becoming Socialist. We are. We have been. The recent bank take overs and government ownership of General Motors (which I will get back to in a future post as I, a person raised in S.E. MI have a lot to say) are just the most recent signals. It's been going on a long long time, if not since the birth of our country. What do you think Social Security, medicare ,medicaid, military, police and fire departments are? All public works projects like TVA (things that brought us out of the last depression) are technically socialist. We all chip in and things like schools, hospitals, govt. buildings etc are built. Unfortunately, most Americans distort the word "Socialism" to mean something negative - spouting words like "Hitler", "Communism", "Facism" and "Castro".

I guess what I'm trying to say here is this- Please know what you are talking about before you throw around words and concepts you have no idea about. Do ANY of us really know how our country is run? I know this post is extremely simplified. The average person on the street can't name the Vice President, much less tell me how to feel about political ideology. 11 % of Americans can't even find America on a map!

As long as I have the ability to prosper and enjoy a quality, healthy life I really don't care what the economic term is. Labeling can be a dangerous thing.

I encourage any of you to discuss this as long as you will engage in conversation and not yell extreme left or right wing slogans at me.

THIS COIULD BE

2009-05-11T17:06:00.000-07:00

THE creepiest thing I've ever seen!

RUBBER JOHNNY

Can you top it?

FEELING GOOD

2009-05-04T21:24:00.000-07:00

This video was filmed in one take, with audio being recorded simultaneously with the film. The video features Nyle (www.nyleraps.com) and is produced by Last Pictures (www.last-pictures.com) and 194 Recordings (www.myspace.com/194recordings)

This is giving me an uplifting feeling. Something I can never get enough of. Thought I'd share. Hope it makes you feel the same.

Nyle "Let The Beat Build" from Nyle on Vimeo.

XOXO

I promise some actual written blogs of interest soon. I'm in a musical mood lately (which is good since I'm a musician lol)!

I KISSED A GIRL LAS VEGAS TOURISM PROMO

2009-05-03T11:58:00.000-07:00

Ok, this isn't really a Las Vegas tourism video. It should be though. Better yet, It should be a promo for the Palms. They use the Palms distinctive avocado green limo. Craps at the Palms, Palms fantasy tower room, Ghostbar- all sorts of Palms promo going on here. It's pretty obvious the recording facility at the Palms was involved. There couple of the Maloof brothers featured. Also a yellow Ferrari (if not THE) like the one George Maloof drives. Other prominent locals? Some pretty famous poker players. Many shots of Daniel Negreanu hamming it up (don't forget to pray for his Mom- she is getting better finally!). Penn and Teller. Fremont Street. I'm sure you'll spot more people you recognize. If you enjoy L.V. you will love this. The scenery and general Vegas vibe is well done.

Katy Perry- BREAKING UP IN VEGAS

I'm not a huge Katy Perry fan. When I think of her I think of her hit "I Kissed a Girl". I'm not into people or their handlers stealing ideas. Come up with something new or at the LEAST word it differently! I like the original "I Kissed a Girl" by Jill Sobule. If you ever get the chance to see Jill Sobule live DO IT! She is fantastic. I just can't bring myself to post a Katy Perry video without posting Jill! This is pretty old and of poor quality. SEE HER LIVE! Maybe you will remember the song. I think she really does kiss girls. I like that about her. I'd kiss her. That's for sure. Bright boys and girls are hot!

Jill Sobule- I KISSED A GIRL
with Fabio

AN UNLIKELY MIX

2009-05-02T20:05:00.000-07:00

This is my twitter *friend* list. I follow only people I interact with, wish to know and sports or businesses of interest. I find myself "pruning" my list frequently. Why have a list of people I will never nor want to know? It's nice to see everyone here in one small space!

AS THE SPIRIT TAKES ME

2009-04-29T13:00:00.000-07:00

I miss blogging. I never thought this would happen. I'm not a consistent writer. My grammar is not always the best. I write when something strikes my fancy, irks or moves me. When I DO write people find it interesting. I'm often encouraged to write more. There will never be one theme to this blog as I would find that boring. I have no set agenda. I move as the spirit takes me. Basically, "As the spirit moves me" is my life mantra. So far it's working. No worries, I'll be sure to let you know if this changes.

Here are Twitter Whore vids by Lisa Nova -She pretty much cracks me up. I think you will like her. .Have you been taken by the twitter bug yet? I have- that's for sure! Something fun to look at while I import pieces of my old blog and create new posts.

Enjoy!

Till next time,

XOXO

KEATING ECONOMICS

2008-10-07T12:48:00.000-07:00

AND *WE* (The American people) ARE A BUNCH OF WHINERS?

WHITE ENTITLEMENT (written a week before financial meltdown)

2008-09-21T12:21:00.000-07:00

White entitlement and the election

America is about to become a "minority-majority" nation. It means that collectively all the minorities (Black,Asian,Hispanic etc) will outnumber caucasians. Texas has recently joined Hawaii, New Mexico and California as a majority-minority state along with the District of Columbia This is very scary to a lot of people. I get it.

Most of my friends are in more liberal places like NYC, LA. Miami and here in Vegas. Even if they don't have liberal views- their views are more open on the topic. I spent a couple months in my home state of Michigan last year and attitudes are nuts about race still. That is a big reason I left the area. 1)warm weather and 2) diverse people to interact with. Ok, to be honest I'm not fond of most Haitians, but that is because I met a lot of them and found that 1) they use no deodorant and 2) they bitch about being in the U.S. saying Haiti is so much better. I'm talking hundreds of Haitians! Yes I know we did a military coup on Aristide after we put them in there but I'm running way OT.

I really think with the current financial crisis more of the same is NOT ok. We are losing in two wars. Our deficit is over a trillion. When GW came in office we had a huge surplus. ANYTHING is better. A trillion dollar buyout is NOT ok. WE aren't a socialist country. Remember free enterprise?

Yes- there should be regulations on mortgages ... BUT don't people read what they sign? Where is the sense of personal responsibility? Didn't people see the unemployment levels rising as a result of outsourcing? STILL I see a lot of Toyota's, Honda's, BMW's and other foreign cars. People are showing off that they do NOT support their own country. They are PROUD of it! It really irritates me that people can't grasp that fact.
Again OT.

Vote for whomever you're gonna vote for. I still believe in the process. Please assess your reasons. After my last blog I had no less that 15 people remark that Sarah Palin is hot and that is enough reason to vote for McCain (a lot of people read this blog when I bother. They usually don't comment in writing). A couple were joking. A couple weren't. Is this really something to joke about? People are losing everything because of 8 years of poorly run Republican executive branches. WTF is wrong with people?

Stephen Rebello

Presidential candidate McCain, the self-advertised "maverick" who voted has voted the Bush agenda 90% of the time, traveled the country with Bush in 2005 trying to sell Bush's plan to privatize Social Security -- that is, to invest our private savings in Wall Street. After the Wall Street meltdown of the past few days, guess where all our retirement money would be today?

WHITE PRIVILEGE, WHITE ENTITLEMENT AND THE 2008 ELECTION

A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION
by Tim Wise

For those who still canʼt grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help.

White privilege is when you can get pregnant at seventeen like Bristol Palin and everyone is quick to insist that your life and that of your family is a personal matter, and that no one has a right to judge you or your parents, because "every family has challenges," even as black and Latino families with similar "challenges" are regularly typified as irresponsible, pathological and arbiters of social decay.

White privilege is when you can call yourself a "fuckinʼ redneck," like Bristol Palinʼs boyfriend does, and talk about how if anyone messes with you, you'll "kick their fuckin' ass," and talk about how you like to "shoot shit" for fun, and still be viewed as a responsible, all-American boy (and a great son-in-law to be) rather than a thug.

White privilege is when you can attend four different colleges in six years like Sarah Palin did (one of which you basically failed out of, then returned to after making up some coursework at a community college), and no one questions your intelligence or commitment to achievement, whereas a person of color who did this would be viewed as unfit for college, and probably someone who only got in in the first place because of affirmative action.

White privilege is when you can claim that being mayor of a town smaller than most medium-sized colleges, and then Governor of a state with about the same number of people as the lower fifth of the island of Manhattan, makes you ready to potentially be president, and people donʼt all piss on themselves with laughter, while being a black U.S. Senator, two-term state Senator, and constitutional law scholar, means youʼre "untested."

White privilege is being able to say that you support the words "under God" in the pledge of allegiance because "if it was good enough for the founding fathers, itʼs good enough for me," and not be immediately disqualified from holding office--since, after all, the pledge was written in the late 1800s and the "under God" part wasnʼt added until the 1950s--while believing that reading accused criminals and terrorists their rights (because, ya know, the Constitution, which you used to teach at a prestigious law school requires it), is a dangerous and silly idea only supported by mushy liberals.

White privilege is being able to be a gun enthusiast and not make people immediately scared of you. White privilege is being able to ha ve a husband who was a member of an extremist political party that wants your state to secede from the Union, and whose motto was "Alaska first," and no one questions your patriotism or that of your family, while if you're black and your spouse merely fa ils to come to a 9/11 memorial so she can be home with her kids on the first day of school, people immediately think sheʼs being disrespectful.

White privilege is being able to make fun of community organizers and the work they do--like, among other things, fight for the right of women to vote, or for civil rights, or the 8-hour workday, or an end to child labor--and people think youʼre being pithy and tough, but if you merely question the experience of a small town mayor and 18-month governor with no foreign policy expertise beyond a class she took in college--youʼre somehow being mean, or even sexist.

White privilege is being able to convince white women who donʼt even agree with you on any substantive issue to vote for you and your running mate anyway, because all of a sudden your presence on the ticket has inspired confidence in these same white women, and made them give your party a "second look."

White privilege is being able to fire people who didnʼt support your political campaigns and not be accused of abusing20your power or being a typical politician who engages in favoritism, while being black and merely knowing some folks fro m the old-line political machines in Chicago means you must be corrupt.

White privilege is being able to attend churches over the years whose pastors say that people who voted for John Kerry or merely criticize George W. Bush are going to hell, and that the U.S. is an explicitly Christian nation and the job of Christians is to bring Christian theological principles into government, and who bring in speakers who say the conflict in the Middle East is Godʼs punishment on Jews for rejecting Jesus, and everyone can still think youʼre just a good church-going Christian, but if youʼre black and friends with a black pastor who has noted (as have Colin Powell and the U.S. Department of Defense) that terrorist attacks are often the result of U.S. foreign policy and who talks about the history of racism and its effect on black people, youʼre an extremist who probably hates America.

White privilege is not knowing what the Bush Doctrine is when asked by a reporter, and then people get angry at the reporter for asking you such a "trick question," while being black and merely refusing to give one-word answers to the queries of Bill OʼReilly means youʼre dodging the question, or trying to seem overly intellectual and nuanced.

White privilege is being able to claim your experience as a POW has anything at all to do with your fitness for president, while being black and experiencing racism is, as Sarah Palin has referred to it, a "light" burden.

And finally, white privilege is the only thing that could possibly allow someone to become president when he has voted with George W. Bush 90 percent of the time, even as unemployment is skyrocketing, people are losing their homes, inflation is rising, and the U.S. is increasingly isolated from world opinion, just because white voters arenʼt sure about that whole "change" thing. Ya know, itʼs just too vague and ill-defined, unlike, say, four more years of the same, which is very concrete and certain.

White privilege is, in short, the problem.

A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION

Tim Wise is the author of White Like Me (Soft Skull, 2005, revised 2008), and of Speaking Treason Fluently, publishing this month, also by Soft Skull.

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The sad part? I'm going to make a LOT of money off this. The stock market is crazy. This is fun in a sick sick way. 4 more years of the same? Hmmm.... financially for me it's a GODSEND.

About the yahoo email hack- I wonder if Sarah Palin knows about the Patriot Act and how violated that makes a lot of people feel? Why on earth would she have government communications in a yahoo account. EVERYONE knows that hot mail and yahoo are constantly hacked. Mine has been hacked at least 5 times over the last 10 yrs. and I had it easy! No one cares about that though.

A LOTTA LIES GOING DOWN

2008-08-04T12:21:00.000-07:00

I will preface this by saying I'm disgusted with the whole process and I can't believe that the Dems OR Reps can't come up with something better than this. Maybe the payscale needs to be increased to attract better candidates. I think I'll throw a vote to Sharpton in protest. Maybe I'll do a write in for Paris. With the whole Diebold debacle who knows if votes count anyway. Those machines are getting pulled so fast it's insane! If you didn't see it you really should check out the HBO documentary "Hacking Democracy". It's on mininova...

I'm usually centered politically, finding either side too extreme. I end up voting Dem as they "seem" less extreme (to me). My dad was a strong Democrat and my mom was a staunch Republican. No wonder I'm so centered. No wonder they divorced when I was 2. I watched Sarah Palin last night compare herself (metaphorically) to a pitbull. Great- John McCain is a million years old and this woman could very well be running the country soon. When she was mayor of Wasilla, AK she had 1,100 votes in her win. Yes- 1k people of the 10k in her town voted for her. It was enough to win. She managed 10k people in the tiny town. Then she became gov. The largest city in her state has 275k people. The entire state of Alaska has close to 700k people.

Is this person qualified to handle 301 MILLION Americans? She has no experience out of the country. She IS a hockey mom...She is a creationist. She scares the hell outta me.
I wish I'd wake up and find out this election is a weird dream.

Again- I'm not an Obama supporter- Can't stand Biden. Never could. This piece is from Associated Press Writer Jim Drinkard in Washington I found it interesting: I hope you will as well.

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president. In some cases, the reproach and the praise stretched the truth.

Some examples:

PALIN: "I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending ... and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. I told the Congress 'thanks but no thanks' for that Bridge to Nowhere."

THE FACTS: As mayor of Wasilla, Palin hired a lobbyist and traveled to Washington annually to support earmarks for the town totaling $27 million. In her two years as governor, Alaska has requested nearly $750 million in special federal spending, by far the largest per-capita request in the nation. While Palin notes she rejected plans to build a $398 million bridge from Ketchikan to an island with 50 residents and an airport, that opposition came only after the plan was ridiculed nationally as a "bridge to nowhere."

PALIN: "There is much to like and admire about our opponent. But listening to him speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform — not even in the state senate."

THE FACTS: Compared to McCain and his two decades in the Senate, Obama does have a more meager record. But he has worked with Republicans to pass legislation that expanded efforts to intercept illegal shipments of weapons of mass destruction and to help destroy conventional weapons stockpiles. The legislation became law last year. To demean that accomplishment would be to also demean the work of Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, a respected foreign policy voice in the Senate. In Illinois, he was the leader on two big, contentious measures in Illinois: studying racial profiling by police and requiring recordings of interrogations in potential death penalty cases. He also successfully co-sponsored major ethics reform legislation.

PALIN: "The Democratic nominee for president supports plans to raise income taxes, raise payroll taxes, raise investment income taxes, raise the death tax, raise business taxes, and increase the tax burden on the American people by hundreds of billions of dollars."

THE FACTS: The Tax Policy Center, a think tank run jointly by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, concluded that Obama's plan would increase after-tax income for middle-income taxpayers by about 5 percent by 2012, or nearly $2,200 annually. McCain's plan, which cuts taxes across all income levels, would raise after tax-income for middle-income taxpayers by 3 percent, the center concluded.

Obama would provide $80 billion in tax breaks, mainly for poor workers and the elderly, including tripling the Earned Income Tax Credit for minimum-wage workers and higher credits for larger families.

He also would raise income taxes, capital gains and dividend taxes on the wealthiest. He would raise payroll taxes on taxpayers with incomes above $250,000, and he would raise corporate taxes. Small businesses that make more than $250,000 a year would see taxes rise.

MCCAIN: "She's been governor of our largest state, in charge of 20 percent of America's energy supply ... She's responsible for 20 percent of the nation's energy supply. I'm entertained by the comparison and I hope we can keep making that comparison that running a political campaign is somehow comparable to being the executive of the largest state in America," he said in an interview with ABC News' Charles Gibson.

THE FACTS: McCain's phrasing exaggerates both claims. Palin is governor of a state that ranks second nationally in crude oil production, but she's no more "responsible" for that resource than President Bush was when he was governor of Texas, another oil-producing state. In fact, her primary power is the ability to tax oil, which she did in concert with the Alaska Legislature. And where Alaska is the largest state in America, McCain could as easily have called it the 47th largest state — by population.

MCCAIN: "She's the commander of the Alaska National Guard. ... She has been in charge, and she has had national security as one of her primary responsibilities," he said on ABC.

THE FACTS: While governors are in charge of their state guard units, that authority ends whenever those units are called to actual military service. When guard units are deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, for example, they assume those duties under "federal status," which means they report to the Defense Department, not their governors. Alaska's national guard units have a total of about 4,200 personnel, among the smallest of state guard organizations.

FORMER ARKANSAS GOV. MIKE HUCKABEE: Palin "got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States."

THE FACTS: A whopper. Palin got 616 votes in the 1996 mayor's election, and got 909 in her 1999 re-election race, for a total of 1,525. Biden dropped out of the race after the Iowa caucuses, but he still got 76,165 votes in 23 states and the District of Columbia where he was on the ballot during the 2008 presidential primaries.

FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOV. MITT ROMNEY: "We need change, all right — change from a liberal Washington to a conservative Washington! We have a prescription for every American who wants change in Washington — throw out the big-government liberals, and elect John McCain and Sarah Palin."

THE FACTS: A Back-to-the-Future moment. George W. Bush, a conservative Republican, has been president for nearly eight years. And until last year, Republicans controlled Congress. Only since January 2007 have Democrats have been in charge of the House and Senate.

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Then there is McCain.. McCain/Feingold bill UGH.... ::: rant rant rant::::

On another note- I did, however, name my new car "Mitt" -Mitt Romney, my car and I were raised in Mich./his dad was Gov. of MI. Car is from Utah- They didn't have what I wanted here in Vegas so I had them bring it in for me./Mitt is from Utah. I guess I could have named it Donny or Marie, but they don't have quite the same ring- yes they have a new show here at the Flamingo :).

Then again - how do you vote for THIS guy who calls Biden the next President of the United States-

MYTHS, TABOOS and BIZARRE FACTS

2007-06-22T18:24:00.000-07:00

Interesting quiz about sex. Wonder how many you get right?

The Sex Quiz

Read these AFTER you take the quiz

Things I knew:
Promiscuous, no-commitment bonobo chimpanzees
Chocolate, oysters and spicy foods
Premature ejaculation (HAHAHA!)

Things I found interesting:
Plugs made of crocodile droppings
Massive genitalia... 'cause MOST the men I've seen were really small!
300 million sperm every day- what a waste

You could learn a lot from a girl like me.

LIVE

2007-05-29T19:05:00.000-07:00

This was written by a close friend. We've both had personal issues recently. I've had reason to think about mortality (not mine- I'm fine). He's been a great help. Thank you Laz. You are dessert- "cause everybody loves dessert"

Live.

Life is too short to let just pass by. A wasted year is a wasted 1.4% of your life, given a roughly 74 year lifespan.

You could be at the top of your game today, and gone tomorrow. Look at Alan Kulwicki and you'll see what I mean.

Kilwicki started racing NASCAR in 1985, with nothing but a borrowed pick-up truck and a race-car that he purchased by saving money for the few years prior. He had no sponsor and obviously a tiny budget. One year he raced with NO sponsors, in a plain white car!

Yet, in 1992, he won the championship by the narrowest points-range ever. Kulwicki was a do-it-yourselfer. He owned his team and his car, and he managed everything himself. He was very methodical and scientific in his approach to modifying the car, engines, etc.

He was the last owner/driver to ever race and win in NASCAR. He also ironically, through his empirical management technique, changed the way that everyone else did things from then on, making it virtually impossible for an owner/driver to succeed because of the huge costs of racing in that sport these days.

Four months later, his plane crashed and he perished. (Read more if you want, the 1990's section particularly, here.)

Remember to be stubborn, and reach for your dreams, and don't put off things unnecessarily.

You can be at the top of your game today, and gone tomorrow.

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Now for my 2¢:

Queen is probably my favorite rock band of all time. I was crushed at Freddie Mercurys untimely death. I think I've always felt a kinship to him because he was a great Lebanese performer and he kinda looked like my uncle Jim. Today when opening my rss feeds I found this video and lyric on top of the list. Funny how life lines things up from places you least expect them.

Queen wrote and performed this the year before Freddie died. He knew he was terminal yet found the inner drive to sing. "The Show Must Go On" is the last track on their final album - Innuendo. It was released 6 weeks before his death in September 1991.

Empty spaces - what are we living for?
Abandoned places - I guess we know the score..
On and on!
Does anybody know what we are looking for?

Another hero - another mindless crime.
Behind the curtain, in the pantomime.
Hold the line!
Does anybody want to take it anymore?
The Show must go on!
The Show must go on!
Inside my heart is breaking,
My make-up may be flaking,
But my smile, still, stays on!

Whatever happens, I'll leave it all to chance.
Another heartache - another failed romance.
On and on!
Does anybody know what we are living for?
I guess i'm learning
I must be warmer now..
I'll soon be turning round the corner now.
Outside the dawn is breaking,
But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free!

The Show must go on!
The Show must go on! Yeah!
Ooh! Inside my heart is breaking!
My make-up may be flaking!
But my smile, still, stays on!
Yeah! oh oh oh

My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies,
Fairy tales of yesterday, will grow but never die,
I can fly, my friends!

The Show must go on! Yeah!
The Show must go on!
I'll face it with a grin!
I'm never giving in!
On with the show!

I'll top the bill!
I'll overkill!
I have to find the will to carry on!
On with the,
On with the show!

The Show must go on.

SHOW ME HOW TO LIVE

2007-04-29T18:24:00.000-07:00

Yes- this is very commercial (which I normally wouldn't like, but I love Chris Cornell's- voice and I really liked Rage Against the Machine- I also like the name AudioSLAVE). They supposedly broke up Valentine's Day this year, but performed at Coachella a couple weeks ago- which I missed for really STUPID reasons- I usually go. Maybe they will stay together?

The scenery in the vid. looks like a cross between my backyard and Burningman Festival -which I usually attend. Have you gone before? Any of you going this year? If so- what is your camp name? Email me this info. I'm deciding if I should go. I LOVE burningman. Lotta "fringe" people there. Someday I would like to attend Las Fallas in Spain. I hear it's like Burningman only better. I love Espana.

VIRTUOUS

2007-03-25T18:17:00.000-07:00

Virtuous. That is what I would have called myself. Young and optimistic. It was a different time. We didn't know what a freak Michael Jackson would become. He was gathering the greats and singing "We Are the World". Bob Geldof was gathering greats and asking "Do They Know It's Christmas?". There was a war in the Middle East that I was convinced was the start of WWIII. I had just moved to Fla and was writing songs with my N.A. nazi (not a REAL nazi LMAO) friend who I called "Perkin". Yes- Perkin- you'll be surprised (as I was) that I still have all those songs we wrote. I was in a cover band. Every once in a while we'd throw in a song one or two of us put together. No one was listening, but we thought we were doing great things. More likely they were looking at my panties when I would bend over and lift my too short skirt.

OK- The times weren't SO different. Sir Geldof is still trying to save Africa. I'm in Las Vegas which is very much like South Beach was. I still show off roo much. There is a war that I consider the start of WWIII. The music written then seems fitting now. Life is a refrain- it keeps repeating.

We won the war and we march thru the town
We fought them all now they're all falling down
We fought for truth and that truth set us free
I liberate and you celebrate me

And now the tanks and the guns and the bridges are burning
The victims of war know the tides still are turning

When we were peaceful we prayed to the Lord
Now we're disgraceful at least we're not bored
Come one come all form a line make a stand
Let's build a wall on a line in the sand

And now the tanks and the guns and the planes all are burning
The victims of war know the tides still are turning

We won the war and we march thru the town
We fought them all now they're all falling down
We fought for right against terrible wrong
We fought all night so we could sing this song

….there will be peace in the valley for meeeeee some day……

Very sarcastically written by... me

if anyone falls in love it will be ONE of us

2007-03-21T18:52:00.000-07:00

Last night I saw a show. Actually a few friends and I saw a show. There were tickets waiting for us at the Caesars Colloseum box office. This was nice- since I don't believe I should ever have to pay- especially for entertainment. I'm quite entertaining all on my own! Someone mentioned my sense of entitlement yesterday. He wasn't ragging and was absolutely correct- I DO have that sense and rightly so. I just wish that the person who put me on the vip list with Harrahs/Caesars would tell me who he is- I have more offers from them than I can use- 3 different weekends at Caesars in a $750/night suite. One at the Paris. Tkts last night- more to Elton John. Meals, booths and champagne at nightclubs, flights to Reno and Buluxi etc.... I couldn't believe that the tkts were $150 each last night. WTH! Dude- STEP UP.

On a side note- at that show I was up front and next to a gay gang... yes gang- like street gang. It was funny. My friend asked one if he bedazzled his leather all on his own.

The clue is in the title of this entry as to what concert I saw if you are savvy or industrious.

She seemed uncomfortable with a crowd. Turned her back to us a lot- but did come down into the audience for a meet and greet during a set break- I shook her hand. It was clamy. It must be humbling to go from selling out 80k arenas to selling 3k seat venues. She is a rock star though- always will be. I still remember her as a sexy, beautiful, young gypsy/witch who could write. Back in the day-her words could make me cry. Maybe I was high. I KNOW she was. She was a huge part of my childhood and had an influence on who I am now. Most musicians do though. If they make me FEEL- it doesn't matter what style of music I hear. I will make it a part of me- I had fun last night- even though it made me a little sad. She still makes me feel.

This is the second song of her opening set- it's a song about cocaine. I used to think about drugs when I heard this- now I think about other things. Funny how things like my addictions can change....

Rock on--gold dust woman
Take your silver spoon,
And dig your grave

Heartless challenge
Pick your path and I'll pray

Wake up in the morning
See your sunrise--loves--to go down
Lousy lovers--pick their prey
But they never cry out loud

Did she make you cry
Make you break down
Shatter your illusions of love
Is it over now--do you know how
Pick up the pieces and go home.

Rock on--ancient queen
Follow those who pale
In your shadow

Rulers make bad lovers
You better put your kingdom up for sale

Did she make you cry
Make you break down
Shatter your illusions of love
Is it over now--do you know how
Pick up the pieces and go home.

NO, it was not Courtney Love. I'll talk to yáll soon.

ADDED MAY 2009

I revisited this post as I was importing to blogspot. She is really an amazing woman. The lead guitarist is her boyfriend. The woman who produces her is one of her back up singers.It seems she learned nothing from the incestuous nature of the Rumours album era. This is the version she did at Caesar's Palace.

DAILY HAND QUIZ

2007-01-11T18:45:00.000-08:00

Daily Hand Quiz

I love this! Changes daily. Test your NL poker skills. Check it out!

THE LIST

2006-12-02T18:31:00.000-08:00

The man my friends have named "NICE"- like the girls in Sex and the City call "Big" Big - Was kind enough to send along a list I wrote for a 50 things site. Reading them again now I see they are true still. So thanks to *Nice* you get to see some things about me.

1)I am tactile by nature.

2)I have an irrational fear of the state of California. I am convinced everytime I set foot there, there will be a simultaneous earthquake/mudslide/wildfire, then California will split off from the rest of the country and sink into the Pacific ocean.
I have no idea where this phobia comes from.

3)If I look before I leap I might not leap at all.

4)I am a Starbucks drone.

5)I frequently skip dinner for a caramel frap.

6)I don't spread gossip, but I will listen to it (especially on the web because I believe in staying informed)

7)I can be a little bit of a culture snob...yet still watch trashy
tv and go to hip-hop or goth clubs. I have no problem with this.

8)I think latin accents are very sexy.

9)I am sensitive to smells.

10)I would do anything for love, but I won't do that.

11)I like games, and always play to win.

12)All it takes to melt my heart is a sharp brain, a sense of humor, and a great smile.

13)I prefer to do things with friends, but will not let myself miss a chance at a new experience even if it means doing it alone

14)I will always sing-a-long to the radio, whether you like it or not. Chances are I will know all the words to whatever song is playing.

15)I continue to purchase groceries although I rarely cook.

16)I have a very good relationship with my inner child. Generally she runs the show while my inner adult takes a nap.

17)I tend to make large life decisions impulsively. I'll consider all the options once the decision is made, but generally go with my gut feelings.

18)I am a terrible speller.

19)I would prefer to know a little about everything than everything about a few things.

20)I used to give sex advice on a late night radio show.

21)I love to play Texas Hold 'Em poker (the same version that they play in Rounders, if you've seen the movie).

22)I am Israeli/Lebanese on my mothers side and French on my fathers.

23)I am at war with myself.

24)I have exceptionally good hearing.

25)My ears are pierced 3 times each.

26)Beautiful music moves me to tears.

27)My favorite flower is the purple iris both for it's look and smell.

28)I like to shoot hoops. Not play basketball, just shoot hoops.

29)When I talk to people from Michigan I get my Michigan accent back.It stays for days.

30)I can't stand girls who are or who play helpless.

31)I love my culinary herb garden.

32)I feel guilty eating my herbs.

33)I won a pageant when i was 16.

34)I was stung by a man o'war.

35)I do not go swimming in the ocean anymore.

36)I never pump my own gas.

37)I write with my right hand and do everything else with my left hand.

38)I have lived in 3 states.

39)I was born with a lot of blonde hair.

40)I was married

41)Now I'm not

42)I think of everything as a story to be written or a song to be sung

43)I have a sick sense of humor

44)I think someone reading to me is sexy

45)I am not a hopeless romantic. My romantic ideals are too often the victims of cynicism.

46)I try to buy American.

47)I am a product junkie. I have to have everything new that comes out.

48)I was a "gifted" child.

49)I have a hard time finishing what I start.

50)This was supposed to be a 100 item list

There ya go. Now you know some stuff.

FUN FOR ME

2006-10-26T09:48:00.000-07:00

Well I'm back from the great white north. I expected there to be fall color, but the trees all fell down in some freak snowstorm that dumped 2 feet of snow on Buffalo last week. It was surreal looking. A lot of things were closed and many people were still w/o power.

I'm really glad to be back in sunny warm Vegas! I didn't realize what a desert rat I've become. I really like it here.

I thought you might like to know some things I did for my birthday...

Went out for lobster
Went to Niagra Falls
Watched the movie Saw and the original Star Wars for the first time-
I found out I'm not much of a geek
Visited a herd of alpacas up close and personal
Didn't go to a cider mill
Watched Kenny Rogers (the gambler) win a World Series game
Drank Tim Horton's coffee
Had a romantic dinner made for me
Went for drinks with a celebrity

I'm sure I left a lot out ...it was very nice.

I AM NOT A LAS VEGAS TOURISM GUIDE. DON"T EVEN TRY

2006-02-18T02:35:00.000-08:00

Taken from a rant on Craig's list:

Whatthe fukksamatter witchoo guyz?!?!?!I mean seriously: Just what the fukk is the prollem with your thought processes? You guys ALL (SCREAMING) ALL OF YOU, PULL THE SAME STOOPID SHIT AND ACT LIKE YOU FUKKING INVENTED IT! IDIOTS! (Breathing again) I wish I had larger caps!You guys blow in and out of town by the BAZILLIONS dumbass! You're all fukking married or in relatrionships! You think you're all that and a biscuit and you don't have to pay to get laid!You really think the girlz here are as stoopid as you are and don't know that? What self respecting woman wants to be your tour guide, eye candy, have you spend as little money as possible on her, aaaaaaaaand have sex with you: and on top of all that, oh yah gimme a call in a few months or next year or whenever you're blowing back through town again. It's all good doode!Yeah the girls here: they just bide their time waitin' for you boyz and fall down and their legs fly apart when they see ya'. BAMM! KABLAMMO!Nebraska boyz really rokk don't they?Oh North Dakota. Ooooooh! I WANT SOME O' THAT!Youse guyz are all marked, and this is how it plays out: To the normal, decent, self respecting girlz you are; mark and avoid. To the working girlz: you're just a mark....or izzat john?You know what? I'm sorry to burst your bubble but you guyz that blow in and out of town; you're not any more intelligent, you're not better looking, you ain't this, you ain't that, You ain't nuthin' at all. You're just another brick in the wall Well guess what? ALL YOU FUKKING IDIOTZ; an endangered species of decent men, (Damn. We should be protected by law!)are automatically thrown into the idiot barrel before we even had the chance to be an idiot! We gotta try to make our way over, or through the wall; that you fukking idiotz built!I gotta new slogan for you pal and I loooove the way it feelz when I say it! "What doesn't happen in Vegas; stays in Vegas too! Along with your money! Woohoo!" See? It rhymes and everything! Here's another slogan for ya':"Thank you for paying my state taxes!" I know. I know it doesn't rhyme, but it's still pretty fukking awesome tho huh? By the way: when ezactly are you coming and where you coming from? I's jest kinda wondring if maybe I could like go hang out with your baby. Y'know just kinda keep her from being lonely and listen to what she has to say, and just kinda....you know; be a friend to her while you're away. You know what I mean right?Omigosh! I almost forgot! Imma cut you a break with some insider info. I'm gonna post a picture of the "Must have" and "Do me" shirt for tourists looking to "hookup". If you get a shirt like this I guarantee you'll get laid 'cause the girls here aren't that smart and that's all the women do here anyway right?Welcome to Vegas my friend! I hope you have a wonderful time and puuuuuhleeeeze feel free to leave your money when you leave.

I love this guy- he tells how it really is. I'm SO annoyed with people from everywhere contacting me thinking I'm going to show them a great time for their weekend in vegas.

I am leaving for my birthday weekend tomorrow. Should be a great trip. See ya'll Tuesday. I