People in cars that get less than 25 MPG suck

In response to an article in the ‘Smithsonian,’ April 2001

You think you have a right to drive your big fat stinking car around here? You think that just because you have put yourself thousands of dollars into debt you have the total right to drive alone along the congested highways to your workplace? Well you do. But you shouldn’t. Every year Americans waste billions of gallons of gas, just sitting in traffic. Is that the traffic’s fault? Yes. Of course you ARE the traffic you know. So it’s your fault. Right now more American parents spend more time in their commute daily than they spend with their own children. Hello? Does that even make sense?

For years the problem of traffic has continued to decline and get worse. We’ve got some of our top computer and human resources, like Los Alamos (the lab best known for creating the atom bomb), committed to trying to solve the traffic problem. They’ve come up with TRANSIMS a massive program that helps in their research to find a solution to our problem. Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t there still a couple of diseases hanging around that they could work on? Or how about peace? Isn’t that a priority anymore? What I’m saying here is that we have billions and billions of dollars in waste and resources going into OUR TRAFFIC COMMUTE. Hey, I’ve got a good idea—how about you fucking carpool every once in a while? How about that? How about you do a little bit to help us all out as far as pollution and gas? Look at this: 3 and some odd million people ego into the city of Atlanta every day. Out of those people 2.4 million of them ride ONE to a vehicle. Why the hell are we making our cars bigger and bigger to seat ONE PERSON for the majority of the car life? WHY? Does this not make any sense to anyone else?

What we need to do is make the roads smaller, not wider. I want to force every mother fucker in a Suburban taking their one lonely ass to work every day to take the stinking train. I want them to start petitioning the city to put in better mass transit so that people actually have a viable option that is as cheap as driving and nearly as fast. I mean come on when the average commute is upwards of 40 minutes there has got to be a train that can beat that. Also in this article it stated that 45% of people use this time in the commute to think and have some alone time. And at first glance this may seem all sorts of warm and fuzzy, until you realize that these people are busy listening to their bull shit books on tape and meditation CDs and NOT DRIVING THE FUCKING CARS!!!

Wow that makes me feel loads safer. In NY City in 1900 horses were dropping 2.5 million pounds of manure on the streets every day. Automotive vehicles were seen as a cleaner alternative. Of course this was back in the day when they could not have foreseen the dense smog clouds that would hover over ever Major City world wide largely due to vehicular emissions.

What else is a waste of feal? Hey gues what gym enthusiasts. You're numero uno on my list. Never in my life have I heard of a greater incongruency of logic than in the person who drives and hour to work out and spend an hour on the stationary bike. Here's a thought. Buy a real bike and save yourself an hour every day.

Well you heard it here--now get busy!

The Religious Wrong

As a “religious person,” I would like to make an assertion to Mr. Eagle and his ilk: Sometimes when you are being ridiculed it’s because you are just wrong.

John the Baptist basically invented the idea of the theological editorials and made it his business to ridicule the Pharisees who I’m sure had every assurance that they were following the will of God. The truth does hurt, but it never divides. Whole Truth as brought by Christ unifies people; not once did he use his power to drive people apart. Instead, it was only those who were unwilling to accept Truth who simply could not grasp the full message (please see, ‘ears but do not hear’). As a side note, wasn’t part of Christ’s message to those “religious people” a condemnation and a warning for making “lengthy and showy prayers?”

I actually did contact Operation Save America via the internet (http://www.operationsaveamerica.org/) and got copies of the pamphlets and must say—I was offended! One in particular drew on the similarities between Islam, Homosexuality, and Abortion (i.e. all who are a part of those beliefs are doomed). Great! Now what about Judaism? What about Confucianism? Are these not equally godless religions that fail to recognize the sovereignty of Christ? In a time in which we are trying to come together and befriend our Muslim brothers and sisters, why post a pamphlet that does nothing but draw on fear and half-truths? If we really do love all the peoples of earth and wish to “bring them the light” wouldn’t you think that following Christ’s example of a loving hand and not the bludgeon of religion would be the best way?

Don’t get me started on the Thanksgiving brochure. It told of how the first and glorious Pilgrims thank God for sending Squanto to teach them how to survive in the new world, with out mentioning the criminal injustice that was then performed on Squanto’s tribe only a few decades later, and how that has completely escaped the notice of mainstream America and the Thanksgiving tradition.

My point is this. The ‘Devout Duo’ might have had their hearts in the right place, but their methods couldn’t be further from the example that Christ set for his Disciples and subsequent apostles. Standing outside a public school isn’t exactly eating with the sinners. What about volunteering at a local abortion clinic, talking gently with mothers trying to make a tough decision? Pregnancy Support Services or the Raleigh chapter of the National Women’s Health Organization could also use volunteer counselors I’m sure. Showing patience—showing care about their well being—that is the heart and model of Christ. If you are seriously worried about aborted children, why address the schools? Only 19% of mothers getting abortions are under the age of 18. This seems like a waste of your efforts if you were truly committed to making a difference. Or would that not get your names in the paper fast enough? In addition, why not address the real issue of abortion which is the poverty that plagues the states; 21% of mothers site “inability to afford” as the reason for the abortion. Why not work to get mothers on their feet in a living wage job so they won’t be forced to even consider the decision? (Statistics from ‘The Alan Guttmacher Institute’)

You tout that you address homosexuality, yet you fail to “build bridges” and admonish those pastors like Reverend Falwell who do just that claiming that it “muddies the waters of the Gospel.” See, herein lies the inherit problem with not reading the entire Gospel. What was Christ if not a bridge builder?! He allowed a “sinful” woman to not only be with him—but to anoint him! An honor reserved only for the prophets in the Old Testament. In fact he NEVER told sinners to not be near him, but instead invited them to follow, and visited their homes. Tell me then, who is following more closely the teachings of Christ?

In short, your methods are wholly without a Biblical precedent, your material is abrasive and afflicted and your Epistle quotations are riddled with errors (I found 2 just perusing your brochures—I’ll send them to you if you like for correction)! It is such an easy way out for you to simply stand and yell as students file in for classes. I challenge you to start getting dirty and analyze the self-righteousness with which you have inflated yourselves. I can train a monkey to use a bullhorn, but the ministry of God takes true devotion and hard work—caring and empathy not pamphlets and misquotes from the Almighty to spread human interpretation.

As a last word and warning, be careful as you continue making your rounds to the other area schools. Watch what you say and how you say it; someone, somewhere, may be warming up the millstones and looking for a deep sea.

Your World is Crackers

(The following article is something I recieved from the website posted at the end. The information was so good, i couldn't help putting it up here...)

Fact: The occupation is killing children and innocent civilians

Israelis possess overwhelming military superiority over the Palestinians. Israeli soldiers are shooting individuals with missiles, using American made F-16s and Apache helicopters. Tanks roll into refugee camps, supposedly to root out terrorists. But so many of these so-called terrorists are young children.

According to B'Tselem, the Israeli Center for Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories, 1059 of the Palestinians killed from September 29, 2000 though July 20, 2002 were civilians. In comparison, 360 Israeli civilians were killed during this period, in Israel and the Occupied Territories combined (see box below). There were also over 108 extra-judicial assassinations of Palestinians during this period -- a war crime according to the Hague Convention of 1907.

How many Palestinian and Israeli civilians have been killed in Israel and the Occupied Territories during the current Intifada? Click HERE for a graphical representation.

Fact: Israeli Settlements Are Illegal and Provocative

One of Israel's most egregious violations of the 4th Geneva Convention is the construction of massive settlements in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. The terms of the Convention couldn't be clearer: "The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies." The Israeli government is essentially colonizing the Occupied Territories.

More than 350,000 settlers have built approximately 150 illegal settlements on confiscated Palestinian land. And the number is growing. Since 2001 forty-four new settlements have been established, according to an aerial survey by Peace Now. Jewish-only bypass roads that connect settlements to each other and to Israel have carved up Palestine into disconnected Palestinian islands, making establishment of a viable Palestinian state impossible. The army and settlers also confiscate scarce natural resources from the region. Israeli Jewish settlers are allocated 4.5 times more water, per capita, for agricultural and personal use than the occupied Palestinians themselves.

Fact: The Israeli government demolishes homes, uproots crops, and confiscates land.

As stated in this press release by Amnesty International, Israel has demolished over 3,000 homes since October 2000, leaving tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians homeless. These demolitions are frequently used as a form of collective punishment, or to facilitate the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements. In East Jerusalem, Palestinian homes are demolished and land confiscated in order to ensure Jews have a majority in the city (the “Silent Transfer”).

Fact: Palestinians suffer a severe water shortage due to the Occupation

The Israeli government pursues a grossly discriminatory water policy. Since 1967, the Israeli government has been stealing up to 80% of the gro undwater from the"Mountain Reservoir," a group of groundwater aquifers located underneath the mountains of the Occupied West Bank of Palestine, lincluding the Occupied Jerusalem. The Palestinian people are allowed no control of these extensive water resources.

Fact: US Aid to Israel Harms Israelis

For every dollar the US sends to the Israeli military, Israeli taxpayers end up spending two to three extra dollars supporting their military. By strengthening the Israeli military establishment, US aid to Israel makes it even harder for progressive Israelis to create a civil society committed to a just peace in the region. Israel has one of the most powerful militaries in the world, with a large portion of the country's budget allocated for the military. The country's massive military expenditures, promoted in part by the US, mean that less money is spent on social programs. The increasing US aid to Israel only serves to cement Israeli dependence on the US and turns the country into a militarized "client state."

Fact: Over 1,000 Israelis have refused military service due to the Occupation.

"We will no longer fight beyond the Green Line for the purpose of occupying, deporting, destroying, blockading, killing, starving and humiliating an entire people," declares a petition signed by the reservists.

Fact: YOU fund the Occupation.

Israel, whose population is 0.1% of the total world population, gets roughly one-third of all US foreign aid. Annually this amounts to more than $3 billion in US taxpayer dollars going to Israel. $2.04 billion of that is military aid.

Fact: Peace is possible.

It is a myth that Palestinians need to be subjugated to keep Jews safe. The occupation is only worsening the position of Jews in the Middle East. True safety only comes with justice and equality. History teaches us that when people come together around a common vision for peace, they can change even the most oppressive conditions.

http://stop-us-military-aid-to-israel.net/5reasons.htm

Holy Guacamole

3 avocados
¼ cup of onion
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cilantro
1 can of tomatoes (drained)
½ tsp of salt

USE NO STAINLESS STEEL to mix (in a glass or wood bowl) to a chunky texture.

Preparations

is the process of being in perpetual readiness for the collapse of civilization a bad thing? Or is the honest horror in that our society (US that is) seems geared to creating people who's function is to consume items and produce garbage.
Throw away toilet cleaners. Have you seen these? Yes please, fill up the landfill with more stuff because your precious bathroom is not clean enough for you. Please. There are more microbial forms of bacteria on a sandwich from Subway than there are in that linger in the average toilet bowl brush. Niggah please.
What makes people what such sterile environments in the first place? Raise your kids in the perfect germ free house so that they have no natural immunities and on their first excursion to the local park they mysteriously contract hepatitis F... a brand new strain discovered by our FDA.
Give me germs... not too many, but a couple at least...

People really ARE sheep

"... the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to greater danger. It works the same in any country." -Hermann Goering (1893 - 1946)Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, President of the Reichstag, Prime Minister of Prussia and Hitler's designated successor.

Jedaluddin Balkhi

This is one of his....

"WATER FROM YOUR SRPING

What was in that candle's light
that opened and consumed me so quickly?

Come back my friend! The form of our love
is not a created form.

Nothing can help me but that beauty.
There was a dawn i remember

when my soul heard something
from your soul. I drank water

from your spring and felt
the current take me."

Retribution

So we’re all going to die. Is it pessimism to believe that? Or Realistic. I don’t mean personally or eventually either. I mean, as in humanity will perish.. soon. How can it not?! Or only hope I guess is that the earth is so much more resilient and amazing than we can fathom. I’m not trying to be all nuttsy fruitcake here either. I’m not really into the all Mother Earth, vegan, yogi fasting bull. I’m just saying any rational being of intelligence and worth wants to keep their living environment in such a state as it will continue to support life.
There are countries all over the world with waste problems. Nuclear, pesticides, miscellaneous garbage… I mean if you think this country has waste problems think of a third world country. What the hell do we expect?! In some sense I wish I will be here when the earth finally does stop supporting life. I just want to be here when the colonization of planets ahs failed, we finally realize this is all we got, and I will laugh. I will laugh and laugh, and I will say “What did you expect Jerks!”
You can’t eat money.
Which is admittedly a flawed statement if you catch it in the light of “yes but I can buy food with it.” Which is a misunderstanding of the phrase. It’s really, after the economy collapses, you can’t eat money. Ask Germany after WW I when it took an armful of deutschemarks to buy bread. We think that in this country we are invincible and isolated but we aren’t. Someday the reckoning will come and we’ll be caught with our pants around our ankles reading Vogue on the toilet. It happened before…