tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55141792011-09-11T01:50:51.426-06:00Here it is, there it was, then it will be.Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.comBlogger6101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-7681996313070188512011-09-11T01:34:00.004-06:002011-09-11T01:50:51.440-06:00

A tragedy happened today 10 years ago.We Americans are still obsessing over it. I'm not saying we shouldn't remember, for many of us the memory is still fairly vivid, but we've gone further than remembering. We obsess.That's what those that would hurt innocent US citizens (and friends can argue whether any of us are innocent, but I feel that many of us are) want us to do. They want us to be

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-15722243109924825352011-08-14T01:22:00.002-06:002011-08-14T01:42:28.395-06:00

Well, this could certainly be an angry post. I've thought about directing this post at politics, but I don't think I will. Not yet. Instead I'm going to pontificate on my surgery, which I had on Monday. It was a hernia repair. I've had it for a while, the hernia that is, not the surgery, and it was beginning to cause me some discomfort. So after a Doctors visit, and a consultation I went under

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-24473070625456988182011-08-08T02:59:00.002-06:002011-08-08T03:04:46.467-06:00

Here it is, nearly 3:00 a.m. on August 08. In three short hours I'll be driving to the hospital for a hernia operation. Should be fun! Ok, not really. But that's not what I'm here to write about, I'm here to write about marriage. It's not something that I have any interest in myself. It's not that I don't like ladies, I just don't see the need. From a legal standpoint it makes sense, there's

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-12392212640313732342011-02-10T23:18:00.003-07:002011-02-10T23:34:40.840-07:00

It's been a while.For a long time nothing much has happened since my last post, that isn't the case any more.Tuesday night I lost a friend of mine.He passed away due to a series of strokes that came about from a severe asthma attack he had the week previous, on Sunday January 30th.It was his birthday.He was 35.Asthma. It was his demon. It was severe enough that he spent much of his time sick both

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-79520908255841541862010-07-29T02:10:00.005-06:002010-07-30T23:50:52.836-06:00

The second film in the new Batman franchise, like the second film of the X-men, or Spiderman franchises surpasses the first.Batman Begins sets up the franchise with a fairly by the numbers comic book film. It shows the origins and early triumphs of the character while delivering a fairly memorable ending for the main villain and a set up for the second movie.We had to wait for three years for The

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-50514225177802404562010-07-27T00:18:00.004-06:002010-07-30T23:50:12.079-06:00

Batman Begins marks a reboot for the Batman franchise on film. The previous franchise had two well done films (though still very grounded in the realm of the comic) and two films that... well, to be frankly honest were abominations to the character.Batman Begins is fresh. It's settled in realm of realism that lends a bit of legitimacy to the idea of the character. Christopher Nolan first came

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-53450141738207812842010-07-04T01:16:00.003-06:002010-07-04T01:25:31.013-06:00

My country is a country not just of the soldier.But of the farmer and the rancher.The teamster and the factory worker.My country is a country of Navajos in the desertsand of immigrants finding work.When I celebrate my country's birthI don't celebrate the soldiers sacrifice,I celebrate the sacrifice of all the people that made this country what it is.I celebrate those that were massacred in the

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-69073027967103749682010-06-07T02:02:00.003-06:002010-07-30T23:50:40.826-06:00

I know that Avatar has been out for a little over six months now (nearly seven), and it's been out on DVD for nearly a month, but I never had the opportunity until tonight to watch the film. My review is honestly for my own amusement, there's nothing I can say that won't be a rehash of other reviews, but it will be stated in my own voice.First off: I really liked the film. So yeah, I have to give

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-79852757082265337202010-05-24T04:11:00.002-06:002010-05-24T04:31:34.393-06:00

A young man I worked with killed himself yesterday morning (the 22nd of May). Why? I can't really say. There were many issues he had been trying to work through, but the lynch-pin that was pulled, the catalyst for his final action, I'm not sure. We can speculate why: his ex-girl friend, stress about school, stress about his religion, or home life. Everything coupled together. Ultimately we can't

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-53745289293841342010-03-30T01:47:00.003-06:002010-03-30T02:11:17.110-06:00

Well, here's another political post. Of a sort. I recently engaged in a conversation on a Facebook link post that a friend of mine put up. It was on the recent right-wing extremist groups that are threatening people. Everybody has their panties in a bunch on health-care, and I do have an opinion on it myself, but I'm not sharing it here. The conversation was the capacity for violence that the

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-59400062681901771172010-03-18T00:17:00.003-06:002010-03-18T00:41:56.968-06:00

St. Patrick's day has come and is now going. Soon it will be gone. I love St. Patrick's Day, I'm not entirely sure why. Sure, I have a bit of Irish heritage: My last name came from Scotland by way of Ireland. But that was in the mid 1800's, my Danish ancestry is more recent and prominent than that of the Irish. Perhaps it's because St. Patrick's Day is becoming the world's holiday... well maybe

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-68731276054473554322010-03-09T02:11:00.003-07:002010-03-09T03:07:47.815-07:00

I like the film Hellraiser. To a point. That point occurs about 10 minutes from the end of the film, when it falls apart. The problem with the film in the last 10 minutes is one of the reasons I like the film to begin with: The Cenobites. For those who don't know, the Cenobites are "demons" from else where that explore the relationship between pleasure and pain through torture. They wear leather,

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-8678784563726823292010-02-25T02:11:00.002-07:002010-02-25T02:17:11.606-07:00

Here's a story of two brothers. Both middle aged, living with their mother. Both of them are gun nuts, and into illicit substances. They find themselves arguing one night about religion, which is odd, because neither of them are particularly religious. The argument grows heated, as most arguments tend to do, and one brother pulls out a pistol and hits the other across the face with it. This

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-22974078956963279672010-02-08T02:17:00.002-07:002010-02-08T02:25:29.183-07:00

I think I've gotten more boring as the years have gone on.I've looked at old blog posts, some deep shit there. I don't know what happened.I suppose I lost the energy to post any political stuff on here, and there's nobody really active on The Bitch Cake any more to talk philosophy and art with.So here I am. Sitting in a boring bubble.I do have some recent observations:I hate our media in this

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-55353760831163781582009-11-03T23:32:00.003-07:002009-11-03T23:42:22.148-07:00

Well, it's been a few weeks. I got caught up in prepping for a Halloween game of Dungeons and Dragons. That's over with (for the most part), and now I'm on to National Novel Writing Month.It's been a rough couple of days. I'm a little over 4000 words into it, and it seems to be going well. I had hoped to play catch up today (I missed yesterday) but had to watch my nephew, who is staying with my

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-35832285310134695912009-10-21T23:28:00.003-06:002010-07-30T23:51:24.337-06:00

Well, where to start.I suppose I'll start with my nephew who recently ran afoul of the law. As is to be expected there was more to the story than I revealed (or had revealed to me) in my last post. It seems that he was guilty of making a threat, though it was after having endured a recent bout of bullying from his schoolmates. I don't want to apologize for his statement (which went along the

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-47588037949243779882009-10-09T23:06:00.004-06:002009-10-09T23:32:33.209-06:00

Here's another post. Not just my second post for the month of October, but my second post with in a week.I've been working on a short story for the last few days. Tonight however, I thought I'd take a bit of a break and write a blog. I'm still averaging about 600 words a day, which I'm pretty happy with, but it's a struggle (like today for instance) to do it each day.I won't bore you with the

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-70156878897809622232009-10-06T00:10:00.005-06:002009-10-06T00:34:02.372-06:00

Time does fly.It doesn't seem like two months (a little over that really) has passed since my last post. But it has. I've meant to post several times.I haven't. But I've meant too.Things have changed, but overall they are pretty well the same.My sister, her husband and two youngest kids (as well as an adult daughter going through a divorce) have been staying with us in a large camper/small

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-30252706076995015442009-07-31T23:25:00.003-06:002009-07-31T23:49:52.578-06:00

Here I am.I've been in Roosevelt a year. A year as of last Thursday. I know the exact date, not just because it was the beginning of the new chapter of my life, but because it was the day before Pioneer day, and when I went down to Job Services the day after I arrived, they were closed. Pioneer day.Strangely enough I've had two jobs since I've moved back here. When I arrived, jobs were still in

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-20633148715056870352009-07-13T00:30:00.002-06:002009-07-13T00:40:46.251-06:00

I love dogs.They make me happy. Watching them goof around and do crazy stuff. I like throwing things for them. Have them run after it. And have them not bring it back to me.They do that. A lot of them.I had a black lab mix. He was pretty awesome. A bit intense at times, understandable, he was a pup. I had plans for him and I: we were going to hang out this summer. Ride around in my pick-up and

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-17497730782620548732009-05-14T00:58:00.002-06:002009-05-14T01:42:03.025-06:00

I had grown weary of fantasy.During my early years I read a considerable amount and about 1996 I finally stopped. For a while. Fantasy novels didn't... catch me any more. I had been reading books written during the late 70's and the 80's .They repeated tropes set up by Tolkien: good versus evil, the little man saving the world, the greatest powers in the world are benevolent. I couldn't do it

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-33440286621912961292009-04-10T02:30:00.002-06:002009-04-10T02:57:33.518-06:00

It's windy here in the Basin.It always seems windy here. I remember being a kid getting off the bus, and facing the wind nearly every day in the spring. It was a short walk from my brother house to mine, but it seemed much, much longer. Back then the road was a gravel road, so walking in the wind was much more unpleasant than it would be today. The grit would blow in your face finding it's way

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-12721322309240453852009-04-03T00:36:00.002-06:002009-04-03T01:16:36.397-06:00

The canals are no more. They've been replaced by large pipes. They've been replaced to better regulate the water for irrigation. The little creeks and streams that crisscrossed pastures and fields have been replaced with sprinklers. This wastes less water, but the cotton-woods are dying. Without the water they dry up quickly and are gone.There's a large cove of cotton-woods to the east of the

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-91071521488875677792009-02-06T00:58:00.002-07:002009-02-06T01:07:28.559-07:00

Well, it's been a while.I've been meaning to post. I just haven't. By the time I get home from work I can't work up enough ambition to play video games, let alone write. Not every night is like that, but most nights. Part of it's the season. But at least this year isn't horribly will consuming like last. I'm in a good mood overall. I find the earlier I get home, the more willing I am to do

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-5734283541143685012008-11-29T02:06:00.002-07:002008-11-29T02:19:43.927-07:00

Thanksgiving has come and gone.It was good, some relatives were over. My eldest sister and her kids: she has three adult children and two kids still under the age of 12. Of course her husband (who is considerably anti-social at the best of times) was also there. Another nephew and his wife and kids were also there.Sadly my friend Charlie couldn't make it.Disappointing as it was: it is what it

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-45948351966272113782008-11-14T03:40:00.003-07:002008-11-14T03:57:10.866-07:00

Burning the midnight oil. Even on days where I'm wiped out after work (usually because I got very little sleep the night before) a 30 minute cat nap keeps me up for many more hours than I should other wise be awake.Oh well, I'm in a writing mode tonight, so i suppose I'll do that for a bit.Commenting on the election: well, I personally am pleased with the outcome, but I live in Roosevelt now. And

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-49888961397827739422008-10-26T20:15:00.002-06:002008-10-26T20:29:20.035-06:00

So it's been a while.What? A little over three months.Feels like only about half that time has passed.Crazy as that is.The job I had hoped (and had a decent chance of getting) for, I didn't get.My brother gave it to his son, because he was here, he was offered the job before I was, and, he honestly needed it more than me.No harm. No foul.It took about a week to get a job after I moved. Working at

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-43917793541481077802008-07-16T20:20:00.002-06:002008-07-16T20:28:27.650-06:00

Well, my last day of work was yesterday. Today I picked up my last paycheck, and soon will be sending a huge chunk of it out for a bill. No word on the job with my brother yet. I hope to know for sure by the end of the week. It's getting down to the wire here, both for employment and for packing.God I hate packing.I'm nearly done with it, just down to the worst part. I've set little goals for

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-90257996240652355982008-07-03T23:47:00.002-06:002008-07-03T23:58:22.453-06:00

Well, most of my stuff is gone.Sister and bro-in-law, their 14 year old son and my mother came to Logan last Thursday and took a trailer load of stuff to Roosevelt: the rest of my books, bookshelves, couch, tables, several boxes of miscelanious things. I have about a truck load of stuff left to take. I still have a lot of stuff to go through though. Some of it will go in the garbage, others to

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-72159115654468456362008-06-23T02:50:00.002-06:002008-06-23T02:58:42.508-06:00

So, one load has been taken out.It wasn't a very big on, mostly books, a couple of bookshelves.My sister and brother-in-law are coming up at the end of the week to haul stuff out. Pretty much all my furniture.I'll have one load left.I realized coming back into town today that it would be my last time driving into Logan as citizen.The next time I leave, it'll be the end of it.I'll be back.But I

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-69271584238432301642008-06-15T21:39:00.002-06:002008-06-15T21:57:01.283-06:00

Well, in a little bit over a month (a month and a few days really) I'll be rolling out of Logan.It's weird really. I've been thinking about moving for about 6 months, came to a firm commitment to do it about 3 months ago (3 1/2 but who's counting), and have been watching and waiting the days count down to it.But it's finally becoming a reality.I'm slowly packing up my stuff (read books). I'm

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-74901541685491831292008-06-05T01:40:00.001-06:002008-06-05T01:40:55.756-06:00

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-50058424099087114352008-05-18T03:54:00.003-06:002008-05-18T04:12:13.897-06:00

it's all coming back to center.one job.no more noisy, horrible, horrible neighbors.winter over.depression settling to the normal cyincal morose.the urge to create again.that's the biggy. i've had the idea for a full length play for the last... year. ok, i've got several, but this is one that's been fermenting along with Fitzlephisch for the past year.i've decided on the title: The

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-17778383540939292352008-05-10T05:09:00.003-06:002008-05-10T05:28:58.255-06:00

There's sorrow here in the valley.A good friend of mine, Tom, lost his mother, Peggy. She passed away last weekend from complications do to illness.Today was Peggy's funeral, conducted here in Logan at the LDS ward where his parents attended church. It was touching, listening to Tom's father, Dr. Sherlock speak about his wife. His sister speaking was quite touching.She was laid to rest at the

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-2444819031809514252008-05-08T01:11:00.002-06:002008-05-08T01:24:26.717-06:00

So, my van is no more.Last week, a week ago today in fact, I had it towed away, was given a small compensation for my loss.I was sad to see it go. I had some great times with the van.Driving up to Flaming Gorge. That's when I met T.J. Larsen. That was an awesome trip!I'd love to do that again.Let Joel take it so he could make a trip to Vegas so he could take JayC and Erica the stuff they had left

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-81718473555229115312008-04-26T23:42:00.002-06:002008-04-26T23:48:39.164-06:00

It’s strange, moving on. It’s something we all must do in order to continue to thrive both mentally and even physically. Problem is, moving on isn’t easy to do. It’s damned hard, and most (all) people fear change, especially when the change is an abrupt one or drastic one. But change, whether it comes by our own initiative or by instances beyond our control, is a fact of life. Don’t

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-11324673720564734972008-04-25T21:30:00.003-06:002008-04-25T21:36:11.999-06:00

It's odd.I feel pretty good. I mean. I've been in a good mood the last few days.It's nice.Not to say that I didn't want to be some where other than work today.But that's a given.I've started writing again. (I think I mentioned that.)I've even started painting again.Three weeks ago I barely wanted to leave the house.Things are starting to come around.It's good.You know what else is good?Ice cream.

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-75946896406020309732008-04-24T02:01:00.003-06:002008-04-24T02:07:31.150-06:00

So I have this bitchin' devils mask. Had it for years.Now, it's been in my van for while, but I've brought it inside, as I'm cleaning the van out so it can be hauled off in the next week.Just picking the mask up, I had the urge to go put it on and go run around town.Nothing to crazy. No lurking in yards, or anything.Just walking around Logan Utah with a devils mask on.Now I think that walking

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-11076461707628716212008-04-22T23:45:00.002-06:002008-04-22T23:56:15.063-06:00

*sqeak, squeak, squeak*You'd think how enthusiastic the upstairs neighbors were with the motion of their fucking, they'd be a bit more vocal.Strange I suppose. I guess it's good somebody's getting some. Lord knows I'm not.I'm in a good mood today. Or at least better than I was yesterday.I think (I hope) things are coming around again for me.I resurrected an old play last night and worked on it

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-91590452656058076342008-04-22T01:28:00.002-06:002008-04-22T01:36:07.965-06:00

It's been a long winter.It feels like it's been a long winter. It snows still. Occasionally.If that ain't a pisser I dunno what is. It snowed sunday in fact.*sigh*It's gonna be over soon though.Just a matter of time.This winter sucked. I'll make no bones about it. It had it's ups... I won't lie. It was nice to have somebody interested in me again. For as long as that lasted.Course they moved on,

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-90965279659115843282008-03-18T00:27:00.002-06:002008-03-18T01:06:16.492-06:00

Movies:"You better be sure you wanna know what you wanna know."-Brick"If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?"-No Country for Old Men"Well all the time ya spend trying to get back what's been took from ya, more is going out the door. After a while you just have to try to get a tourniquet on it."-No Country for Old Men"And you know what's going to happen now. You

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-65861052468410981102008-02-06T15:48:00.000-07:002008-02-06T15:54:04.606-07:00

The snow binds us. Constant storms, every other day. It's exhausting. Don't know how much more I could realistically take. I've found that Roosevelt is less depressing in the winter than Logan. The mountains become claustrophobic, and the snow binds and seals us in this valley. Grey steel skies seal us in with an imposing finality.The storms are supposed to let up.I hope so.I sincerely do. It's

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-89356180279730266302007-12-20T00:35:00.001-07:002007-12-20T01:26:55.994-07:00

No Country for Old Men is the latest release by the Coen Brothers, a writing directing (and sibling) team that brought us such quirky movies as Oh Brother Where Art Thou? and The Big Lebowski. If you've seen those off beat comedies, and not their older fare, you'll be in for a shock. Hearkening back to films like Blood Simple, Millers Crossing, and Barton Fink, No Country for Old Men is a

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-43872391485394985952007-10-25T02:03:00.000-06:002007-10-25T02:04:19.637-06:00

Urinetown opens tomorrow night at Utah State University.This hit comedy musical satire debuted at the New York International Fringe Festival. then enjoyed both off and on Broadway runs (at the Henry Miller's Theatre).Parodying other popular musicals, and poking fun at capitalism, socialism, bureaucracy and corporate mismanagement. This lively comedy will be featured on the Morgan stage at the

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-85808249528777331322007-10-16T00:23:00.000-06:002007-10-16T01:27:34.653-06:00

Last week, Logan had a rare opportunity to see a play by the award winning playwright Martin McDonagh, whose black comedies have been making audiences laugh uncomfortably in New York and London for nearly a decade. Scenes from McDonagh's plays have been used in directing classes, and senior projects at the local university for several years now. His plays even make an appearance as reading

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-34920539882807176322007-10-08T00:16:00.001-06:002007-10-08T00:16:35.793-06:00

Kachturian and his mentally disabled brother Michael are citizens of an unnamed totalitarian state who've been taken in for questioning about brutal child-murders that have been happening in their city. Kachturian, an aspiring writer, has penned several short stories that bear a striking resemblance to the murders, and the officers Topolsky and Ariel are convinced that he and his brother are

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-16384330401209598902007-09-29T15:37:00.000-06:002007-09-29T15:47:56.860-06:00

Here's a clip of an interview with Mario Cuomo on Hardball. He's got no love for our congress, he all but calls them a bunch of pussies for relinquishing the power invested in them by the constitution for declaring war to the president.The republicans are all corporate whores, but at least they have balls and crazy misguided convictions... as much as i hate those convictions.The democrats are all

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-33969217165938004992007-09-27T13:00:00.000-06:002007-09-27T13:01:14.524-06:00

In a little less than two weeks (October 10th), The Pillowman opens at the Lyric Theatre here in down town Logan. I was tolerated at last nights rehearsal and allowed to watch while the cast did a run through of the show.It's going to be a great show!No question about it: the acting is solid, and the intensity for the play is there.I implore all of you to catch it if you can. Hell even if you

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-75215503172782290332007-09-24T01:02:00.000-06:002007-09-24T01:09:08.971-06:00

why does it bother me so much to be addressed by my first name by strangers?i read an article today in the news paper on how it's more common, in this day and age, to address individuals by their first name instead of their last. the last name is typically kept private.why is that?personally i would rather be addressed as Mr. Shaw, dude or even hey you than Frank.perhaps it was my upbringing, but

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-47597490899295222072007-09-08T02:58:00.000-06:002007-09-08T03:02:41.808-06:00

Clink the heading for a short interview with Kucinich with Tucker Carlson on his recent trips to Syria, and his thoughts on foreign policy for the middle east. Mr. Carlson tries very hard to defame Kucinich and make him look bad... well it doesn't work. Kucinich knows his stuff, and is very calm and non-confrontational. Mr. Carlson simply sits quietly through most of what Kucinich has to say. Not

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-83968631878539549052007-08-26T14:17:00.000-06:002007-08-26T14:42:01.050-06:00

miners...you have to respect the mild insanity it takes to go willingly into the bowels of the earth to bring out a substance that we, as humanity, desperately want, and in some cases need.salt is one of these items. i explored the Salzburg salt mine 12 years ago on my trip to Germany.i had a tour guide, as all who go into that salt mine do. it was fascinating, and it was intense.the miners got

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-26019698726739898252007-08-06T10:23:00.001-06:002007-08-06T10:24:51.176-06:00

ok, not really. i'm a bastard that way.

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-71207306570415207002007-08-05T03:31:00.000-06:002007-08-05T03:32:42.158-06:00

AHHHHHHH....... puppy dog!!!!!

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-45839129489380748492007-07-31T23:22:00.000-06:002007-07-31T23:38:20.167-06:00

movies! movies! movies!i've been to many so far this summer.some, like Knocked Up, are well worth seeing.others, like Next, are... really really sad films. (that being said, i liked Next, mostly for it's awefulness).i've seen many of the big films, not all, for some reason i've not seen Pirates of the Caribean 3. i know it's supposed to be a let down overall... but i don't care, i still want to

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-858114078363424092007-07-24T16:25:00.001-06:002007-07-24T16:56:05.033-06:00

ahhhhh.....Harry Potter.those books generated a lot of hype.but in my opinion, those books are deserving of the hype.they are beyond simple children's books, and will be read and re-read for many years in my opinion.the world, drawing from folklore and myth and J. K. Rowling's own rich imagination, is fabulously complex and fantastic, but not so far removed from our own as to be unbelievable.the

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-8904552230481700902007-07-09T00:24:00.000-06:002007-07-09T00:38:09.867-06:00

been reading a bit latelyread American Gods and Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaimon, you should too. read the Dark Elf Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore. I've read it before, but it's still a fun read. now i'm reading Red Branch, by Morgan Lylwelyn. retelling of my favorite myth/legend. The legend of Cu Chulainn, the Hound of Ulster. Irish myth's are my favorite, following closely are the Norse and Finish

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-69035921263890402042007-05-20T02:23:00.000-06:002007-05-20T02:29:38.902-06:00

so...there is drunken revelry above me at this moment, 2:24 in the a.m.the girls that live in the apartment above me have apparently decided to throw a party. and yes, this is house, but it is a house that has been divided into 4 apartments. 3 of the apartments are currently occupied: one by myself, the middle apartment by the party throwers who are being pretty damned noisy for 2:30 in the

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-51604694485705281782007-04-29T02:50:00.000-06:002007-04-29T03:21:08.758-06:00

man the news just keeps flying by. just keeps flying by. Virgina Tech. horrible stuff. still trying to wrap my head around it. the media wants to blame: video games, movies, t.v. and for the crazy right wingers, Rosie O'Donell and liberals. the guy blamed the rich. they can't figure out why poor (or middle class ethnic minorities for that matter) would be angry with them. hmm...i can. still, all

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-69172978016759513482007-04-23T12:17:00.000-06:002007-04-23T12:18:43.176-06:00

You scored as Jigsaw. You are Jigsaw. You dont enjoy killing people at all. You instead love to see how far people will go to live. However if it ends in a bloody death, you still sleep with a smile on your face.You are intelligent, and know how to outwit just about anyone. And that spells bad news for anyone who falls into your games of death and torture.Jigsaw90%Michael Myers85%Hannibal

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-36123969297683318132007-04-11T15:27:00.000-06:002007-04-11T15:33:02.816-06:00

Here is an argument for "universal healthcare" for the U.S.I am a very big advocate for national healthcare because as the interviewee states (here paraphrased) "when you're concerned about making money, then you're not going to be as interested in providing really good care for sick people, or for people who might get sick."take a listenif you will Here

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-58219232938304770562007-04-10T07:38:00.000-06:002007-04-11T10:47:36.366-06:00

so the past weekend was filled with b-movie homages and surreal british comedy.Little Britain, as the show is called, is a humorous romp through exagerated sterotypes and bizarre situations that are supposedly representive of the country of britain.or, it's simply damned funny.ok there's no reason it can't be both.moving from scene to scene, Little Britain is sketch comedy with consistent

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-65417347143802930502007-04-04T14:49:00.000-06:002007-04-04T14:51:40.778-06:00

well, it's hard to say where the store will eventually end up. part of the my issues comes with a co-worker essentially taking over the store. he hasn't necessarily have the owners permission to do this, but i think the owner has given up for now. there are many good potentials finacially for the store, but it's part of that is sacrificing the need for the employees to know about books, or about

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-42806726146028727702007-04-02T08:02:00.000-06:002007-04-02T08:13:27.534-06:00

it's the second todaysecond of april. man the year is sailing by pretty quickly.it's dreary and rainy.perfect. exactly the mood i'm in today.i've decided to quit the bookstore.haven't given notice yet, primarily as i haven't seen my boss, but it's coming.two weeks, or at the most a month.it's time to move on.i'm not particularly excited or happy about it.several things have led me to this

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-82148591670686426962007-03-18T22:00:00.000-06:002007-03-18T22:06:18.604-06:00

wow, it's been too long as usual.i hope everybody had a smashing St. Patricks Day.mine was fun, overall. had a bit of oral surgery on friday, so the all weekend festivities turned into saturday festivities, but still good times.corned beef and cabbage as usual. also had a some oat cakes and mashed potatoes and something else... made from potatoes and cabbage.lots of potatoesand lots of

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so... call me calous, if you will, but i'm really rather indifferent that Anna Nichole Smith is dead.it's hard hearted, i know.it's sad for the family, don't get me wrong, and her friends.but really why is the media fawning over this story?it was a drug overdose... yeah, so?it might be a conspiracy to kill her for her money.... uh yeah.... so?let's not forget how she got this money, shall we?let

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mediorcrity is the desease of our nation, right up there with obesity and ignorance. america is becoming a land of fat, ignorant mediocre people, and quite honestly i think there are too many folks that like and want it that way. art is no longer for stimulation, or at least most art. T.V, film, books. most of this stuff has become pure entertainment, we as a culture do not want to be prodded

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1170585994919672862007-02-04T03:24:00.000-07:002007-02-04T03:46:34.943-07:00

so i'm 30 now. i'd like to tell you it's a little weird, but i don't really see it.maybe when i hit 31.i turned 30 two weeks ago, and i reflected on my life during the course of that day, between overwhelming bouts of diarrhea and vomiting, yes i was sick, and i could help think that things haven't really changed all that much:still a fat guy, i'm ok with who i am, though i do need to lose weight

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1168392994900641842007-01-09T18:35:00.000-07:002007-01-09T18:36:34.926-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAYJOEL P. WAYMANHAPY FREAKIN' BIRTHDAYHAPPY BIRTHDAYJOEL P. WAYMANHAPPY FREAKIN' BIRTHDAY

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1166993857728949012006-12-24T13:37:00.000-07:002006-12-24T13:57:37.746-07:00

this is just to wish everybody a:Happy HanukkahMerry ChristmasHappy FestivusHappy KwanzaaGood Boxing Dayif i missed any holidays... well, you'll get over it.

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1165947637243905632006-12-12T11:19:00.000-07:002006-12-12T11:20:37.266-07:00

i tried to post this as a comment to Kevins review, but for some reason i can't get it to log in correctly on his comment page... so here it is.interesting. i did feel that some of the staging felt forced in spots, including the scene between Paloma and Conchita, Santiago and (Megan's character the name fails me) are the two most prominant ones, and though it didn't bother me as much then, now

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1165281275607795782006-12-04T18:14:00.000-07:002006-12-04T18:38:06.663-07:00

the second main stage production is "happenin" up at U.S.U.: Anna in the Tropics, a script by Nilo Cruz has been transported to the Morgan stage. and wow! what a script.taking the play at face value, before the director gets a hold of it, this is a fantastic piece of work. it's no wonder it won the Pulitzer in 2003. the language is beautiful, the characters are well crafted and the plot, while

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1163630225970916862006-11-15T15:23:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:37:06.003-07:00

went and saw the Shadow Box last night, good show.some real solid acting overall, there were some moments that could have been more, but there always is.all in all a successful play.don't know if Kevin would agree, but i'm come to the conclusion that casting is a the big thing that can make or break a show. (script doesn't hurt either).Sam Mcginnis who directed the play made good choices in

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1162588500100625492006-11-03T13:53:00.000-07:002006-11-03T14:15:00.126-07:00

originally posted as a comment on kevins blog. updated and added to here.i've been meaning to comment on this topic for a while now, but just haven't. now i am. Kevin wrote on his blog, about a month ago on All My Sons, a play that he directed. he wrote on the arts appreciation class at the bottom of his post about All My Sons. and in a word, my opinion: the arts appreciation classes are a joke,

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1161108109351559072006-10-17T12:01:00.000-06:002006-10-17T12:01:49.386-06:00

One last plug for Red Light Winter. I went and saw this show at the 4:00 p.m. showing yesterday, and in a word: Fantastic. the script is well written, witty, gritty, and obscenely honest. on top of a good script, some of the best acting i've seen. the actors handled the material with such ease that despite knowing them personally, i was lost in the characters, not the actors. Brandon Pearsons

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1160616931578110842006-10-11T19:29:00.000-06:002006-10-11T19:35:31.596-06:00

This is a plug for the first independent show "Red Light Winter" here at U.S.U Those in the vincity come support some excellent actors and director by coming out to see this raw gritty play about a psychedlic love triangle, and the tragic results there of. The performance will be in the Fine Arts Center at the Black Box studio on Monday the 16th of Oct. at 4:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. and Tuesday the

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1160576374493050552006-10-11T08:08:00.000-06:002006-10-11T08:19:34.526-06:00

Fortunantly for us, our we are safe... not free any more, but safe. with habeas corpus gone, we need not worry any more. with it gone, we need no longer worry about any of our rights. Kieth Olbermann has a funny little commentary about it.Orwell was off about 40 years, i think we've still got another 8 maybe even twice that... how many of the following quotes from 1984 can you apply to today?"In

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Sec. 948a. Definitions(1) UNLAWFUL ENEMY COMBATANT- (A) The term `unlawful enemy combatant’ means :(i) a person who has engaged in hostilities or who has purposefully and materially supported hostilities against the United States or its co-belligerents who is not a lawful enemy combatant (including a person who is part of the Taliban, al Qaeda, or associated forces); or(ii) a person who, before,

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1160270095922770342006-10-07T19:06:00.000-06:002006-10-07T19:14:55.943-06:00

allright Annette... i'll post. i've come to some conclusions of late1) our country is ruled by a tyrant. not Bush, though he is a douchebag, no, the extreme conservatives that control Bush like a puppet. if Bush, and his "cronies" (i wonder really who is the crony of who) haven't committed grievious crimes, then i'm not a fat guy. 2) the only christian religion i could become actively involved

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1158156218648468802006-09-13T07:55:00.000-06:002006-09-13T08:03:38.673-06:00

READ THE NEW GEEKDOM BLOG BY OUR FRIEND CURTIS.with in he details the secrets of paintball scenarios... or what i like to call "how to get splattered with paint."and with geekdom in mind, here's some non-geek quotes by an author most geeks are familiar with."Give me the judgment of balanced minds in preference to laws every time. Codes and manuals create patterned behavior. All patterned

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Steve Irwin's dead.i don't grieve for people i didn't know personally, and this is no exception.it's not that i didn't like him, far from it in fact, just a personal police i have.i'm not surprised.when i read it there was an "oh, that's too bad" but no real shock or dismay.here's why:the man interacted with wild, dangerous, hazardous animals on a daily basis.this was his job.he wrestled

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1156512731046521922006-08-25T07:19:00.000-06:002006-08-25T07:32:11.066-06:00

well... beings how you asked....aside from a bunch of game books at the begining of the summer, and a reread of Dune and some science fiction by Theodore Sturgeon (of the Ray Bradbury era of scifi) my reading has been what some might consider dry."Lies My Teacher Told Me." Good book, takes a look at highschool history classes in the U.S. and why it's one of the worst subjects for students,

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1156427244916602082006-08-24T07:40:00.000-06:002006-08-24T07:47:24.936-06:00

what to write, what to write?i originally had the idea to post about the book i'm just finishing up. but then it occured to me most of you simply won't give a shit.so, what's the point.my perspective of history has been changed beautifully by this book.i'm a believer.but really it has no effect on how i conduct my daily life.so why mention it in any more detail?i could post about the other book i

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ahhh, i'm tired.i'm not a fan of working two jobs, but i am.it's not overly physical, or labor intensive.mostly it's standing. or waiting.i put books away and "sort" books at the bookstore.funny, one reason i felt sure i'd be fine was because i spent most of my time at the book store at the computer doing data entry.then a month after i start the second job, i stopped doint data entry... well for

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"Vicarious"Eye on the TV'cause tragedy thrills meWhatever flavourIt happens to be like;Killed by the husbandDrowned by the oceanShot by his own sonShe used the poison in his teaAnd kissed him goodbyeThat's my kinda storyIt's no fun 'til someone diesDon't look at me likeI am a monsterFrown out your one faceBut with the otherStare like a junkieInto the tvStare like a zombieWhile the motherHolds her

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Choices always were a problem for you.What you need is someone strong to guide you.Deaf and blind and dumb and born to follow,what you need is someone strong to guide you..like me, like me, like me, like meIf you want to get your soul to heaven,trust in me .Now don't you judge or question.You are broken now ,but faith can heal you.Just do everything I tell you to do.Deaf and blind and dumb and

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"I helped make Mexico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenue in. I helped purify Nicaragua for the international banking house of Brown Brothers... I brought light to the Dominican Republic for American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras "right" for American fruit companies in 1903.

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HAPPY FREAKIN BIRTHDAY dARTAGNON!!!

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HAPPY FREAKIN' BIRTHDAY DEANNE!!!!

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it was my blog's birthday yesterday.i missed it.i'm a bastard. me and my blog are close, and i let it go unobserved.happy third birthday little blog.it's 6:30 and i'm at the bookstore.i'm typing this up quickly, so i can sort out the books for yesterday, and go back to children's to sort until i open.what happens after i open, you ask? i go back to children's and continue sorting.there are

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Guess i'm spiderman...Your results:You are Spider-ManSpider-Man 80%Catwoman 70%Green Lantern 60%Hulk 55%Iron Man 45%Superman 40%Batman 40%Supergirl 35%Robin 32%Wonder Woman 25%The Flash 20%You are intelligent, witty,a bit geeky and have greatpower and responsibility.Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1150948639125314422006-06-21T21:43:00.000-06:002006-06-21T21:57:19.193-06:00

first off: congrats Nick, glad to see others selling thier souls to the marriage machine.somebodies got to.better you than me.it's 9:40 and i go to work in an hour in ten minutes... woohoo...doing the gas station gig again, on top of the bookstore.my days, or most of my days are spent at the store, my late afternoons and evenings are in theory, spent sleeping (you'll notice i'm awake at the

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1148839300963961732006-05-28T12:00:00.000-06:002006-05-28T12:01:40.973-06:00

WHOOHOOO!!! I get to be Collosus on Bitchcake!That's sweet!

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1148427335588476382006-05-23T17:30:00.000-06:002006-05-23T17:35:35.616-06:00

David Rivkin seems to miss the point. He says the UN is stretching the anti-torture laws to the inmates at Guantanamo simply being held is ignoring the rules of war: mainly if you capture an enemy you have the right to hold them until the war is over. However he misses the point that holding them under the "Enemy Combantant" monicur allows the Bush administration to completely ignore the Geneva

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1148057306008388912006-05-19T10:41:00.000-06:002006-05-19T10:48:26.056-06:00

so i broke down and signed up for netflix.yeah it was that or cable... that won out.why you ask?well i'll tell you, beings how you asked: because there are a shitload of movies out there that i want to see.and to go with cable, i won't get to see them.right now i've got three igmar bergman dvd's sitting on the table at home (you know the one T.J.)The Seventh Seal, i've watched, rather enjoyed.now

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1147549914966156272006-05-13T13:45:00.000-06:002006-05-13T13:51:54.976-06:00

now while it's obvious that i have little love for the president.i think most of us know the reasons.there have been several, more obvious reasons the past year, but the first and primary reason was the iraq war debaucle.however, i must be clear; my attitude and anger at the current administration is in no way reflective on those men and women who are serving our country.for while i have been

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1147468083736243662006-05-12T15:07:00.000-06:002006-05-12T15:08:03.746-06:00

just so everybody knows...ERICA RULES!!!ok carry on with your daily lives.

Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556708435976522407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514179.post-1147379355448698402006-05-11T14:27:00.000-06:002006-05-11T14:29:15.456-06:00

building a data base of phone calls that americans are making... seems perfectly reasonable to me.

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hear an interview with Charlie Savage of the Boston Globe, author of the article that Kevin mentions in the comments a few posts ago.It'll make your belly fill with rage.

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so... aparrently the largest sport, though i use the term with mixed feelings, is Nascar.automobile racing.it is mainly in the south, and in the rural midwest where this "sport" has taken off so too speak.now the cars (for it is car racing) have the sponser logos and brand names all over them.so while the folks watching the racing are hoping for a car wreck, they are being inundated by massive

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we have a president who is setting us up for an oligarchy, a beautifully construed oligarchy of right wing conservative republicans.it's even fewer people than the original democrat/republican system we've got now.it's beautiful really, Bush ignoring laws that congress has inacted.particullarly laws that affect the military.he's commander in chief; he'll interpet the constitutionality of the

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