Ex Oris Canis

Ho hum

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:38:50 -0500

God made mud. God got lonesome. So God said to some of the mud, "Sit up!" "See all I've made," said God, "the hills, the sea, the sky, the stars." And I was some of the mud that got to sit up and look around. Lucky me, lucky mud. I, mud, sat up and saw what a nice job God had done. Nice going, God. Nobody but you could have done it, God! I certainly couldn't have. I feel very unimportant compared to You. The only way I can feel the least bit important is to think of all the mud that didn't even get to sit up and look around. I got so much, and most mud got so little. Thank you for the honor! Now mud lies down again and goes to sleep. What memories for mud to have! What interesting other kinds of sitting-up mud I met! I loved everything I saw! Good night. I will go to heaven now. I can hardly wait... To find out for certain what my wampeter was... And who was in my karass... And all the good things our karass did for you. Amen.

Doublethink

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:03:36 -0500

From Think Progress Compare:

We've never been stay the course. -- President George W. Bush, 10/22/06

To:

We will stay the course. (8/30/06) We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. (8/4/05) We will stay the course until the job is done, Steve. And the temptation is to try to get the President or somebody to put a timetable on the definition of getting the job done. We're just going to stay the course. (12/15/03) And my message today to those in Iraq is: We'll stay the course. (4/13/04) And that's why we're going to stay the course in Iraq. And that's why when we say something in Iraq, we're going to do it. (4/16/04) And so we've got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course. (4/5/04) -- President George W. Bush

I'm only holding up one finger. Guess which one...

the past is disposable

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:46:49 -0500

From today's Progress Report:

We were not left a comprehensive strategy to fight al Qaeda [by the Clinton administration]. -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

As the Clinton administration drew to a close, [Richard] Clarke and his staff developed a policy paper of their own [which] incorporated the CIA's new ideas from the Blue Sky memo, and posed several near-term policy options. Clarke and his staff proposed a goal to 'roll back' al Qaeda over a period of three to five years...[including] covert aid to the Northern Alliance, covert aid to Uzbekistan, and renewed Predator flights in March 2001. A sentence called for military action to destroy al Qaeda command-and control targets and infrastructure and Taliban military and command assets. The paper also expressed concern about the presence of al Qaeda operatives in the United States. -- 9/11 Commission report

Avast

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:39:36 -0500

Arrrrrr, ye scurvy scallywags. Where be me computational device?

Behold: The Awesome Power of KISS

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:55:16 -0500

I made a short film. You can view it on Youtube:

The Pot Calls the Kettle Black

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:51:15 -0500

Bush compares Bin Laden to Hitler He also compares bin Ladin to Lenin - I'm not sure Georgie really knows who Lenin was. He also, apparently, is quoted as saying Underestimating the words of evil and ambitious men is a terrible mistake. Oh, Georgie, I fear you underestimate yourself.

Having a Wonderfull Time

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 22:23:19 -0500

Trek meets the Blue Screen of Death

Happy 4th of July

Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:25:58 -0500

You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence. - Charles Austin Beard (1874 - 1948)

an inconvenient truth

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:45:01 -0500

If you haven't seen Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth yet, I can't recommend it enough. Follow the link to the left to find out more.

MacGyver

Mon, 08 May 2006 14:54:08 -0500

This via RobinSnow:

NOTE: This really happened. SCENE: Silver Snail Comics, where it is Free Comic Book Day. Enter CHRIS, bearing a cheapo Stikfas blister pack and a bunch of free comics. THE ASSISTANT SALESPERSON waits patiently. ASSISTANT: And that will be seven dollars. CHRIS: (hands it over generously) ASSISTANT: Would you like a free action figure? In addition to it being Free Comic Book Day, here at Silver Snail it is also Free Action Figure Day! (click to read more...)

Mothra

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:07:30 -0500

This giant moth was on the back porch this evening. Had a 5-inch wingspan, at least.

fun with spam

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 07:35:48 -0500

I've been noticing the 'from names' in some of the spam I've been getting have become fairly creative, albeit probably the result of some random selection from a dictionary. I've decided to keep track of some of them: http://spirituscanis.com/spammers/

Local Fascists

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:19:33 -0600

A letter published in The Flagpole, a local newspaper:

Bumpersticker Trouble Wow! I was driving in Atlanta (DeKalb County) and I got pulled over by the police. Imagine my utter surprise when the cop told me I had a "lewd decal" on my bumper! Those darn kids of mine must have put something terrible on my car. I am an 47-year-old female, mostly conservative person, so it could not possibly be one of MY bumper stickers that caused the police to pull me over... how wrong was I! The police told me that my anti-Bush sticker that reads "I am tired of all the Bushit" was lewd according to DeKalb standards; he then proceeded to give me a lecture. My kids would have been so proud of me. I told the police officer in my most motherly voice that if he was going to give me a ticket to do so, but I did not want to discuss my politics with him and that I would see him in court. So there we are. I go to court in DeKalb County on Apr. 18 and have written up some petitions that my children will help me to get signed. I am amazed that the police officer did this. There are four or five stickers on my vehicle and other than the Blue Sky sticker, all are political in nature and all anti-Bush. I have done my research and the police haven't met the Miller test for obscenity as defined by the Supreme Court, so this should be interesting. I am of the belief that I was ticketed for my political beliefs and not any sense that I was offending the public with my lewd decal. Be outraged. it seems this is happening all over the country. Bush is out to abolish our civil rights one at a time. Denise Grier Athens

I'm rooting for you Denise. This is for all of us and the first ammendment, too. I'm bloody tired of all the two-faced propogandism spewed by those who preach patriotism and 'Merican values while their actions erode the very foundations of this nation's democracy and freedom. It's enough to make me raise my middle finger.

New images

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:04:39 -0600

Flash was killed by a car on Jan. 17. I've really missed him. He was one of the coolest cats ever: he loved to play in water in the sink and in the bathtub, and he loved to eat cheeseburgers (and anything else you'd let him have). He used to wake me up in the morning by sitting on my head and purring. I just found this picture from October that I'd forgotten I had.

In other news, I've started a new aquarium. So far I have two mollies and a shrimp:

evil

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:25:11 -0600

You Are 28% Evil A bit of evil lurks in your heart, but you hide it well. In some ways, you are the most dangerous kind of evil. How Evil Are You?

all dressed up

Sun, 19 Feb 2006 13:55:22 -0600

recursion

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:49:20 -0600

I thought this was amusing:

spiritus canis [noun]: A poltergeist sent back in time to change the course of history forever.

How will you be defined in the dictionary? at QuizGalaxy.com

meh

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:17:48 -0600

shit fuck cunt piss cocksucker motherfucker and tits.

and god bless that dirty-mouthed mofo george carlin.

Viva el Che

Sun, 09 Oct 2005 07:01:23 -0500

RIP Ernesto Rafael Guevara de la Serna 14 June 1928 - 9 October 1967

gang of four

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 07:31:33 -0500

i just bought tickets for the Gang of Four show that will be at the 40 Watt on October 7. I have the combined album Enternainment!/YellowEP and have spent as much time listening to it as to many other artists' albums combined. G4 is, simply, awesome. I'm told this show is all original players. I'm a little surprised they're all still alive; more surprised that they're touring. Can't wait! More on this after the show.

I went to their dressing room when they were down in Los Angeles on their first tour, I said, "Hi. I know you guys have been getting your asses kissed ever since you got to this country because you're English. I figured you'd appreciate one person coming up and telling you what a bucket of shit you are." And they said, "Yeah, we have been getting our asses kissed. Thanks, we needed that. We do appreciate that." from A Final Chat with Lester Bangs