Dechristo

Oh, nevermind, no goatse here.

it's kinda smokey in here

What types of torture did they legalize? Kind of an important distinction to make, considering the subjective nature of "torture" (what's torturous for me may be a casual occurance for you)? "Indefinite detention"? Sounds like what occurs in every war. "Military tribunals which deny basic legal rights"? You will need to work to bring your notion of "basic legal rights", respective of this issue, into existence as it has been determined by our government that enemy combatants intent upon and working toward the destruction of our nation do not have extended to them the same "basic legal rights" as you. Very effective, though, to simply throw around the term "torture" as it leaves to the imagination of the reader what that term means to them, personally.

heard an interview of Harris and Halperin on NPR; interesting.

Nice poem, "Ode to Blackberry". and I couldn't agree more with the last stanza: you can't get much more than...

So like, do you have to unroll the prophylactic over the mosquito's nose for it to work?

You nasty, name-caller, of non-aplomb!

Is there evidence this occurred? Or, are you conjecturing to make more of this than has been reported?

Notwithstanding the gravity of hypocrisy in this instance, which is estimable, nor the hypocrisy that seems to predominate in ubiquity in the halls of government, I'm saying this is a:

Perhaps; it's often difficult to ascribe motivations to behavior. My mini-autobio was put forth to explain my understanding of potential for behavior to further wealth and power in considerations by a sixteen-year-old. I'm not saying this was in play in this instance certainly.

I read the transcript and see the Page as a willing participant. I don't extrapolate to it being a "set-up".

"U R" = Ultra-Reprehensible

UK = "Uber-Knucklehead"?

How strange, a motorcycle with a kick-stand on the seat.

There's word the Miami Herald knew of the electronic communiques near a year ago, but took no action for fear of the appearance of "gay-bashing". I haven't read the transcripts of the communications between the two parties, but again, "there's word", the sixteen-year-old page was playing along or baiting Foley. When I was sixteen, I hung out with various crowds: I was active in school government, I held a State record in competitive swimming, a school record for strike-outs pitching baseball, co-captain as the starting mid-fielder for the State championship soccer team, and youngest active member of the Detroit Foreign Film Association. It was in gatherings of the DFFA that I was informed numerous times by gay members that I could "make a million bucks" as a consort out in the Bay area and was offered expenses-paid travel and accomodations. I was tempted to make the "big switch" to homosexuality to advance my own wealth and social power. All this to say, I can readily see how a sixteen-year-old cavorting in the halls of power might play along with advances from those in power in order to advance his own cause. I make no excuse for Foley's behavior, and I believe he should be prosecuted if proven he's broken the law, but I sincerely doubt this is the first time a congressman or congresswoman has flirted or made hetero- or homosexual advances toward a comely page.

the best memory

...a motivational speaker.

I'm sure there are distinct similarities

Wire is the shiz.

gee, factor in wind chill and that might make it unbearable.

yeah, I've got "The Singularity is Near"; pretty interesting reading.

heh heh

"The new summit registers have quickly become very popular."

are you implying KK is hawkish? or that a certain part of his anatomy is a battleground?

What you gonna adorn yo'self wit dis year? My wife thinks I should do the Gandalf thing. Although, having to play a gig with all that garb could prove too hot and cumbersome. A good friend (the local brewery owner) went as a tampon last year: white cotton batting from chin to ankles, white knit hat with a long white cord attached to the top... ...and red slippers.