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Well, not sure I agree there. Child molesters have a brain disorder. That's like hating on Down's Syndrome cases for being stupid. Sure, you want to keep them away from the kiddies, but getting all riled because their brains don't work right is a waste of time. Lawyers are awesome. I know many; they're generally principaled, intelligent, irreverant, and funny. I would say politicians, biz executives, and orthodontists occupy the lowest rungs on the ladder.

That's why I sleep zipper side opposite

I consider most politicians to be of a lower order, so I expect a lower standard of behavior than the folks I hang around with. Except Ivan, of course. That fuckerz playn crazy.

Ebbyting I post here is da twoof

They've got what Republicans crave.

What would the universe be without its empty spaces?

Frieh certainly does beat a lot, but cut him some slack...he lacks an alternative.

my anthem for a new age?

Wasn't anyone deeply moved by my thoughtful post?

Manifestosteronisimo!

First Kazaa goes outta biz, now this. I'm gonna hafta go back to bustin out opera windows and jackin 8 tracks again....

I think its OK to expect that when you vote someone into office, they'll try to reasonably represent you. In a constituency of 1 person that is, but there aren't too many constituencies that small and if there were, I'm not sure elections would be on the top of the agenda. The minute you've got more than one angry hairless monkey in the constituency, the idea of what a politician is supposed to do or represent gets pretty fuzzy pretty fast. When it comes to dirty laundry on the home front: it matters in so much that such indiscretions can reduce individual and party electibility, which can be a real problem if you're one of the angry hairless monkeys rooting for that side. Clinton really fucked all of us with that blowjob by fucking over Gore's chances of preventing that fucking brain damaged chimpanzee from occupying the White House. In the world of the angry hairless monkey, politics, and that means public perception of every aspect of a high visibility official's behavior, affects that larger agenda and, at times, all of us. Morally speaking, we're all in the gutter to varying degrees, to be sure. But when a person begins to enjoy a larger public stage, the unintended affects of their 'humanity' are of a greater magnitude. The best thing we can do, therefore, is to reduce the unavoidable ripple effects of these high level 'lapses in judgement' by reducing the power of these individuals and reclaiming that power for ourselves. Fuck the federal government, for example. It has squandered our wealth, lives, environment, health, and quality of life. It needs to be severely pruned, particularly its most sacred and bloated carbunkle; the military. Too much of our everyday lives are dictated by people thousands of miles from where we live who don't know us, don't care to know us, and really couldn't give less of a shit about us. The fascination with celebrity will continue as long as we are human: we are, after all, just another herd animal. People will continue to be put into and run out of office based on public perceptions of events having nothing at all to do with their fiduciary responsibilities. The smaller we make these fish, however, the less these events will actually affect us one way or the other. They will be reduced to what they should be: pure tabloid entertainment.

YEAH! What Rob said. But why can WE be kinder to each other. Cuz...you're such a tool, perhaps?

I just wish a great white would eat Seal.

On my list for quite a few years now. It just moved up to near the top. Thanks for the TR.

Royalties. I want royalties.

I'll have to borrow Ivan's Rat Cam next time....

surf and turf

Merkins do love a freak show.

Plus, who the hell else would be interested in that shite that poses as food you haul up there.

Rat cam? Seems like your pics were shot by something very small.

The kayaker, a shark researcher, is very much in his element. The South African team tested shark reactions to empty kayaks prior to using them for research platforms (because of their stealth, ironically). There's only been one shark attack on a kayak that I know of: a great white got its teeth stuck in the stern hull of a guy's boat off the Farallon Islands of California. It thrashed him about until it was able to dislodged its jaws. He then paddled his sinking boat to shore, where a ranger tried to give him a ticket for landing on a wildlife sanctuary. I paddled the Whitsundays in Australia and was warned to stay away from the mangroves and the crocs that inhabit them. Sharks...not so much. The only encounter I had with anything remotely dangerous was a curious sea snake who lazily followed me around for a while before I finally pulled away from him. The most dangerous animal in those parts was none of the above; a relatively unimposing animal about the size of a fist called a box jellyfish.

Sweet.

bedder wedder fo sho

Nothin like arriving at a party on the late side. I tried to wade through a few turds here, but wound up stabbing myself in the forehead with a salad fork instead...more fun.