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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
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without further aidieu, i bring you...
The Robotech UN PSA mashup with the Smurfs Unicef PSA (with all due respect to the original creators, and "Darkwater" from youtube):
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U.N. Landmine Removal Commercial, which saw no air time because of its 'contraversial' content:
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Do we need cartoon characters and tear-jerker scenarios pandering to soccer moms for people wake up & recognize what caused this economic crisis?
House Representative Henry A. Waxman (D. CA) interviewing Alan Greenspan during 10/28/08 Congressional hearing:
Greenspan’s Mea Culpa, by David Leonhardt
The Corporate Fallacy, by Noel Pearson
"Since the nineteenth century, when corporations were first anthropomorphised and granted the legal personality of human beings, we have come to assume that they possess the kind of self-interest that Alan Greenspan was banking on, the kind that would ensure they would not risk their own extinction as corporate entities. But a corporation is merely a collection of contracts between humans, whose individual interests are the true self-interests within the corporation. And in recent times, the decisive interests of the managers have become disconnected from the interests of the company and its shareholders."
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THE CU CHI TUNNELS: A Documentary of the Vietnam War, as recounted by the Viet Cong
obviously, one cannot conduct "just war" without an ethical authority... and especially not against an underdog who is using Sun Tzu's Art of War as their handbook, and who is also willing to live in an underground civilization until they triumph!
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lately, my dreams have been haunted by the concept a "just world"
most recently, my maternal grandfather was crying on my shoulder, literally calling for his "mommy!"
the most obvious macrocosmic situation (outside of our immediate family dynamics) that i could relate this to was...
( Robert McNamara's 'about-face' concerning his bungled Vietnam strategy & the obvious correlation to Afganistan )
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As the health care debates continue & the troops keep marching on... I wonder, is there middle way between the the unfortunately often absolute apathy of the vulgar form of gov't (by which i believe societies tend to operate, ultimately... please help create an alternative?) & the sometimes perhaps unrealistically idealistic ethos of kindness (that i wish to engender among our communities, by whatever means necessary)?
An old friend & I had spoken at length about this, and he asked me how I thought that people would continue to treat each other with such compassion without the influence of role models such as the philosopher king?
I have often contemplated the pros & cons of the creation and inevitable dissolution of cults of personality...
And another of my trusted counselors brought up the famous example of Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
"His immediate resignation of his absolute authority with the end of the crisis has often been cited as an example of outstanding leadership, service to the greater good, civic virtue, and modesty..."
(In the Paradiso, Dante used Cincinnatus as an example of an ethical citizen.)
"...George Washington was often compared to Cincinnatus for his willingness to give up near-absolute power once the crisis of the American Revolution had passed and victory had been won"
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( on that note, i started relating more to my paternal grandmother's side of the family... )
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Meanwhile, I'm going to have to reinterpret my concept of the bonobo methods of conflict resolution, according to some data that I recently discovered.
My first thought is that even the Orang Asli are hunters... they just don't hunt humans (although they have recently realized that they have to defend their territory from foreign aggressors, and at least the Islamic courts in Malaysia have defended them, as an example to the world for how indigenous people's sovereignty rights must be protected!)
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And although my last reference to enlightened absolutism does also remind me of the dark side of the philosopher king, I will also continue to support & encourage those rebels who contribute to The Great Work... in spite of the odds against them!
In this video, Terence McKenna points out the essential similarities between Alchemy & Shamanism, including synergetic reverence for Gaia:
The Alchemical Dream Rebirth of the Great Work
As a final note, I was looking for an Arabic reference for The Great Work, and besides references to Rumi & Sufism, I also found this transliteration: al-'amal al-a'zam!
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
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Sunday, November 1st, 2009
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you can help me move into a new home, tonight &/or tomorrow night... i promise it will be lots of fun!
call me anytime @ 512-573-6470 for further details.
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
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for those of you fortunate enough to have acquired an rsvp before all 1200 were gone...
i will be playing with hipnautica @ the "Halloween at the Graveyard!" bday party for do512
if you really want to attend the party later, then show up at noon to help us setup!!!
:::afterwards, i'll be (you know where) with the rest of the underground crew:::
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
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ok y'all, this is your LAST chance!
if you want to own my flamethrowing art car, contact me immediately...
someone smashed the windshield while it was parked on the street, so i'm about to donate it to charity, unless someone out there wants it now.
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Friday, October 9th, 2009
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
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When I was down, you homies stood up proud to represent (ROLLIN!)
And now I'm rollin all you homies come hop right in!
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As for the haters, they ass funny
My money like a road block
So watch how you roll roll your crash dummy
I'm rolling in, I roll and bounce, I roll and stop
Roll slow motion, then I let the beat drop!
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I was going to head home from epoch this morning to get back in my crypt before the sun rose & my car won't start... when I turn the key, the lights come on, but there's no clicking, no solenoid & no starter motor cranking (even though the battery is fully charged & connected properly)... grrr! well anyway, if you have the inclination to help me diagnose this, I would be eternally grateful! i'm driving a 1983 mercedes 240D with a lovecraft conversion kit (waste-vegetable oil fuled!), so it's probably old wiring... the glow plug light has been a little wonky lately, so I was just waiting for this to happen... sigh.
how are things going with you?
I guess I will just have to find my tools amidst the post-playa debris & follow these directions:
http://www.type2.com/bartnik/starter.htm
if anyone feels like assisting me in this exciting endeavor, I will do my best to compensate fairly... I can be reached anytime @ 512.573.647zero
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Sunday, October 4th, 2009
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
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...pardon me, but which way is out of the recursion?
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
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otherwise known as, "here, hold my beer & watch this!"
only to be followed by the inevitable, "wait, you're doin' it WRON..."
...pardon me, but which way is out of the recursion?
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Saturday, August 8th, 2009
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looks like the temple caravan is moving out in the morning after pancakes...
see y'all in the dust!
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
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there are police with radar guns on every highway in austin this morning!
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
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TONIGHT!!!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Parish Room (214 East Sixth Street)
doors at 9pm, show at 10pm, $10 ($7 if in costume)
Hey, look! We got some coverage in local New Media!
So, if you know what's good fer ye... don yer best apparel & come on down to our last benefit before we head out for the playa...
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