R.I.P. J.D.

We officially mourn the passing of J.D. Salinger, one of my favorite authors, recluse and icon.

I always appreciated his statement of loneliness and longing made so clear in The Catcher In The Rye.  This, my favorite passage from said book, gives both its' title and its' meaning, about the unfettered joy and simplicity of childhood and why we wish it not to pass.

"Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all.  Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around--nobody big, I mean--except me.  And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff.  What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff--I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them.  That's all I'd do all day.  I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all."

Salut, J.D.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Salinger

wow, i must have ESPN.....

I would just like to note that on my December 12, 2009 post, titled "no, seriously...," that I successfully portended the end of Conan O'Brien's unfunny reign on The Tonight Show by ranting about how not funny he is.

Having said that, I actually like him as a person...I just don't find him funny.

the etiquette of losing?

I've known lots of people who have said, when their sports team loses,  a la The Minnesota Vikings, that they hope the team that beats them "wins it all" because it makes their team look better.

I don't subscribe to that theory.  In fact, I'd like nothing more than in two weeks time to have all those New Orleans Saints fans crying in their beer because the Indianapolis Colts just finished waxing the Saints asses.

GO COLTS!

how about put it up your ass, Dennis?

So I'm watching the Vikings in the NFC Championship game and during the commercial break, an ad that I've hated for awhile comes on.

It's for Allstate Insurance.  With Dennis Haysbert.  Near the end, after a monologue about protecting assets, Haysbert states with faux sincerity and a ridiculously obvious pregnant pause setting up a reference to the Allstate motto: "put it....in good hands."

Hey Dennis:  "HOW ABOUT PUT IT UP YOUR ASS!"

Really hate that commercial.  Having said that, I like Dennis Haysbert as an actor.

does this make me a bad person?

The link below is to the article I am referring to.

http://www.argusleader.com/article/20100119/UPDATES/100119020

To the person or persons who perpetrated this crime, I'd really like it if someone would smash you in the face with a brick until they get tired.

Does this make me a bad person?

Another example of why I can say straightfaced that I don't like people.

What drives a person to be a sick, sadistic asshole?

I think it's about time to bring back crucification.  Seriously.  If you show such an utter lack of regard for living beings, let's nail you to a cross, naked, in town square.  Maybe for kicks we light you ablaze too, MF.

And, speaking of people who are just clearly in the wrong....

It's about time to make felonies committed by those employed in the public service a capital offense. Bullet to the cranium.  Leave 'em in a heap on the side of the road for garbage pickup.

That's directed at corrupt cops. Apparently the Twin Cities metro area has dozens of these power-hungry pricks on the loose.  Within the last six months, there have been at least eight different stories of crooked cops in the TC metro area.  Not misdemeanors.  Not playing cute with parking tickets.  Felonies.  Theft.  Intimidation.  Armed Robbery.  Obstruction.  Perjury.  And just plain kicking ass.

If you are entrusted to protect the public and carry a gun, but instead commit felonies on the job, you ought to be executed.  End of story.

Is that too harsh?

Here's the solution: quit breaking the law you pricks!


The damage that bad cops do to the public trust is far worse than what occurs when an average citizen commits the same crimes.  It's time to address it that way.  Is it too much to ask that those charged with enforcing our laws obey them also?  Especially when they're on the job?

P.S.  Can you tell I'm off my meds?

sorry...

I had a music post prepared today, but for some fag reason it kept switching fonts on its own and not correctly wrapping words.  After checking that the settings were correct, and seeing it still being non-compliant, I got pissed and deleted it.

music post coming soon.....

I will get back to my raison d'etre soon and recommend another album.  It takes thought to do those posts.  It requires very little, however, to rip people.

...and speaking of the knuckleheaded Chinese and how they're ruining Earth....

Do these jerkoffs make ANYTHING that's safe to use?

18 gazillion of them and apparently not one conscience among them.


http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/81095207.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUZ


Cheap-shot joke:

Q: "How many Chinamen does it take to make a safe product?"

A: "Well, apparently more than 2 billion."

ya, it was God's idea....

First of all, shame on anyone who has in the past or continues to now, support that horrible, horrible human being Sarah Palin.  There are so many reasons to loathe her, but we'll just pick one here today.

As covered more in-depth in the article linked to below, Palin thought that, yep, you guessed it, God wanted her to run as the veep candidate.  Has God talked to you lately?  Me neither.  Apparently that foul smelling turd Palin has got him on speed dial though.

Knock it off people, God is NOT choosing you.  That's ludicrous and SO completely self absorbed.  There's what, 7, 8 billion people on Earth, but YOU'RE the one he has special plans for?  Arrogance, anyone?

I seriously hate Palin and really wish she would just GO AWAY.  Smug dink.

I should also point out that another horrible, terrible human being [Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann] is also from the "God annointed me" crowd.  Funny how the ones who think God speaks to them or has special plans for them are among the most self-absorbed, self-important and self-aggrandizing people around.

At least they don't think God has a bunch of virgins lined up for them in the afterlife should they successfully perpetrate a suicide bombing against innocent people.

At least I think they don't believe that....


http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/81102477.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsl