Fraudulent Afghan election, courtesy of Wash. D.C.

President Karzai didn't win the election in Afghanistan. There was widepread fraud. Who knew? How could we have known? Even though it was already widespread knowledge that war-lords, women-oppressors and other criminals possessed the reigns of power for years after the US invasion of 2001. Even though those same war-lords, woman-oppressors and various other criminals were often essentially appointed by US officials? Tolerated by Washington, anyway, at the very least. WHO COULD HAVE KNOWN? I did. I knew that the so-called "legitimate, democratically elected government," composed of US stooges, thugs and toadies was a criminal enterprise. I knew because I cared enough about the issue to investigate it at some length! And I also that Karzai & Co. were the scum of the earth because I knew quite well the sociopathic and criminal nature of the Afghan government's patrons in Washington D.C. So who still wants to send 40,000 more American soldiers over there, to die for the LIES? Anyone, besides General McChrystal and his ilk? Can you present a reasonable case for escalation? One based on FACTS, rather than emotion, jingoistic sword rattling, and vengeance for 9/11? Even though 15 of the 19 hijakers were SAUDI citizens, according to the seriously questionable and flawed conclusions of the "official 9/11 commission" report from 2004. Even though BUSH (or at least Condi Rice) WAS WARNED on Aug 4, 2001 that "Al Qaeda is planning to strike targets in United States?"

The New Rings

Turns out Saturn has rings "we" never even saw before, even when the Voyager probe visited the planet back in 1980-'81. They are not "visible." If you could see 'em , these Saturnian rings would appear in the night sky as big as your little-finger's fingernail. That is a HUGE area in astronomical terms. Stay tuned for New Horizons' Plutonian visit in 2016! What, MY Pluto is not a planet, "they" say!?!?!?! HA!!!!!!!!

Eighth Anniversary

on the 8th anniversary of a senseless, insane, unjustifiable war: Bring the troops home - we need them to rebuild New Orleans and Cedar Rapids. Hell, we're paying them to destroy a country - let's pay them to rebuild two cities, instead! We have the answers!

Thanks for checkin' in.

Thanks for checkin' in, Kathy. I needed the input! Was starting to run out of air, in fact I have. I am now deflated, but thanks to you and others I am not on Facebook de-activated. Was considering it before. But I had to comeback 'cause I've a number of people to thank. Thanks to Weird Al Yankovich (praise be unto his ergonomic rice-paddy!) "oh-gah-ging-ga-go-gongag/" OOOps, back to the hereandnow, the all encompassing then. "Earth to Dan...!"Thanks to Boris Karloff and the Pips, thanks especially to Jack Kerouac, the French Impressionists, Kukla Fran & Ollie, Albert Schweitzer and Harry Houdini. Wow, I haven't had so much fun since I comandeered that chatroom back in '99!

I'll Shut Up..."

I asked before if I am bothering "YOU;" - why, hell, I should have asked if I'm bothering ME. My problem, as they say, is obvious. "Twenty-First Century Schizoid Man," "Reality's" Angry Man, Wall Street Man, Strom Thurmond's Chilihood, "Desperately Seeking Detachment" "Distracting Oneself to Death" Praise the Crimson King to Kingdon Come - YIKES, ... what about YOU? The "You - you places" of "Ill shut up, from Mr. M_LOK." Your're the screen, being projected upon. "You must be ready to accept the possibility that there are an infinite range of a awarenesses, for which we now have no words... Tune in, Turn on and Drop out..." I appreciate you having taken the time, Dr. Leary. "You have been the recipient of an experiment..."

Cold Hard Creep

I'm the cold hard creep who don't give a peep - I love people -at a safe distance - I can achieve Nirvana tonight drinking cinnamon tea. I am not a potted plant, I am a LAWYER, Because I say so. My Libra Rising in the first house is said to lend a cerain primacy to the emotions - "It's all a buncha bullshit and I just wanna get my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames.." Thanks Jim Morrison, Pink Floyd, Marshall McLuhan ( I want to praise him ) From Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451:"Drink deep, or taste not the Pieran Spring...There shallow drafts largely intoxicate the brain, while drinking deeply sobers us again.." But ENOuGH about ME!

The Human Be-In of 2009!

There is this pulsating sense of total depth involvement that transcends conventional notions of civilized society - I feel it here on FB - it is new and unharnessed, electronic synesthesia gone metamorphic - I am not in control of my emothions - "I AM IN CONTROL OF MY EMOTIONS." "Mind your Own Business Mr. Spock, I'm sick of your half-breed interference!" I am a half-breed - I am an englishman - a rumanian jew - a swiss watchmaker - a global caretaker and one who once wanted to burn down the world - and a Pennsylvania Deutschman, but am certainly not in control of my emotions:) I meditae upon the word "therapy." I am none of the aforementioned, goddamnit! Such a hypocrite, me, my name means "Judge," I cannot see to help myself - I have a notable defect; I care, I care, I care I WISH TO BOB I DIDN"T CARE! This is the happening, the human-be-in, 2009!

Motor Tremens

Who are we, what have we become? This is a powerful thing, this placing of our central nervous systems outside of ourselves, this having our pulse on the lifeblood of millions of electric lives, the influence of that, the effects of that, fascinating to experience, but makes my hands tremble pounding this keyboard. We are now inalterable caught up in the affairs of "everybody else," we are living in the global village again in the most extravagant way

UNMUTUAL, Number 21363 is UNMUTUAL

I'm too mad - I'm too impatient -I'm too UNMUTUAL. I'm too provocative - I'm on a roll - I'm unique - I'm mundane I - I am sociable - I 'm reclusive - I am expansive I''m living too much in the ego-selfish thing a mah johng. I trust me, I am leery of me. What are my intentions!?!?! I know me - I am but a stranger to myself, a stranger in a strange land - I cannot call me proud to be the flag - I am arrived! I AM ME?

Thanks You

Thanks to you all for weighing in here, you sustain me... damn I'm typing fast - this is good - we shall evolve the human race yet, it will take a billion eons but we shall not mind the crayola crayon melting o'er the Dominics not-so-sunny Third and Halsted.. We are the this for passing progress is agonizingly slow but progress is inevitable. There are good religious people, I did not mean to imply otherwise. They give many free meals that I don't give. I'm not being entirely fair also not including "us Jews" in my criticism - it seems we "Chosen People" can be a bit too choosy! Ouch touche!

Not Very Nice

Hey, I already know I am not very nice. Maybe that has something to do with existing in this ignorant anti-culture, this demographic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. It's a dirty, lousy job, but who better to do it than me? And no, I didn't go off my psychotropic drugs, oh, excuse me "meds" this morning. Never was on them to begin with. And no, I am not Manic today; such labels were invented by a psychiatric gestapo intent on diagnosing, suggesting and above all, CONTROLLING. I don't mean to come off as being sancitmonious either. I once was as indifferent, narcissisitic, complacent and intransigent as any "Average American," but over the agonizing years I got wise, wise enough in any case.

Iggy Me

Iggy me, cut to commercial, talk to your fellows about the Cat that Ate Danish Modern. If you're a "Christian," prepare for the return of Christ; he plans to kick down your door at 4:00 Sunday morning. He is going to kick your very hypocritical hand-covering ass, hard! If you're "Muslim" (I better take a relatively moderate tone here - for some ... incomprehensible reason I value my "life") I only hope you are practicing the Zakat dictated to you by the Quran. If you're "Buddhist," meditate on this, you purveyors of escapist panaceas. If you're into the child's game played by grown men called football, pay for your own goddamn Roman Coliseum. Panem et Circencis! Well, like I said to you "don't give a shits" before, ignore me, cut to commercial, IGGY, IGGY, Iggy Pop, who said "I'll give you television, I'll give you eyes of blue, I'll give you men who want to rule the world!"

Fuck you very much, Apethoids!

Dan Goldstein
has a message for all the apathetics out there: History doesn't give a shit about YOU, either. You will be forgotten, and justifiably so. Of course, you will be remembered in a kind of generalized way, for sitting on your hands while ONE BILLION of your fellow humans went malnourished today. Am I bothering you? AM I BOTHERING YOU? Iggy Me!

Snarky James, blorchdroid at largesse

Dan Goldstein and his Roger-plated "it-friend" Snarky James is, through means of the electrolytic liposuctive process, in direct communion with Boris Karloff's polonium doorknob recepticalling Snoopy-themed historic lunchbox. If this means you, so be it! Don't worry, be happy, give us an ambivalent song and dance! Thanks Gourd for the Weak End!

My trip to El Yunque, Feb. 2001

It is one of the most fantastic places I've ever been. Had to get up real early, get down to Old San Juan and get a van driver to take me up there. He had no other passengers that A.M., so it was a bit costly for me but I have no regrets whatsoever. It was clearly worth the price! You can see Fajardo, Vieques (or was it Culebra, or both?) and even the big volcano across the passage on St Thomas on a clear day...