You explain what the accursed share means to you

What, no, that can't be what they said.
October is the bad month for the wind.
nepenthe
the space in the middle of atoms

"It is not necessity but rather its contrary, *luxury*, which provides living matter in general and especially people with the majority of their problems."

or so. The only possible end result of any series of profitable events is the eventual squandering of that profit - gloriously or catastrophically.

This is fundamental and true but people miss it because they view "the economy" narrowly and as a series of discrete acts that are not part of the fundamental flow of energy through the universe.

You content yourself with the slumber of conventional knowledge ...

You cannot solve the enigma. You cannot measure up to the universe if you content yourself with the slumber of conventional knowledge.

...

that violent movement, sudden and shocking, which jostles the mind, taking away its tranquility;





-georges bataille

To Take A Renewed Interest In The United States Supreme Court and Constitutional Law

Griswold v Connecticut - birth control

Lawrence v Texas sodomy

Lochner V New York - candidate for worst decision ever


Miranda v Arizona - limits on police interrogations

Marbury v Madison - Past dick moves by John Adams cannot simply be ignored even if Thomas Jefferson becomes president and goes predictably mad with power so long as John Adams was being a dick in an official federal capacity. Oh and John Marshall found this new part of the Constitution that he -John Marshall -had just made up. It let the Supreme Court (coincidentally now led by John Marshall) settle this type of dispute. And Marshall could decide in favor of the president who appointed him and that was fine.

Bush V Gore - candidate for worst decision ever

Songs about Birds

Songs about birds

from Bitch tapes



Then there is my
13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird playlist based on Wallace Stevens's poem 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird. where each of the 13 songs corresponds to the 13 stanzas which evoke 13 Ways of looking at a blackbird in an amazing way.



I've changed this mix more than any I've ever made and all the songs are meant 10 be 2009 releases (the album Sea Sew by Lisa Hannigan came out in 09 in the US but the single I Don't Know came out in 08 in the UK but it fit so perfect. Same reason for Wilco's Bull Black Nova which has no video except shitty fan at concert vids or the album track with album cover.

There wasn't a video for Bill Callahan aka smog's Too Many Birds In One Tree.

I can add other mixes about birds and please send yours to me.

Gilgamesh

Please Father, do something quickly before the people overwhelm heaven with their heart-rending cries.

You show an interest in the Citizen Guide to the Galaxy - page whatever

You have tried to strain credulity by avoiding the self-evident otherness of the object. But how great the fit. And the feeling of the fit fitting.

Through various data transfer networks / or paper or all sorts of different things as you have grappled with as you have tried to retain and style the

it is like the hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy, "sort of an electronic book" "haphazardly updated over the sub-ether net.

And in some of the more relaxed civilizations on the outer left arm of the galaxy (like Earth at coordinates ZZ9 plural Z alpha)

all entities whose lifespans originate in any of the plural zones, you risk death by going through hyperspace and should choose not to do so ... please do not eat this ticket

I have another blog post that gets at what I was meaning to say there but didn't

On Becoming Lost

On Becoming Lost

One purpose of a hiking guide is to present information in such a manner that people do not become lost. Hiking isn't like riding a horse or a bicycle. If one is lost while riding a horse just relax, maybe even close your eyes and let the reins go slack -the horse often knows the way home. Having spent some time on a bike I suspect that bikers don't mind being lost -it's just another experience -and everything will be O.K. Hikers, however, can become concerned if lost and a vague sense of apprehension sets in -in rare instances panic.

Stop, sit down, and gain control of your thinking. Resist the temptation of thrashing around hoping for a miracle. Mark the spot with something you can recognize, then retrace your route to the last known spot where your location is certain. Keep your daypack with you at all times. You can try yelling then listen. Some people carry a whistle, three strong blasts could catch someone's attention. Look at your map and orient it using your compass. Many of us believe in carrying the "Eleven essentials." Map and compass is on that list. Following an unknown stream downhill is not always a good idea. Some of our streams are difficult.

I've spent my share of time looking for lost trails and am of the belief that only the lone hiker is in serious danger. Groups of two or more can become lost but the mutual support of others with whom to share responsibility and ideas is a great comfort.


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