protein wisdom: “So, Madonna, let’s begin by –“ Madonna: “– Esther.” protein wisdom: “I beg your pardon?” Madonna: “Call me Esther. I go by Esther now. It’s part of my spiritual desire to attach my energy to a new name, a new being.” protein wisdom: “I’m afraid I’m not following –“ Madonna: “That’s because it’s a Kabbalah thing. It’s very esoteric.” protein wisdom: “So what does that mean, you’re no
June 17, 2004
June 17, 2004
The Quite Specific Humility poem
for Dick Trickle Were you to pour everything I know about fixing carburetors into a paper cup, you’d still have plenty of room left-over for a full can of Pepsi — or maybe just tap water, if you’re not really into Pepsi.
June 17, 2004
Atkins hesitation, 3
On the lunch menu today: center-cut Hippo thighsteak sauteed in lightly-salted lard dollops and smothered in a paste of cold Oregonian goose liver. With steamed, french-cut green beans. So. Do I feel thinner yet? Too early to tell, really. update: You know what really hits the spot? One of them sugar-free, low-carb, “tropical fruit”-flavored popsicles. Like an orgasm on a stick, almost.
June 17, 2004
Q: Has anybody here, seen my old friend John…?*
A: “…Tall guy, kinda looks like a pampered whippet…? Yeah, he’s in the crapper, I think.”
June 17, 2004
Hell, I can’t even find the goalposts any more
From USA Today: “President Bush on Thursday disputed the Sept. 11 commission’s finding that there was no ‘collaborative relationship’ between Saddam Hussein and the al-Qaeda terrorist network responsible for the attacks.” “There was a relationship between Iraq and al-Qaeda,” Bush insisted following a meeting with his Cabinet at the White House. “This administration never said that the 9-11 attacks were orchestrated between Saddam and al-Qaeda,” he said. “We did say
June 17, 2004
How ‘bout some movie recommendations, protein wisdom…?
Why, certainly, blog title field! As luck would have it, I’ve just seen two remarkable films based on novels once thought impossible to bring to the screen: John Schlesinger’s 1975 Day of the Locust (from the Nathanael West novel), starring William Atherton, Burgess Meredith, Karen Black, and Donald Sutherland; and George Roy Hill’s 1972 Slaughterhouse-5 (from the novel by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.), starring Michael Sacks, Ron Liebman, and Valerie Perrine.
June 17, 2004
Random Monica Lewinksy thought, June 17, 2004
Even the name makes me happy! Cheerios. Cheerios Cheerios Cheerios! With lots of sugar. Cheerios. Cheerios Cheerios Cheerios Cheerios. *