me: “I like, so totally love you, man.” Klonopin: “Well, thanks—but to be honest, that’s mostly just the benzodiazepine talking. Now please, put your penis away before you get it caught up in the fan again.â€Â
January 10, 2006
My third brief conversation with the 2mg regimen of Klonopin (clonazepam) prescribed me by my GP
“Ahmadinejad’s Appetite for Self-Destruction”
Ever the European trendsetter, Germany appears to be getting just a little bit suspicious of those strange Iranian volk, with their crazy beards and quaint headgear, and their very modern nuclear ambitions. From Der Spiegel: Iran has broken the seals at nuclear facilities signaling its intention to start production of enriched uranium anew. This is seen as a major provocation in Europe and many newspapers in Germany warn that it’s
Biden v Alito—the abridged Senate Confirmation Hearing questioning, 1
Biden: “With all due respect, Judge—and I say this in the spirit of congeniality—you’re quite the racist, aren’t you?” Alito: “No sir, I don’t believe I am.” Biden: “Sure you are.” Alito: “No, I –” Biden: “Yes, you are.” Alito: “—Actually, I don’t believe I’m a racist at all, Senator –” Biden: “It’s okay, you can say it, I’m not judging you. I’m simply noting that it must be hard
The new, less “pedantic” protein wisdom: post number 2
If you watch old 40s noirs, you find lots of white guys named Leon. Now? Not so much.
“‘Hearts and Minds’ in Iraq: As History Shows, Ideas Matter More Than Who Pays to Promote Them” (UPDATED)
A follow-up to my several previous posts on propaganda and its use during wartime. From Reuel Marc Gerecht, writing in the Washington Post: Once again we are confronted with stories about how the Pentagon and its ubiquitous private contractors are undermining free inquiry in Iraq. “Muslim Scholars Were Paid to Aid U.S. Propaganda,” reports the New York Times. Journalists, intellectuals or clerics taking money from Uncle Sam or, in this
The new, less “pedantic” protein wisdom: post number 1
I like cake alright. But for breakfast, cereal is the yummiest! Unless you have a maid, of course. In that case, blueberry pancakes are the way to go. Totally outta sight! …Say, who feels like making a big bowl of popcorn and watching the game show channel with me?
A Good Man is Hard to Find
Army Porn—a novel. By the very talented (and slightly off-center) Fred Schoeneman (in PDF). Congrats, Fred!
Assigning Authorship: narrative, epistemology, responsibility, and the partisan moment (or, MONDAY OPEN THREAD!) – UPDATED
In the long history of idiotic and confused responses to my (all-too) frequent arguments detailing the way manufactured and carefully-crafted narrative is disseminated, popularized, and then used to prove the very premise it sets out to authenticate, this extended assemblage of curiously cobbled-together twaddle by one “InkDog” just might set the record for sophomoric incoherence. After all, faux-intellectual engagement is one thing; but when you find yourself declaring that your
