Hi, Joe. I need a red-neck beer and a whisk broom -- quick! I really, really, really need a mind-sweep after reading so much crap this week. Henceforth, I refuse to try to reason with a fascist. They lost their 'entertainment value' as far as I'm concerned. In the words of John Dean, 'There is a cancer eating at the presidency.' I believe our Republic is in terminal phase. Sheesh! I hope I'm wrong.
Hot diggity. Looks like I can swim in it. I'm a happy camper!
Slow day at the lounge today huh? It's nice outside here for the first time in weeks. We got a nice day today and another tomorrow then the doo doo hits the fan. Rain and big storms Sunday and Monday. That will put a huge damper on the parade Monday.
Damn. You're good!
Hello Joe. Good to be back. Make mine an Anchor Steam brewski.
And, would you please, pretty please, get me one of those Montecristoes you have under the bar?
First, a news report regarding Greenpeace:::::::::
http://www.greenpeace.org/news/details?item_id=173556
Stopping the war machine in Spain
Fri 14 March 2003 SPAIN/Rota
It could be just days before the US goes to war in Iraq and still supplies for the war machine are on route. The Rainbow Warrior is outside the US and Spanish military port of Rota in the south of Spain this morning trying to stop the US military cargo ship Cape Horn from leaving port for the Gulf. Already two activists have been arrested, but the Rainbow Warrior is anchored in front of the port entrance preventing the war machine from leaving.
Before we even finished our coffee this morning we were surrounded by police boats and a helicopter was on the scene. At around 8:30 we heard radio transmission that the Cape Horn, a massive military cargo ship headed for the Gulf was preparing to leave. It wasn't long after that we saw military tug boats heading into the port to help maneuver the large vessel out of the port.
But within half an hour we had four inflatable boats in the water with activists, the Rainbow Warrior had started engines and we were raising the anchor. By this time there were another three military ships around us. To our surprise and delight they started to head out to sea, where did they think we were going?
Along with the inflatables we headed towards the entrance of the port, a narrow passage we can block and prevent the war machine from leaving.
The small police boats and helicopter quickly caught up with our activists while the military ships were already too far out to stop us. We are going to stop this military cargo from supplying this illegal and immoral war against Iraq.
By 9:30 the Rainbow Warrior was in position in front of the port entrance and we dropped our anchor.
Already two activists, an American man and Spanish woman, have been arrested as they attempted to chain themselves to buoys on the gate to the port. The police have also seized one of our inflatables but the boat crew were able to avoid arrest.
We are going to stay and stop this military cargo ship. The Spanish government is supporting a war on Iraq both politically at the UN and on the ground here in Rota, but the Spanish people are against this war. We are here stopping this shipment on behalf of the 90 percent of Spanish people who oppose the war with or without a UN resolution.
You can take action and show your opposition to the war by writing to the members of the UN Security Council and ask them to say no to war.
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One of my friends is on the Cape Horn, and here is what I sent him on receiving the news about Greenpeace::::::::::
Really!
And I thought Greenpeace had "peace" in its name.
Merchant marine and military ships support our troops.
Thus, I am surprised they are targeting you.
How much do they hate America and its military?
Every time I hear about Greenpeace I cringe.
But it would not be appropriate to wish them harm.
Althought one might think it, it would be wrong.
So let me make it clear.
They may be putzes and all that.
And they may join Iraq in their anti-American stance.
Really, radical liberal, pro-Communist, anti-American.
Don't give them the satisfaction of hating them.
Some day, they may see the light.
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This is an example of my magnificent encryption technique.
I suggest you check the first letter of each sentence in my post to my friend.
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And, now a little joke:
CAN'T WE ALL GET ALONG ?
Two Arabs boarded a flight out of London. One took a window seat and the other sat next to him in the middle seat.
Just before takeoff, an American sat down in the aisle seat.
After takeoff, the American kicked his shoes off, wiggled his toes and was settling in when the Arab in the window seat said, "I need to get up and get a beer."
"Don't get up," said the American, "I'm in the aisle seat. I'll get it for you."
As soon as he left, one of the Arabs picked up the American's shoe and spat in it.
When he returned with the beer, the other Arab said, "That looks good, I'd really like one, too."
Again, the American obligingly went to fetch it. While he was gone the other Arab picked up his other shoe and spat in it.
When the American returned, they all sat back and enjoyed the flight.
As the plane was landing, the American slipped his feet into his shoes and knew immediately what had happened.
"Why does it have to be this way?" he asked.
"How long must this go on? This fighting between our nations? This hatred? This animosity? This spitting in shoes and pissing in beers?"
Have a great weekend!
The whole idea of me upside down drinking beer is about as unwholesome a picture as I can think of no matter what I'd be wearing. Maybe I'll just get a big straw.
