Mike called me yesterday afternoon. Since he is no longer a student, they took away his DSL Internet connection. He is stranded outside of the electonic firestorm.

Monica, what are ye doing this weekend?

Those all seem like good theories Matt.

Brilliant, Joe! Bravo!
And as Joyce might also say, Tip. Baruung. Baruung.

I think Mike is on a mission from the CIA, like that guy Chuck Barris from the Gong Show. No, Mike is actually busy in his secret lab, cloning dirty socks.

I had a hankerin' fer Thai food, and I went to Tai Pan, but that ain't Thai food, dadgummit.

and has anyone seen Michael Mann or heard if he's still alive. I've not seen him around for a week.

i'm hungry right now. Any ideas for lunch?

That sounds great. I must be starving. Hey! Shouldn't you be working, JOE? That is what I'm doing right now. Working. And trying to read an essay on Marshall Mcluhan and James Joyce and the prediction of cyberculture.

Has anybody ever had to read Finnegans Wake?

I normally don't talk about food, so it is past time that I made a mention of it.

FOOD. EAT.

Eat a lot. eat a little. Just eat. Or don't.
Suck in the enzymes, amimo acids, vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, bacteria, hormones, and whatever else you put inside your body. Are you even paying attention to what you are putting in your mouth?

Beef and cherries. That sounds oddly delicious. Wrap it in seaweed cultivated off the icy coast of Northern Canada, and I'll eat it.

(Now where is my T. S. Eliot? That's right, I don't have one.)

Did you all enjoy the electronic imagery and sound wave spectacle that was the State of the Union Address? Wow. How inspirational. If any of you out there are pollsters, give the Man 20 percentage points from yours truly.

Matt, that idea is so crazy . so crazy it just might work.

My proposal for the next halftime show - Uncomfortable silence. One half hour of complete media silence. Humans would have to TALK to each other, what a concept.

Bob Dobbs talks about this as a solution to the drama of cognition as played out by the Android Meme. It would have to be a collective tune-out to all electronic media. Can you imagine? It would cleanse to constant collective chatter and give us a chance to apply solutions, instead being trapped in the never-ending debate that all media perpetuates. With media, their are no solutions, only arguments.

How are you guys liking my postmodern rants? It is my new thing.

Matt, Thanks for your everlasting words of wisdom. "we are all safe EXACTLY where we are" that would look great needlepointed onto a pillow don't you think? I didn't watch the game either. I just happened to catch the halftime show.

Monica, we are all safe EXACTLY where we are, no matter where we are. Do not live in fear.

I heard that a drunken tree jumped out in front of Billy Joel's car. Bastard oak tree.

I tried watching football. I got bored. I don't have the attention span. I really want to like sports so I can stop being a girly man. I am happy for the Bucs, though. I'm told few expected them to win.

Society scares me....... Matt will you let me know when it is safe to ascend from hiding?

awwwwww . It's nice to know i'm missed. To all of those who care, I am in deep hibernation mode. I've been sick sick sick and sleeping as much as possible. I slept for three days straight and never left the house. I thought maybe i was dead. Brian is right about the hibernating. I'm almost feeling it's safe enough to resurface. just a few more days.

Greetings from inside the Matrix! I got lost amidst the Android Meme. Good to hear you are back Monica. Long time, no see/hear/taste/feel. People have been asking about you, and I've told them that you go underground every once in awhile, and resurface when it is safe. Brian says you hibernate.

So, I recommend checking out these radio programs. Counter-propaganda just died, but the links should be up until the sight suddenly dissappears one day. Hundreds of hours of excellent archives of dis-misinformation. Great researchers and communicators like Sherman Skolnick, David Icke, Alex Jones, Dr. Stan, Jeff Rense, Lenny Bloom, and Bob Dobbs. The latest I have found fascinating is this station out of Toronto that hosts a show called Cloak and Dagger - Talk radio for Spies. Most fascinating is Bob Dobbs. What a mind fuck this guy brings. He either genius or insane, probably both. Try perusing some of the related Bob material:

• About Bob


• Bob's Radio


• nowhere to run, nowhere to hide: an interview with bob dobbs


• Synchronistic Linguistics in The Matrix Or How Bob Dobbs Became the Tetrad Manager


• I first heard him on Cloak and Dagger show number 7. Highly recommeded!

I miss human contact. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the digital versions of you, my friends, but in the flesh is where true important interaction takes place. Real interaction, of the physical, emotional, psychic, intellectual. I hope to see you soon.

P.S. And Hey! I revamped the Quality Lamp Repair website to make it more informative and make it an online store! Please check it out and tell me your user experiences. What was confusing? What was missing? It still needs a Custom Orders page where step by step instructions on how to request a custom lamp shade are given (Step 1: Choose the Frame. Step 2: Choose the Fabric. Etc.)

are there any beavers out there?

BOOOO!

how bout that half time show?