My boss got me a "Fear No Art" coffee mug from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.

He then sent an email that explained the phrase. It included the following excerpts:

Two small signs appear on my office door. One says: "Fear No Art." The other says: "Fear No Art." What's the point? The first reminds us not to fear art that challenges us and makes a demand on us to think differently. The second tells us to fear the absence of art.
http://www.gracecathedral.org/enrichment/excerpts/exc_20010829.shtml

I am a firm believer in "Fear No Art!". I think that we many times get caught up in what offends us and don't think of what the meaning of the offensive art may be. I think the most offensive art has a place. It's someone's expression, someone's voice. That voice cannot be silenced any more than the protesters voice can.
http://themikejones.tripod.com/me/

Yes, please. Get some. We might endulge in it when we come up in May. Throbby A, would it screw up yer plans if we came up May 13th? Plans have still not been confirmed.

My cousin Tom's wife emailed me back and said she is going into surgery for pancreatic cancer in May, and that company is not an option.

Kim got fired, and may been in a full-time j.o.b. next month, and may not be in a position to take off.

Regardless, we are still coming up. Just don't be surprised if we come knocking at 1 AM some night. But please do try to answer the door naked.

Somewhere in heaven or hell a goat is smiling.

Mia should have followed suit with the Bo Sox.

Some girls / baseball organizations / newspaper owners / soccer players / yuppie fans / are just suckers for losers with troubled groins.

If the Cubs do manage to woo Palonco from Philly, I will become 1/25th cub fan.

It smells like someone used my Cardinal shirt to pick up some dog shit. Is their no end to the masochistic nature of a Cub fan?

What also makes me sick to my stomach is all the "new wave" bands coming out of the woodwork. I could almost deal with The Killers, but now we have to put up with The Bravery too?

Congratulations Kim. Consider your State Treasurer assignment "Mission Accomplished".

Now when Judy doesn't get elected Governor, we can all blame MustBeTheWhiskey.

BREAKING NEWS FROM MATT SLUDGE: WHISKEY BROUGHT DOWN BAAR TOPINKA'S CHANCES TO BE GOVERNOR

I guess that means Kim's not getting me another birthday present. I want the rest of you to spend more money now. Let's make this a bank buster.

My dad called me today to say "happy b-day." We talked about cole slaw for a while.

I told him I hate cole slaw.

I also told him how upset I was with the pope selection.

He told me he hated Catholics.

Sorry about getting canned kim. I'll get you drunk tonight.

Bush coming to town always means layoffs.

Good news for people who love bad news:

KIM JUST GOT FIRED FROM THE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE!

Some asshole attorney wrote a letter and BAM! She's gone.

I'm told the conversation went something like this:

Kim: Unclaimed Property Division. My name is Kim, how may I help you?
JERK: Listen, bitch. Gimmee my money.
Kim: Sir, I can't just write you a check. There is paperwork to fill out.
JERK: Dammit, I AM AN ATTORNEY!
Kim: Then you understand that we must follow Unclaimed Property Law.
JERK: DON'T TALK DOWN TO ME!
Kim: I...
JERK: Listen, I know Judy Baar Topinka. I've met her so many times my teeth chatter.
Kim: I'll get you the number.
JERK: Now you are just being hostile. [click]

Fill us in on the rest, Kimmie. I want to know what else this guy said. Whatta piece a work, this guy.

Here comes the new pope.
Just like the old pope.

Jonsey, AF1 just bombed your house. There was a man with a cowboy hat reported riding the bomb to the ground.

The new pope is kinda old.

That's going to be the headline of the NY Times.

OK City is having the tenth anniversary of their building blowing up and they nabbed Clinton as their guest speaker. Hey OKLAHOMA! WANNA TRADE?

We'll take your blown up building and Clinton, and you can have Bush and a Museum.