tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13144649.post9211688469963491674..comments2023-10-21T08:02:56.571-07:00Comments on No Dhimmitude: One fine eveningDaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10664271893389366772noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13144649.post-7563339869129657362011-08-09T10:56:56.198-07:002011-08-09T10:56:56.198-07:00Hrumph. It's raining now.
At least I had one...Hrumph. It's raining now. <br /><br />At least I had one find evening this summer. <br /><br />My best to others who are enjoying the warm.Daghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664271893389366772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13144649.post-86303300170534397282011-08-09T03:37:06.088-07:002011-08-09T03:37:06.088-07:00Finally, a heart-warming, uplifting story! Thanks,...Finally, a heart-warming, uplifting story! Thanks, sonofwalker! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13144649.post-46676514341297282832011-08-08T23:23:01.309-07:002011-08-08T23:23:01.309-07:00The New Yorker used to be a very clever magazine, ...The New Yorker used to be a very clever magazine, and the cartoons were excellent. I recall one of a staid looking fellow in a business suit talking to a young hippie, saying that when the man was young he wanted to stand out from the crowd by looking different, to be a "freak." The final box shows him speaking to an infinite row of "freaks" all identical. Nothing changes. Well, now the "freaks" are our government leaders. Now, or the last time I was in Seattle, I couldn't find a McDonald's for a quick coffee, and the people I asked for directions turned on my like I was asking for the nearest gun shop or some other wholly uncouth Sarah Palin-sort of place. <br /><br />It all makes the Third World way more attractive than all the benefit of Modernity. At least there if someone steals food from another it's because they really are seriously hungry. That's not a good thing, of course, but it's not self-induced and demanding of respect of others. <br /><br />Good grief, I look at what's going on in London tonight and I am just sick. Rioting at Notting Hill. You can find richer areas in London, but the Queen's people usually won't let you linger.Daghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664271893389366772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13144649.post-43259730420146733012011-08-08T23:06:07.963-07:002011-08-08T23:06:07.963-07:00Yeah, I guess that's where the whole grunge th...Yeah, I guess that's where the whole grunge thing started, along with Kurt Cobain and stuff. Then it become popular to sing like someone's pulling a hot poke out of one's ass.<br /><br />The last time I visited downtown Seattle on the waterfront it was depressing. Everyone wants to look so different, they look the same in their differentness.Michael Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268340117689769650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13144649.post-15850535366979232932011-08-08T23:00:26.187-07:002011-08-08T23:00:26.187-07:00Seattle is way bigger, meaning there are more plac...Seattle is way bigger, meaning there are more places to hide from the rain. Nowadays it's the hippies there who would make me suicidal.Daghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664271893389366772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13144649.post-27707914637529559862011-08-08T22:58:03.739-07:002011-08-08T22:58:03.739-07:00Yeah, I have read a lot of stories about the junki...Yeah, I have read a lot of stories about the junkies in Vancouver. Sad sad lives.<br /><br />Over 30 years ago I lived in Seattle and it rained a lot there too. I've never been suicidal in my life, but living there in Seattle, those thoughts did creep in.Michael Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268340117689769650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13144649.post-87925694132954140372011-08-08T22:55:08.713-07:002011-08-08T22:55:08.713-07:00OH! I laugh! Funny!OH! I laugh! Funny!Daghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664271893389366772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13144649.post-45706443850791418562011-08-08T22:54:03.122-07:002011-08-08T22:54:03.122-07:00BTW, should have stomped on the guy's chest to...BTW, should have stomped on the guy's chest to get meal back. Just for principle.Michael Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268340117689769650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13144649.post-86615927932574480832011-08-08T22:53:58.709-07:002011-08-08T22:53:58.709-07:00Canada. Vancouver, B.C. Though I am soon to move t...Canada. Vancouver, B.C. Though I am soon to move to Lima, Peru. <br /><br />I misread your comment at first and thought you'd written, "What planet are you on?" Some people here don't mind the rain at all. I do.Daghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664271893389366772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13144649.post-82991840960835541512011-08-08T22:51:22.625-07:002011-08-08T22:51:22.625-07:00Holy shit Dag. What country are you in?Holy shit Dag. What country are you in?Michael Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268340117689769650noreply@blogger.com