Solitude

Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone; For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own. Sing, and the hills will answer; Sigh, it is lost on the air. The echoes bound to a joyful sound, But shrink from voicing care. Rejoice, and men will seek you; Grieve, and they turn and go. They want full measure of all your pleasure, But they do not need your woe. Be glad, and your friends are many; Be sad, and you lose them all. There are none to decline your nectared wine, But alone you must drink life's gall. Feast, and your halls are crowded; Fast, and the world goes by. Succeed and give, and it helps you live, But no man can help you die. There is no room in the halls of pleasure For a long and lordly train, But one by one we must all file on Through the narrow aisles of pain. -Ella Wheeler Wilcox

The McGriddle Argument

Tucker: "Dude- that thing looks disgusting. It has to be nasty, with the syrup shit in it. What is that?" SlingBlade: "I can only assume from your cavalier attitude that you have yet to partake of the wonderment that is the McGriddle. Let me enlighten you. What happens is the One True God grows them on trees in the Elysian Fields using a heretofore unused incantation. He then proceeds to magic them down to your local eatery where whatever Ghetto Bastard cook your McDonalds has rescued from welfare that week proceeds to wrap it in cellophane and pass it along to you, the fortunate consumer. You proceed to ingest this finery in the vain hope that your obviously overmatched taste buds can somehow grasp the delectable intricacies it is suddenly faced with. Is that egg? Why yes it is, and bacon too. But wait- they didn't add... yes they did, yes they did indeed. They added cheese. And then, then my friends, they wrapped it in a sumptuous pancake bun! As your taste buds try to process that amazing piece of information, IT hits them... the syrup nugget. THE MOTHERFUCKING SYRUP NUGGET! It announces itself with a burst of confectionery grandiosity the likes of which your palate has never seen." Tucker: "So you like them?" SlingBlade: "If you EVER speak ill of the McGriddle again I will personally force-feed you one while I fuck you in the butt using the wrapper as a condom and then donkey punch you when the infused syrup nuggets explode in your mouth." -from "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell" by Tucker Max

Just happened to run across this old video. Once again, you are worthy-less if you've supported Huckabee... and you're simply the principal enemy of moral progress in the world if you watch Fox News.

A man, wearing a traditional costume, uses a magnifying glass as he takes an exam during a re-enactment of the traditional state examinations,"Gwageo", at Gyeongbok-gung (palace) in Seoul October 25, 2009. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won

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Brother Ali

Went to the concert. Amazing. Check out if the Fresh Air Tour is coming to your city. http://www.rhymesayers.com/tours/fresh_air_tour

Thanks Obama

U.S. Won’t Prosecute in States That Allow Medical Marijuana http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/us/20cannabis.html?_r=1&ref=us U.S. to end war on medical marijuana in legal states http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE59I3XD20091019?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=11604

Press Freedom Index 2009

http://www.rsf.org/en-classement1003-2009.html The United States has climbed 20 places in the rankings, from 40th to 20th, in just one year. Barack Obama’s election as president and the fact that he has a less hawkish approach than his predecessor have had a lot to do with this. But this sharp rise concerns only the state of press freedom within the United States. President Obama may have been awarded the Nobel peace prize, but his country is still fighting two wars. Despite a slight improvement, the attitude of the United States towards the media in Iraq and Afghanistan is worrying. Several journalists were injured or arrested by the US military. One, Ibrahim Jassam, is still being held in Iraq.

별들 아래

Floating here like this with you Underneath the stars Alight for 13 billion years The view is beautiful And ours alone tonight Underneath the stars Spinning round and round with you Watching shadows melt the light Soft shining from our eyes Into another space Is ours alone tonight Watching shadows melt The waves break The waves break Whisper in my ear a wish "We could drift away" Held tight Your voice inside my head The kiss is infinite And ours alone tonight We could drift away Flying here like this with you Underneath the stars Alight for 13 billion years The view is beautiful And ours alone tonight Underneath the stars And everything gone And all still to come As nothing to us Together as one In each others arms So near and so far Forever as now Underneath the stars As the waves break

사슴

모가지가 길어서 슬픈짐승이여 언제나 점잖은 편 말이 없구나 관이 향기로운 너는 무척 높은 족속이었나보다 물속에 제 그림자를 들여다보고 잃었던 전설을 생각해내고는 어찌 할 수 없는 향수에 슬픈 모가지를 하고 먼데 산을 쳐다본다 -노천명

"What makes a man a man? A friend of mine once wondered. Is it his origins? The way he comes to life? I don't think so. It's the choices he makes. Not how he starts things... ...but how he decides to end them."

WTF?

Of the millions who attend church and claim to be followers of Christ, how many actually read the bible? Does it not bother them to see blatant contradictions in the so-called infallible word of God? Just a few... Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? See to that yourself!" And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. -Mathew 27:3-5 "Brethren, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. "For he was counted among us and received his share in this ministry." (Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. And it became known to all who were living in Jerusalem; so that in their own language that field was called Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) -Acts 1:16-19 Genesis 1 Trees, birds, and other animals were created before man was created. Genesis 2 Trees, birds, and other animals were created after man was created. Genesis 10 There were many languages before the tower of Babel. Genesis 11 There was only one language before the tower of Babel. Mathew, Mark, and Luke Judas bargained with the chief priests before the last supper. John Judas made the bargain with chief priests after the last supper. Mathew 27 Jesus answers not a single charge at his hearing for Pilate. John 18 Jesus answers all charges at his hearing for Pilate Mathew 27 Jesus is given a scarlet robe Mathew 15 and John 19 Jesus is given a purple robe Mark 1 Jesus began his ministry after the arrest of John the Baptist John 3 Jesus began his ministry before the arrest of John the Baptist

"Dad?" "Mmhmm?" "I'm crazy." "You're not crazy. I used to be crazy. But you're not crazy. Look... you're my only son." "I know..." "No, no... hold on. I know I'm not the best communicator but... whatever happens to you... be honest, tell the truth. Even if they look at you funny. They will. But what you gotta understand, son, is that almost all of those people are full of shit. They're all a part of this great big conspiracy. Bullshit. And they're scared of people like you... because those bullshitters know that you're smarter than all of them. You know what you say to people like that? Fuck you. Hahaha." -from Donnie Darko

General view of makeshift houses at Pachacutec shanty town in Lima, October 6, 2009. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

불평하지 마라. 모든 것을 악으로 모는 음울한 심성을 가진 자들이 있다. 그들은 다른 사람들이 한 것, 할 것을 모두 저주하는 사람들이다. 이는 비열한 감정에서 나온다. 이는 부스러기를 들보로 만드는 과정과 같다. 게다가 열정까지 가세해서 그들은 모든 것을 극단으로 몰아붙인다. 반대로 고귀한 심성을 지닌 자는 일부러 과실을 눈감아 줌으로써 매사를 용서할 줄 안다. -발타자르 그라시안

The Problem of Hell and a Loving God

If you truly love someone, you don't burn them for eternity simply because they don't love you back. That's the sign of a psychotic individual.

장미

잠이 깨면 바라다보려고 장미 일곱 송이를 샀다. 거리에 나오니 사람들이 내 꽃을 보고 간다. 여학생들도 내 꽃을 보고 간다. 전차를 기다리고 섰다가 Y를 만났다. 언제나 그는 나를 보면 웃더니, 오늘은 웃지를 않는다. 부인이 달포째 앓는데, 약 지으러 갈 돈도 떨어졌다고 한다. 나에게도 가진 돈이 없었다. 머뭇거리다가 부인께 갖다 드리라고 장미 두 송이를 주었다. Y와 헤어져서 동대문해 전차를 탔다. 팔에 안긴 아기가 자나 하고 들여다보는 엄마와 종이에 싸인 장미를 가만히 들여다보았다. 문득 C의 화병에 시든 꽃이 그냥 꽃혀 있던 것이 생각났다. 그때는 전차가 벌써 종로를 지났으나 그 화병을 그냥 내버려 두고 갈 수는 없을 것 같았다. 나는 전차에서 내려 사직동에 있는 C의 하숙을 찾아갔다. C는 아직 들어오질 않았다. 나는 그의 꽃병에 물을 갈아준 뒤에, 가지고 갔던 꽃 중에서 두 송이를 꽂아 놓았다. 그리고 딸을 두고 오는 어머니같이 뒤를 돌아보며 그 집을 나왔다. 숭삼동에서 전차를 내려서 남은 세 송이의 장미가 시들세라 빨리 걸어가노라니 누군지 뒤에서 나를 찾는다. K가 나를 보고 웃고 있었다. 애인을 만나러 가는 모양이었다. K가 내 꽃을 탐내는 듯이 보았다. 나는 남은 꽃송이를 다 주고 말았다. 그는 미안해 하지도 않고 받아 가지고는 달아난다. 집에 와서 꽃 사 가지고 오기를 기다리는 꽃병을 보니 미안하다. 그리고 그 꽃 일곱 송이는 다 내가 주고 싶어서 주었지만, 장미 한 송이라도 가져서는 안 되는 것 같아서 서운하다. -피천득 수필집 <인연>에서

Koreans enraged by light jail term for young girl's rapist

(Uhmmmm, no surprise here. South Korea, the place to be for all rapists.) SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- A horrifying sexual assault on an eight-year-old girl by a habitual sex offender and the court's lighter-than-expected punishment have severely jolted South Korean society, prompting even President Lee Myung-bak to express resentment during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. A 57-year-old man living in Ansan, south of Seoul, was recently sentenced by a district court to 12 years in prison for brutally beating and raping the girl, known only as Na-young, a first-grade elementary school student, after kidnapping her on her way to school in December last year. Na-young, who doctors say sustained irreversible damage to her genitals, anus and intestines as a result of the rape, has remained in the intensive care unit of a local hospital. As the Supreme Court Wednesday confirmed the lower court's 12-year jail term for Cho, the South Korean public exploded with anger. Prosecutors had demanded a life sentence for Cho, who has a record of 17 previous crimes and spent three years in prison for rape years ago. Nearly 300,000 angry netizens have signed a petition at an Internet portal site calling for capital punishment for Cho. Amid the rising society-wide resentment, President Lee said he has been frightened and distressed by the Na-young case, as well as by the court's ruling against the sex offender. "I've been deeply saddened after reading reports of Na-young's case. It is not easy to raise a question about the court's rulings, but I think such a person (Cho) should be permanently separated from our society," Lee was quoted by his spokesman as saying during the weekly Cabinet meeting. "All parents with young children may have been severely shocked. This kind of incident can occur to us all. Such anti-humanity crimes and criminals should disappear from this soil for good," the president said, instructing relevant ministries to devise measures to prevent the recurrence of similar crimes. According to Lee's aides, the Web site of the presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae, has been flooded with thousands of angry messages protesting the Supreme Court's "light" jail term that it handed down to Cho. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/nati...009600315.HTML