Guy LeCharles Gonzalez (aka glecharles) (aka loudpoet)

An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

re: Today's primary in Washington, DC, from the Washington Post: Outside the Anacostia library, college student Andrea J. Young said she was content with the unusual exercise in political expression, given how few voting opportunities are generally afforded D.C. residents. "In most elections we really don't have a say," the 19-year-old said. "Even if it's just a whisper, today I have a say."It's a shame that most DC residents won't see it that way, not bothering to vote today, discouraged by the "non-binding" status their vote has been tagged with thanks to the outdated tradition that says Iowa and New…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Roger Clemens comes out of retirement to sign with the Houston Astros and Yankees fans are all in a tizzy. Suckers! What did you expect from a mercenary? Loyalty? He was a punk when he was with the Red Sox, knocking Yankees on their asses left and right, and yet they all happily bent over when Steinbrenner signed him in 1999. You get what you pay for. Hahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! I can't wait for August 10-12 when the Astros come to Shea Stadium. Let's see if the Rocket has the balls to be in the rotation for that series. If I was…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

THE HANGED MAN Suspended decision. Initiation, divination, prophecy. Turning point in psychic powers. Trust in inner voice. Suspension, change, reversal, boredom, abandonment, sacrifice, readjustment, improvement, rebirth. He usually represents a time of feeling in limbo, being stuck or being prevented from moving forward. He's usually depicted hanging upside down with his hands tied - that's just what it feels like! We need to remain flexible and willing to let go of things, it's probably a time for sacrifice. Like the man in this card from the Murciano Tarot, don't sweat it, take some time out and be patient. External Meaning:…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Pumpkin Seeds: 1/12/2004

1. I can't stand people who barely know their own jobs getting snippy and trying to tell other people how to do theirs. My boss has the worst phone manners with people in other departments, as well as with customer service people at other companies. And if I have to hear one more time about "When I was a publisher...," I just may snap. Get over it! Your Publisher days are over and, at the rate you're going, your marketing days aren't looking too bright, either. 2. Thanks to bonehead plays by Brett Favre and the Packer D, we get…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

While it's not the least bit surprising, it's always worse to have a strong suspicion actually be confirmed. Bush planned Iraqi invasion pre-Sept. 11 - report Reuters, 01.10.04, 12:56 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill charges in a new book that President Bush entered office in January 2001 intent on invading Iraq and was in search of a way to go about it. O'Neill, fired in December 2002 as part of a shake-up of Bush's economic team, has become the first major insider of the Bush administration to launch an attack on the president. He…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

As I have nothing intelligent or insightful to say about Dubya's recently announced immigration policy reforms, I direct you to David Grenier instead, who does. As for his desire to put men on Mars and the moon, does this mean the CIA has received credible evidence that they too might have weapons of mass destruction? Or is Osama hiding out up there? Because after the so-called war on terrorism, which is costing billions of dollars and counting and creating a deficit like we've never seen before, I can't imagine the next most important thing on the national agenda is...[in dramatic…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Sedaris on Writing

Onion: Does being a full-time writer limit your experiences and give you less to write about? David Sedaris: Yes. It was never a goal of mine to be a full-time writer. I know other people who would never feel that they were a writer as long as they had another job, but I never felt that way. You meet people who say, "Oh, I'd like to do such-and-such, but I don't have the time." But it always seemed to me like you make the time. And if you have a wife or a job, if you have kids or whatever,…

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