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The Return

jelewis8 — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:01:16 +0000

Ineffably, the mountain rose skyward, lifted by tens of thousands of sparrows, all single-minded in the task. Their wings beat warbling cadences, shifting the air with a whistling not heard since the expulsion of angels from heaven. On the mountain, lost cherub looked down, wishing for freedom, fearing another Fall.

Right As Rain

jelewis8 — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:37:57 +0000

There is nothing in the world so withering as that lurching feeling you get just before expelling the contents of your stomach into whatever handy receptacle there is nearby. My own bout with what is either a virulent strain of the stomach flu or a severe case of Chinese food regret has laid me up all day yesterday and today. Let me tell you, it is always humbling to find yourself with your head laid on the seat of the toilet, glad, actually glad, that it is finally happening.
After the fourth visit to Our Blessed Bowl of Deliverance, you begin to lose all sense of time and space.
After bending low for a sixth expulsion, I started praying.
So it goes, my life in LA. I haven’t gotten anything done since the sickness struck, including work. It seems to be my fate to fall ill to some dread disease in the early days of new employment. I can think of at least two jobs I’ve held in the last eight years that I’ve had to call in sick for within the first two weeks of work. Perhaps it’s my natural disinclination for labour. In truth, I think I’m just unlucky.
And my energy levels being what they are, I don’t think I will attempt further ruminations. I’ve tried to stay hidden from the next ugly sensation, mostly through the ingestion of saltines and ginger ale, though that’s already failed me once. Wish me luck as I battle through the remains of this horrible feeling. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be right as rain.
Whatever that means.

Hillary On Bush

jelewis8 — Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:26 +0000

I meant to post this the other day, but somehow lost track of it in the thick of things. I’m still trying to figure out the political angle here, but in the meantime, the facts are these: Hillary Clinton is (surprise, surprise) defending Bush’s stance on Iraq and WMD’s.

“The intelligence from Bush 1 to Clinton to Bush 2 was consistent” in concluding Saddam had chemical and biological weapons and was trying to develop a nuclear capability, Clinton said this morning. And Saddam’s expulsion of weapons inspectors and “the behavior” of his regime “pointed to a continuing effort” to produce WMD, she added.

My, my.
She believes the evidence was sufficient enough to make a case for war. She’s actually defending Bush.
For some reason, I can only think of a number…2008.
I’ve really got to learn to suppress my cynical instincts. They’re making me so…cynical.