Spring Medley

Today we went to the local outdoor ice cream joint. I counted 12 women and myself standing in line. Is outdoor ice cream code for girls only?

I partly understand this occurring: Student arrested for essay's imaginary violence

excerpt: "CARY, Illinois (AP) -- A high school senior was arrested after writing that "it would be funny" to dream about opening fire in a building and having sex with the dead victims, authorities said."

We are on high alert since the tragedy at Virginia Tech. I am not about to defend this student's essay. However if you examine the Grimm Fairy Tales, you will find killings, severed bodies, kidnapping, violence of all sorts, and host of other dehumanizing activity to go along with jealousies, aggressions, and sufferings. We need to remain aware of the fact that the realm created by artists including writers, visual artists, filmmakers, poets, and such, is not a literal realm. The work of the best artists is at least partially symbolic, and points to the shadow side of human tendencies in order to refresh the movement towards the elevation of humanity.

For me the literalist is far scarier than any work of art I have ever seen.

The piece de resistance occurred when the Deputy Secretary of State quit when it was revealed that he visited with whores regularly.

Rice Deputy Quits After Query Over Escort Service

He states that he only received massage and nothing else harkening back to the Clinton smoked but didn't inhale nonsense of the 90s.

Whenever we have back problems, we forget about the doctors, chiropractors, and licensed masseuses, and run right over to visit with the whores. Why that is perfectly sensible.

In reality, I don't care what this guy did in his free time. The hypocrisy of his moralizing is the issue. Also notice that this news comes out on a Friday night, once more demonstrating how the Bush administration attempts to hide its corruption from the public.