I’ve noticed there are a lot of happy homeless people in Berkeley. Or at least people that look like they are homeless. The ex-Lawrence Livermore Lab’s employee I met who now walks the streets looking for donations for his ‘Tutor Kids Now’ project. (Note: I made up the name as I don’t believe his project actually has a name.) Anyway, he pays $50.00 a month to live in a shack behind someones house in Berkeley. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for June, 2007
It seems that the administration is ok with gay people as long as they are in the enemy’s army. They even wanted to make some gay people with their ‘Gay Bomb’. Don’t believe it? Neither did I at first. But, truly… The Sunshine Project used the freedom of information act to root out the story of how the Pentagon asked for multi-trillions of dollars to build a bomb that would make people really horny. And if they could make them gay at the same time that would be even better. Because then the predominately male armies would be too busy fucking eaching other to fight a war.
These people, our leaders, actually believe that you can create a bomb that will make people gay. When I read it I thought I was reading “The Onion”.
Our brilliant leadership in action. Next I hope they can build an idiot bomb that will get rid of idiots that want to be president.
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sorry, that was Alexander’s addition. Alexander is one of the two cats that Willie and I got yesterday. Check out the Time for a New Cat entry to hear what it’s like buying a cat in Berkeley. Oops, I mean, ‘adopting a cat’ in Berkeley. “Buying a cat” is so 90’s. Read the rest of this entry »
This used to be an easy question until we moved to Berkeley. Depending on my mood I would pick one or the other. But when I was asked by the clerk at Whole Foods I froze. I looked at her and nothing came out. I finally had to admit my naivette.
“I’m not sure. You choose.” She chose paper. I was relieved. I then told her I wasn’t sure what the correct answer was but I knew that plastic sits in a land fill for 10 million years then finally decomposes and poisons the earth with the chemicals that it was made of. Those are the lucky ones. The unlucky ones, although it might be more fun for them, wind up wrapped around a dolphins beak somewhere. Read the rest of this entry »
Willie and I now have our new home in Berkeley. We are pretty settled in. No major trauma. Well there is the cat purchase issue but that is being resolved. Nothing but a funny story soon, I’m sure.
We had lots of boxes that we broke down and tied up so the garbage guy could take them. We got the info from Rick and Rich. They’ve lived in Berkeley for 1.5 years so we look to them for guidance often. Read the rest of this entry »
Time to get a cat.
It’s been a while since I got myself a new cat. It seems the rules have changed. At first you would go to your neighbors who’s cat just had kittens and make your claim. Then once the kitten was old enough you got to take it home and play games with them. Throw them in the air to see if they land on their feet, drop them with their feet pointing up to see if they can make the twist, put socks over their heads to watch them try to back out of it, put them in a bag and spin them around and then watch them walk like they’re drunk. Read the rest of this entry »