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I'm surprised you can get through a week without cable or internet.

Been catching up on the last 8-10 months of Smithsonian mags....

SS1 showing too much man-love for the Manning bros.

SS1 showing too much man-love for the Manning bros.

I saw one today that had me in stitches after a brief hesitation: At least the war against the environment is going well.

I don't buy lotto tickets. It just strikes me as the most boring form of gambling in existence.

Hang in there Mark. Moose has been immortalized.

yeah, I like Miller too.

And writers don't edit their stream of consciousness writing, right? You could say that old Jack never edited his stuff which made it what it is (yeah, which is bad!) I don't think you can compare it to jazz. Even a very good writer would not write very well in one or two uninterrupted sessions. That's journalism! Just my opinion, but I think "On the Road" has prominence only because it can neatly be identified with a movement, and that it represents the zeitgeist of a few people at a certain period of time. But that doesn't mean it's necessarily good art. Griffith's "Birth of a Nation" depicted a movement and represented the zeitgeist of a group of white folks at a certain period of time. Well you can call that movie good art if you like. I haven't seen it, but I doubt that I would label it as such. But--hey!--it fits nicely into categorization and periods, such as scholar squirrels (Vidal's term-not mine) and academicians love!

OK, let me get this straight: any old crap written in stream of conscious style is well written, as long as it is done in such style. Right? Compare that garbage to Faulkner's "Sound and the Fury," which was also done in Stream of Conscious style but is very effective. Same holds true for some Joyce and Virginia Woolf. But the truth is that old Jack couldn't mf write! Thoreau's journals are wonderful. (somebody's mind could stand to be in a straight-jacket for a short while here)

Couldn't have said it better. If there is a book that requires some serious editing, it's "On the Road."

Haven't seen the bizarre foods show yet, but I did see a few episodes of Jourdain. I like Travel Channel. Got some good stuff on it.

Are you drinking, Porcy?

Happy Birthday Soulstream! Get that man a roogalator!

Browns have already paid LeCharles Bentley $15 million in salary and signing bonuses. The man also hasn't played a down for them. He might never. That's why you don't throw around big money in free agency. http://www.cleveland.com/browns/plaindeale....xml&coll=2

I'm in! Agg? Edward? Nojjy? SS1 says if he wins this year, he gets a roogalator!

I like their live set "Yessongs" "Siberian Khatru" is a great song!

Wow, those are sharp! Roogalor + Mojo does it, huh?

Are the Browns ever going to get a full season out of Willie Mac? How about just a half-season?

Half the Browns' roster already getting injured: http://www.timesreporter.com/index.php?ID=71131

If Tiger doesn't win this weekend's PGA, does he then decide to become a safety in the NFL?

Is this done in the bed?

SS1 says he wants me to spot him 28 points.

I think SS1 and I have an RVG riding on this game, right?

Well, that's all Cramer's interested in. He doesn't care about the people who lose their homes. He cares about the Countrywides and the mortgage companies where he's got his money invested. Still, he's right about Bernake and the Fed. 17 straight increases without a single cut. They're likely concerned about the dollar. I say who cares about the dollar. If it falls low enough we might actually have some foreign countries set up their companies here again. The unemployed need a lower dollar and they need jobs.