Lori's way cuter

Chickenhead terrorizes the canyon dwellers

My friend Josh sent me some pictures from Halloween. My eyeball is perfectly aligned with the hole in the mask, which I thought was neat-o. Thanks again Josh.

By the way Buckethead's new album is titled Enter the Chicken, and contains a most beautiful composition called Nottingham Lace, that is both sublime and exhilarating all at the same time. I feel that he is making a real contribution to the world of music and applaud and support his efforts. I get to go see him, for the first time, on the 15th in SLC. Vanessa tells me that the venue is small and intimate. I can't wait.

Mask or no mask Lori is way cuter

Bagwhan picture series

The Bagwhan formulates his predictions in the quiet of the Utah desert

In response to comments posted on Friday's pick o' the week I will from time to time feature pictures of his holiness the Bagwhan. This first photo in the series is a shot of him handicapping at my home, here inUtah, way back in 1997. We were about to return to Las Vegas after a few days in the "bush". He did pretty well on his bets as I remember.

When looking at this photograph I'm just waiting for him to stand up and suddenly yell STELLA!

Had a Happy Halloween

At the local market in Springdale

The costume was good this year and so was the weather. I donned the headgear a few days before Halloween to work out the kinks and feel truer kinship to the role. Alex and I watched Land of the Dead until 3:00 in the AM, the day before Halloween, which helped me weld the consciousness of a deadened flesh-eating zombie to the ripe and rotting pumpkin pulp encasing my avian shaped cranium.

The soundtrack to my current life is the Octave of the Holy Innocents. If'n you'se wants a copy let me know. It captures the contemporary mood of the world perfectly.

Pick O' The Week from the Bagwhan

Zippy is the kangaroo mascot for the U. of Akron

Well folks, after last week's correct prediction, the Bagwhan is 5-0! This week his message reads:

very tough card for TB.
but there are no excuses:
the AKRON ZIPS -3 @ the ball state cardinals
ZIPPIDY DO DAH DAY!

We thank your holiness for bestowing your all-seeing all-knowing wisdom upon us. Go Zips!

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Bill had a family emergency and will not be able to attend the Halloween festivities at das Bit und Spur this evening. He was going as Homer Simpson, so I dedcided to post this photo of him and Marge taken a fews days ago. He looks more like Bruce Willis to me.

Be safe out dare ya'll.

Happy Halloween!

Buckethead and his posse last Halloween

This sumptuous dish was his date

How's he gonna top last year's fun?

I'll make sure to keep ya'll posted.

The Bagwhan's college football pick o' the week

From his holiness this Friday----

THE BAGWHAN SEZ:
blowout in the desert
ARIZONA STATE -16.5 over washington
post it!

Take it to the bank folks!

Georgia vs. Florida

According to Las Vegas odds makers Florida is favored by 4 over Georgia in this eagerly anticipated annual game played in the, supposedly, neutral city of Jacksonville, at the famed and storied Gator Bowl. It has long been known as the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party and draws fans and partiers from all over the deep south to enjoy this gladitorial spectacle in the balmy skeeter-swatting redneck sun. Should be a humdinger of a game, on CBS at 1:30 pm Mountain time.

The Gators mascot is named Albert after the alligator who starred in the comic strip Pogo. This was a very popular syndicated newspaper strip by Walt Kelly that appealed mainly to adults and took place in the Okefenokee Swamp. Pogo was a possum who was a philosophic sort. His most famous quote is "We have met the enemy and he is us." My favorite's are: "We are surrounded by insurmountable opportunity." and "Don't take life so serious - it ain't nohow permanent."

I think it's pretty cool that Walt's creation has been honored by the Gators for posterity. Now let's go kick some gator butt you junkyard dawgs! YEEEE-HAWWWW!

Original Albert the Alligator

The earth continues to rumble for evil

Onward march the Christian soldiers

Six days from the last post about earth thunder emanating from the Nevada desert, I'm sad to report that it continues unabated. The ground and air shook so violently, earlier this morning, that I wondered if they had unleashed something so terrible that it maybe even frightened them. No chance of that when you're dealing with mad scientists employed by the Beast. The sky's the limit on horror with that guy.

The U.S. government has also reached the 2000 dead soldier milestone, to go along with the 45,000 permanently injured in frontline combat. Then there are all of the dead civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, which number, at least, in the tens of thousands, with many thousands more seriously wounded and/or homeless from the destruction of their dwelling by the U.S. military. Fallujah, Iraq, about the size of Cincinnati, was leveled to the ground in order to root out, so called insurgents. They have done much the same in many other parts of their theater of operations, with intense human suffering being the most profound result of their efforts.

This whole sordid mess is about to spill over into Iran and Syria, as the dry alcoholic messianic leader prepares to meet the fate history has arranged for him. As he stares into the yawning abyss, I'm rather inclined to think he intends to drag us all right down there with him. Misery loves company and since we're paying for it, we might as well as share in the fruits of OUR labor.

The blood is on all of our hands.

Sweaty Elvis caption contest

Senor Sweaty

For those of you uninitiated in the charms of Sweaty Elvis-----be grateful. Nonetheless you should have no trouble coming up with a good caption. I'm expecting Devastatin' Dave to forward this to the appropriate parties for a more comprehensive reply to this contest.

Here's mine "Shay babee, whatsh happinin'?"

The Bagwhan goes 4-0!

The Bagwhan levitates among his friends

With the New Mexico pick from last week the Bagwhan is now 4-0! Congratulations and we look forward to forthcoming predictions supplied to this blogsite. Roll Tide!

Shakespeare and Hurricane Wilma

A desert island

This photograph of a man stranded atop his SUV in Key West struck a nerve. With his laptop, cell phone and backpack, he seemed so numb to the reality of his situation, so unknowing in the ways of simple survival.

Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're tryin' to be so quiet?
We sit here stranded, though we're all doin' our best to deny it
----B. Dylan

Postmodern man is becoming an alien on his own planet, which all reminded me of the Bard:

But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,
Most ignorant of what he's most assured,
His glassy essence, like an angry ape,
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.

'Bout sums it up for me. We ain't changed much.

Barely escaped from Arkansas

2005 Georgia Homecoming Queen & her court

The homecoming win over Arkansas was close and costly, due to the loss of Georgia's star quarterback D.J. Shockley for at least the Florida game next week, which now looms extremely large for the Dawgs and should prove what they're made of if they win. Then there's Auburn after that.......oh well, bring on the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune!

A hard fought battle with the Hogs between the hedges.

Fiery sky Friday night

Utah has the best sunsets

The evening sunset was a fiery display of total indifference to the concept of fate and destiny. A chance gathering of moments, molecules and light signifying, for only a moment, more than I could ever express. October is one bittersweet month all right.

The Bagwhan squeaks one out

Cracked open the Bagwhan fortune cookie and inside the message read:

new mexico lobos
+3
@ san diego state
fingers crossed

So it has been predicted on this Friday, of what I hope will be a popular weekly feature.

NM has a cool mascot named Louie Lobo, who dates from the mid-50's.

More turbulence from Nevada

Radar image of southern UT, northern AZ, eastern NV

Today was the strongest yet for the rumbling waves of air and ground motion that literally shook the house coming from the west. As you can see on the above radar map there is a glowing yellow disturbance drifting eastward over Cedar Valley, followed by five linear streaks of very high intensity molecular motion, from God only knows what.

The current weather conditions here are clear star filled skies, so whatever is showing up on the map is drifting eastward from the test sites. Who the hell knows what they're doing out there, but I do know that it violates every environmental law they ever enacted for their sheep-like subjects to follow. Baaah!

It's really starting to feel like the true spirit of evil every time the ground and air break in sonic waves from the west across my being. Remember now it's only a matter of weeks from when they conduct these deep bomb tests to a full scale invasion, based on my previous experience with these rumblings. This evil monster must be stopped!

Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues!
- Revelation 18:4

Supporting independence movements

Amidst all the gloom about a major U.S. instigated war with Iran and Syria looming on the horizon we still need to keep pushing for secessionist movements within the United States as much as possible. We need to break apart this super-sized monster that uses the wealth of it's 50 slaves to wage unholy war on innocent civilians and run roughshod over the individual liberty of all that it supposedly governs.

The Soviet Union was broken apart and so should the United States. Texas ain't gonna bomb Iran, because Dallas is still the number one TV show in all of Persia. There are many Iranian men who root for the Cowboys, because they are considered a classy American sports team. Most young people in Iran adore American culture, much to the consternation of the mullahs who rule them. Send 'em all ten gallon hats and they'll be friends for life.

The following link made my heart glad to see so many independence movements alive and thriving: http://www.buildfreedom.com/portal/category.php/216

Included are secessionist groups from California (Free the Bear and Move On California), Hawaii, Wales, Texas, Vermont, Alaska, Nevada, Tibet and Ulster. It is our only chance to eventually break the domination of Big Brother by deconstructing him down to nothing. The whole hideous edifice must come tumbling down, just like the statues of Lenin throughout the U.S.S.R. some 15 short years ago. Let's all keep thinking locally and looking to trade globally.

What a great continent to live on

I feel very blessed to have been able to travel so extensively in this country over the years, and to have gotten out and discovered the little known places as well as delight in the famous and spectacular sights of mass pilgrimage known to millions. I'm proud to call myself an American geographer, 'cause this is the best damn landmass on the planet if you ask me.

Ours was once a grand republic, but is now only a bankrupt empire. Let's hope that the things which make each individual place on the map interesting and unique will persist as a strength that can be utilized during the transition into a new voluntary confederation of smaller and locally derived political entities continent wide.

Tourism is a clean and renewable industry so let's promote more of it here at home, whenever we can. Besides we're a real bargain around the world with such a sinking dollar.

Another shameless plug for my industry, which is one of the few the U.S. has a trade surplus in.


New York City


Nebraska


Colorado


Santa Monica

The Beast Stirs Again

The deep silence of the Nevada desert.

Those familiar with my previous email postings (before this blogsite existed) about the deep rumblings I can feel in the earth emanating from the Nevada desert to my west, out on the test ranges, will be interested to know that there has been renewed activity over the past few days.

As we have discussed in the past, this type of military earth thunder usually precedes by three to four weeks renewed war making by the Beast. It has been awhile since the Creature has stirred, but the peaceful silence of the desert again reverberates with the swollen hunger pangs of the war monster's ever growling stomach. The belly of the Beast lusts for new victims.

The flatulence from this creature could fill universes.

God knows but I suspect Count Cheney and his wooden dummy W are gonna attack ancient Persia and Assyria sometime before Christmas. They are already carrying out raids along the Iraqi border with Syria, and are today making incursions onto their sovereign territory as I write. The current administration has floated the idea of such an attack in public utterances, and if carried out, could be 'bout where the American Empire takes it's final and inevitable plunge into oblivion. Good riddance!

Long live the Chinese! Shanghai is now the financial capital of the world. Long live Wal-Mart! Long live Allah and his devoted prophets and soldiers for helping to defeat the criminal Beast. Viva Mexico! Viva Texas! Viva California! Viva Espanol! No mas gringos! I'm down with green tea and fish tacos, ain't jew? It's time to learn Chinese, Spanish and Korean if you want to remain useful to this new society and yourself.

What I really want to know is when do we get to watch them chase Count Cheney, with flaming torches, to the top of the castle stairs? "How 'bout a little fire W?"

Al Qaeda flaming torch vampire SWAT team.

A wet pattern over the southwestern corner

A perfect comma shaped low intrudes onto my territory.

The overall weather patterns, according to meteorologists, seem to indicate a warmer and wetter winter season possibly on the horizon for my neck of the woods. One can only hope, since we don't really have a good grasp on this predicting business, and I seriously doubt we ever will, but ending a seven-year drought cycle would be a nice Christmas gift for all of us in this desert region. Makes it easier to grow all that there Romain lettuce you're consuming in Connecticut and Missouri in December, as well as keeping all those fabulous fountains in Vegas flowing. We got us a great little civilization out here, we does!

The steady rain falling today is finally tamping down the pollen and dust which has plagued us allergy sufferers since the spring. Hack-hack-sneeze!

Fleance hates the rain.

In late November I'll be in Las Vegas for a week (11/26 - 12/03) doing research and development work and staying in a condo at the south end of the Strip. Vegas is a great place to Christmas shop-----so come on down and set for a spell. We'll have Thai food and get drunk watching college football. I'm still a dumb ol' American guy last time I checked.