GOODBYE ANASTASIA BEAVERHAUSEN.

I'm sad to see this show go, but I think most would agree it was time.

Will & Grace has had a fantastic eight-year run, and made a difference for probably being the first prominent network sitcom with major gay characters. It has continuously performed very well in the Nielsen ratings, and is a testament to how well most of America received the show. It's pretty safe to say not just gay men watched the show--the ratings were always good enough to prove that the show was lovingly embraced by everyone. It ushered in an era of gay-themed and friendly shows, creating a long lasting and overdue mini-revolution.

And really, the success of this show is due to many factors. I remember watching the very first debut premiere episode back in the Fall of 1998, and being captivated by its tremendously sharp and witty writing. The jokes are very smart, quick, and genuinely very funny. It took a good three episodes to really develop all the characters as we know them today, but once the show took off, it did just that: take off. The director, the masterful James Burrows (a sitcom veteran with shows such as Cheers and Frasier under his belt) has done an outstanding job, as has of course the phenomenal team of writers.

The cast is nothing short of brilliant, and it is the actors who will forever benefit from the success of the program, for they were relative unknowns when the show first began. To see these actors play off each other, as one truly polished theater group is astounding:

-Eric McCormack playing the central character Will Truman. An adorable handsome lawyer who is in love with his best friend Grace, but is too gay to enjoy sex with her. We love Will because he is seemingly perfect, yet obviously flawed and man enough to always admit it.

-The lovable pretty and somewhat selfish Debra Messing as interior designer Grace Adler. A woman who is hopelessly into her best gay friend Will, who has one failed heterosexual relationship after another, is constantly worried about her body image, is gregarious, loves to party, and is the most emotionally sensitive of the whole group.

-Achingly annoying but good-hearted Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland. Many criticized this character at first for being too stereotypically gay, but who could resist laughing at Jack and his many many flaws? Horribly selfish, lazy, confused, lost, promiscuous, without goals, but caring in the end. Will's best gay male friend, and haven't we all had one of these boys in our lives? I know I have, and still do.

-The incomparable and amazing Megan Mullally as the high-pitched drugged out dipsomaniac affluent Karen Walker. She is probably every gay man's favorite character: a woman married into wealth, with a grossly obese husband Stan, who works for Grace just because she needs "something to do", insulting to her maids (especially the hilarious Salvadoran Rosario), bitterly cynical, sarcastic, caustic, rude, obnoxious, egotistical, but highly highly vulnerable and good-natured underneath the very heavy exterior/facade. The best lines always went to her, and to watch her and Sean Hayes in scenes together is one of the main reasons why the show became such an enormous hit. Many claimed, why call it Will & Grace, when it's really The Jack and Karen Show! Almost true, but not quite.

The rest of the supporting cast was always in top shape and many high profile celebrities made cameos or even became regular "regulars" of the show, including: Debbie Reynolds, Eileen Brennan, Harry Connick Jr., Woody Harrelson, Gene Wilder, the late great Gregory Hines, Sandra Bernhard, Rosie O'Donnell, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Elton John, Madonna, and countless others.

The show was justly rewarded with many Emmy Awards, and the entire main cast of four won their awards and deservedly so.

It will live forever in reruns and on the DVD box sets of course. The last truly great situation comedy of the late nineties, taking place at the very end of the buoyant open-minded Clinton administration when everything seemed possible, when America still had not suffered 9/11--the show itself shined best during its first four seasons, and kinda lost it thereafter, but nonetheless still had some juice from time to time.

At the risk of sounding divisive, there were many fans of that awful Friends show during the same era, but it is Will & Grace that I identified with, that I laughed at, that I enjoyed.

And the rest, is TV history...

*The next-to-last episode of 'Will & Grace' airs this Thursday, May 11 at 8p.m. on NBC.
*The special two-hour finale airs next Thursday, May 18 at 8p.m. on NBC.

"COME ON BABY...DON'T FEAR THE REAPER" --BLUE OYSTER CULT.

Mikey over on his blog has lovingly plastered my pic there on his May 7th post, and is wondering what's been wrong with me lately.

Here goes:

I guess we all have a cross to bear, and in this life, I got dealt with anxiety disorder. It's always been there really, due to my parent's genes, the way I was raised, the treatment by other cruel kids in school, being gay, and having to face the real world in this adult life I now live in.

Whatever my past may have been, I had a serious case of food poisoning from McDonald's back in 1998 while working at my first official office job. The fact I felt vulnerable, and mortal as well, really really sacred me. It made me see how truly fragile I am, and how easily one can lose it all without good health.

Ever since then, my anxiety went up considerably. It has always been there, but didn't actually become an issue for me until the late 90's, and I paid for it dearly. I had frequent panic attacks, dizzy spells, and was starting to really avoid most social situations I found myself in. Having to go to work became a horrific struggle, and I really did not know what was going on with me. I had every major physical test known to man done, and time and time again, every doctor would say that there was nothing wrong with me.

I started seeing a therapist, and for years refused to take any medication for my problem. Finally, in 2001, with the death of my father and the 9/11 attacks, I decided I could handle no more of my condition, nor the stress I was being put through. The daily dizzy spells, and constant worrying had me beat, defeated, and truly on the verge of just wanting to die. Something had to be done. So, I went on Effexor, a powerful amazing miracle drug that calmed me down and let me breathe again.

And ever since 2001, I've been on this little drug, upping and lowering my dose as I go along on this strange ride, and my life has gotten considerably better than those dark awful late nineties. Dear God, how did I ever get through those awful late fuckin' nineties? It boggles my mind, but I'm pretty sure my boyfriend at the time was a big help. My little angel. I tear up just thinking about all the emotional distress I went through.

With the Effexor, I was able to be social again, to go and take trips, and to just let go of that awful horrific fear that sometimes invades my body insidiously. Mind you, on the drug, and now off it, I still struggle with having to go out of town (especially on a plane), be a passenger in a car for too long (since I prefer driving and to be under control), and other little issues. I'm weird like that, and many friends/family sometimes wonder why I say "No" a lot. Well, it helps to be assertive and not have to do everything they want you to, but sometimes I feel guilty missing out on potential good times, for being so fearful of my own fear. The symptoms of a panic attack are brutal and very humbling.

Just two months ago, I stopped the drug finally and have been handling it very well. Extremely well. But with me moving from my place soon, a possible career change, and other things going on, I've noticed my anxiety has been returning. Last Thursday and Friday were awful. I felt as I did at the beginning of this decade: terribly scared, confused, disoriented, sick, and ready to throw in the towel. At the root of this, my ultimate fear of illness and of death. So the psychotherapists say about all anxiety really--it is because of our inability to deal with our own mortality. And somehow, I believe that. At least with me, it's probably true.

I'm very lucky and fortunate. God has watched over me oh so caringly, even in my saddest scariest moments. I am blessed to have a job, decent close family, friends, and my hope/optimism still alive. I could be in worse shape I tell myself, but I never diminish the true struggle it has been to deal with my problem. To others, it may seem like nothing, but to me, it is a very real and terrible affliction.

We all have issues and problems that seem overwhelming to us, and meager to others, which is why compassion and empathy are so important. Lend an ear or help a friend when they tell you what is wrong. Never ridicule or judge them. Try to understand their pain. Lord knows I desperately tried for others to see what I was going through or still am at times, and so many don't care nor want to hear it. And that's too bad. We must develop the ability to hear others out. Their pain is just as real as yours.

Which brings me to my last option before having to take medication again. I'm trying to avoid having to go on a new drug, so back to the gym I must go.

I must. I'm lazy as hell. But I must.

It's the only way to burn away all this negative horror and find some hope and peace again.

"WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR..."

A-HA! The ugly truth about Walt Disney and the dirty little secrets he tried to hide and his current empire (as we know it) is still trying to keep under wraps!

This aired on Saturday Night Live not too long ago. This is really hilarious. Please watch.

Good one!

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/funhouse3.shtml

BEATING A DEAD HORSE.

Maybe I'm too biased, have too much of a heart and am not objective enough with this issue.

I'm trying to imagine if we shared a border with Iraq or any of the other Muslim countries right now. WHOA MAN! You think we got a problem now?!

I try and answer some of the most common questions and arguments in this undocumented immigrant debate:

"What part of illegal don’t these criminals understand?"
-Well, if you were Juan López--pretty poor, humble, with a wife and about three kids in Mexico and could barely make ends meet in your home country which you love, but sadly have to leave to due to the economic circumstances surrounding you, wouldn’t you risk it all to criminally break into the economic powerhouse that is the United States? To wait to come in legally, is to starve. The desperation is real, not imagined, nor patient.

"Well, why don’t they stay where they are from, and change their country, their government?"
-Yeah, Latin Americans have tried to revolt against their insidious corrupt regimes, and met with nothing but swift suppression, U.S. government intervention, torture, and murder. Some examples:

-Mexico:
The U.S. has intervened, from the rural rebellions of the 1840s through the 1910 revolution to the 1994 uprising in Chiapas.

-Guatemala, 1960s:
U.S. sends arms, advisors, and Green Berets to Guatemala to implement a counterinsurgency campaign.
"To eliminate a few hundred guerrillas, the government killed perhaps 10,000 Guatemalan peasants." --State Dept. report on the program

-Chile 1970s:
Salvador Allende Gossens elected in Chile. Suspends foreign loans, nationalizes foreign companies. For the phone system, pays ITT the company's minimized valuation for tax purposes. The CIA provides covert financial support for Allende's opponents, both during and after his election. U.S.-supported military coup kills Allende and brings Augusto Pinochet Ugarte to power. Pinochet imprisons well over a hundred thousand Chileans (torture and rape are the usual methods of interrogation), terminates civil liberties, abolishes unions, extends the work week to 48 hours, and reverses Allende's land reforms.

-El Salvador 1980s:
A right-wing junta takes over in El Salvador. U.S. begins massively supporting El Salvador, assisting the military in its fight against FMLN guerrillas. Death squads proliferate; Archbishop Romero is assassinated by right-wing terrorists; 35,000 civilians are killed in 1978-81. The rape and murder of four U.S. churchwomen results in the suspension of U.S. military aid for one month. The U.S. demands that the junta undertake land reform. Within 3 years, however, the reform program is halted by the oligarchy.
"The Soviet Union underlies all the unrest that is going on." --Ronald Reagan

-And there are plenty of other examples I could cite with Panama, Cuba, Nicaragua--you name it! So many have died trying to change their homelands, and the CIA comes in to quickly stop anyone that threatens American interests.

"They don’t want to learn English and expect us to learn Spanish. They need to assimilate!"
-But they do try and are assimilating. While their English might be poor, they do go out of their way to try and speak it. And their children, American-born and raised, grow up speaking English perfectly fine. If there’s a strong use of Spanish in the United States, it’s due to many Latinos still immigrating (obviously) and subsequent generations retaining the language (very brokenly I might add)--a language that is just as much a part of U.S. history as English. Spanish is official in Puerto Rico and New Mexico you know. But don’t worry, English is by no means threatened. It’s too powerful and useful a language.

I am in no way a leftist, a liberal looney, Communist/Marxist, or for illegal immigration. But we have to understand why, the reasons behind all of this, the bigger picture. When we point fingers, judge without knowing what is truly going on, we run the risk of forming closed-minded opinions. So many say that this emotional argument I'm making doesn’t hold in the reality of the world.

Aside from pedophiles and cold-blooded murderers, we must have a heart and stop pretending that only our own personal selfish interests matter. This is one world now more than ever before.

To not care, to look the other way, to not have a conscience about all of this, is to to lose one’s humanity.

Now that’s truly criminal.

AFTER THE BOYCOTT, TENSIONS STILL HIGH.

Yeah, so I visit different blogs/websites and read these comments:

Comment from: CITIZEN Melissa MInuteman Spratlen--
the Spanish version is not recognised by the president or the citizens of the United States of America, only by invading coacroaches who are demanding we give our country to them without doing anything to deserve the honor of citizenship.- it will never happen, because we will never give up.

Comment from: VIVA LA MIGRE [Visitor]
Everyone on this site is not white. What say you now you breeder cockroach messycan

Comment from: Texas Proud [Visitor]
The illegal invader cockroaches and the hate America crew seem to think most Americans support their little boycott.

Comment from: ted [Visitor]
Mexico is a third world country. This should be enough proof to tell you that mexico is a uncivilized nation.

Comment from: Connie MCDC Media [Member]  http://www.minutemanhq.com
Don't try to play the race card here. Your side are the racists, and America is finally waking up to the fact that we no longer have to fear that "racist" label. You've worn it out on so many false allegations that it no longer has any traction.

Comment from: evina [Visitor]  http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/STOPILLEGALS
we dont need more scumbags latinos...everything they do just criminal!

Robbie Cooper on May 1, 2006 at 10:26 AM said:
A “Day without Immigrants”? Hell, can we make it a week? Or how about a month?
To counter today’s boycotts, on Friday I will be boycotting Cinco de Mayo. No Mexican food, no cold Coronas, and will have to mow my own yard and clean my own house this week.

The Floridian on May 1, 2006 at 6:21 PM said:
Listen all you illegals, If you want to violate our laws and sneak across our borders to do landscaping and lettuce picking, I’m OK with that. Most criminals keep a low profile because they’re smart. But when you try to come into our homes and demand that we re-arrange the furniture to accomodate your lawlessness, that’s the beginning of the end for you. Because you’re stupid. You have no idea of what you’re starting with these protests. When you were under the radar, I could live with the money I spend to send your kids to school, give you medical treatment, and financial benefits. But that’s over. Like the joke goes, what do you call a tiny Mexican? A SPEC. And you’re all just SPECs now. You’re OUTTA HERE! We don’t need you - never did. Thats why we’re Americans and you’re Mexicans.

Well, well! Kill 'em with kindness right? UGH. How ugly. How ugly. Mind you, I've heard some nasty comments and stuff said by leftist pro-Mexican groups too, but don't try to tell me that this anti-illegal side ain't just plain racist or hateful many times over. All they do is present the negative fanatical Hispanics--the dumb asses waving Mexican flags and being militant. But most of these are good people, and do not want conflict or hatred. Damnit I wish EL NORTE was out on DVD. That is one movie that says it better than I ever could as to why this is happening--as to why people flee to come here.

We need to be sensible, fair, dignified and secure our borders, make English our official language, and solve the status of our good noble ones already here. But without all this vicious name-calling. It's awful and very divisive. As if some of our own citizens are any better than these people, who are human too.

Shame on the American government for letting all of this get out of hand! And shame on the poor corrupt Hispanic countries and their rotten governments too! BASTARDS! You're ultimately responsible for what is going on here!

Makes me want to cry really...

DEVO AIN'T GOT NOTHING ON THESE GUYS.

You guys ever heard of this band?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeV8fhAI1HQ

They're quite good.

But weird.

So weird.

"THE PEOPLE UNITED SHALL NEVER BE DIVIDED."

Well, in case you missed it, this country is sorely and bitterly divided over the illegal immigration issue once again. What fun! WOOHOO! Damn that Mario López looks good though! LOL!

An ironically great and horrible time to be Hispanic/Latino in America as you can read:

--SPRING, Texas--Two white teenagers severely beat and sodomized a 16-year-old Hispanic boy who they believed had tried to kiss a 12-year-old white girl at a party, authorities said.

--MIAMI--British music producer Adam Kidron says that when he came up with the idea of a Spanish-language version of the U.S. national anthem, he saw it as an ode to the millions of immigrants seeking a better life. But in the week since Kidron announced the song _ which features artists such as Wyclef Jean, hip-hop star Pitbull and Puerto Rican singers Carlos Ponce and Olga Tañón _ it has been the target of a fierce backlash.

--A leading Jewish civil rights organization is warning that white supremacists are using the heated public debate over immigration reform to target Hispanic immigrants and to foment anti-Latino violence.

--Hollywood Stars including Edward James Olmos and Salma Hayek, have joined ranks with a boycott planned for May 1 to protest the proposed tightening of US immigration laws. Activists have called for immigrants and their supporters to abstain from work, studies or purchases Monday, following on massive demonstrations they staged around the United States in the past month.

--LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pro-immigration activists say a national boycott and marches planned for May 1 will flood U.S. streets with millions of Latinos to demand amnesty for illegal immigrants and shake the ground under Congress as it debates reform.

Geez man! Is there going to be a Cinco de Mayo this year?

Or is everyone just gonna kill each other?

THE ROCK ALBUM OF THE DECADE.

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There are rock and roll music albums that define a decade:

1960s- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles

1970s- Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

1980s-The Joshua Tree by U2

1990s- Nevermind by Nirvana

What would be the one rock album that could define this opening decade of the 2000s?

Well, in this writer's humble opinion, I can think of no other worthy candidate than Green Day's 2004 masterpiece, American Idiot.

Almost two years since its release, this record already has legendary status written all over it. Critics and fans loved the album and embraced it immediately for its very introspective lyrics and beautiful rock harmonies and melodies. The attempt by Green Day to make this a concept album complete with long rock opera-like suites, a political message during this post 9/11 dreary Bush administration, and songs blending into each other worked miraculously to create a true work of art. Mindblowingly reflective and gorgeous to listen to, this CD was a hit in every sense of the word: it won numerous awards, and sold some five million copies in the U.S.

The band never sounded better, more mature, or more confident. And it really took everyone by surprise, considering Green Day was pretty much forgotten as the little punk band that made it big back in the 90s, but was not a big force to be reckoned with anymore. In many ways, this album was a huge comeback. HUGE. I used to love the lead singer Billy Joe Armstrong back in the 90s when he was simply adorable. His new mascara-ridden weird hair look though, completely turned me off! But, he sure as hell made one incredible album.

We're a mere four years till 2010, and barring any other monumental rock record coming out between now and then, the award for best album of the decade goes to American Idiot. The hopes, dreams, disappointments, and overall mood of our current decade are captured no better than this.

Bravo!

"Don't wan't to be an American Idiot! One nation controlled by the media! Information age of hysteria! It's calling out to idiot America!" --Green Day.

ENJOY:


http://www.zippyvideos.com/8565794511129506/green_day_-_american_idiot/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzC3QP8tWOU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BwMGLp7Jvc

http://www.zippyvideos.com/1398823051387516/green_day_-_boulevard_of_broken_dreams_output/

http://www.zippyvideos.com/6993495562528476/green_day_-_wake_me_up_when_september_ends/

http://www.zippyvideos.com/2926239322822126/appearance_on_mtvs_trl_segment_1green_day/

http://www.zippyvideos.com/2009083112650436/green_day_-_interview/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVWs8U84Sco

WHERE HAVE I BEEN? I FINALLY WATCHED THESE ON DVD:

I finally got DVD copies of Braveheart and Latter Days through Netflix, watched them this past weekend, and I must say I enjoyed both films tremendously.

I was probably the last person in America that had never seen Mel Gibson's 1995 Best Picture movie about our Scottish hero William Wallace standing up to those nasty evil and cruel English. WOW! What a movie! The emotional content of the film is superb as is the gruesome but very tolerable violence in its many battle scenes. It was definitely one of those mandatory long Oscar-caliber films indeed, but I did not feel bored nor like it dragged at any point. It was riveting in its display of character depth, and I really enjoyed its period piece appeal and the way it captured a lot of the feel for that very dark and savage era.

Mind you, I'm not a big Mel Gibson fan at all, but I do enjoy some of his movies. He strikes me as rather comical when trying to be serious, but he was pretty decent in this role, although I could probably deal with him just being a director. Masterful job on this one Mel, much much better than that overhyped The Passion of the Christ, which I found excessive.

The actress who portrays William Wallace's one true childhood love then wife has got the most beautiful and sweetest face I think I have ever seen. Her murder broke my heart indeed. The actors in this film overall are wonderful: the evil bastard English king, the hilarious gay prince and his lover, the French princess, Wallace's fellow Scotsmen, the leper Scottish king and many more are all really really good and enjoyable to watch. GOOD JOB KIDS! And the Oscars loved you too apparently.

Latter Days was obviously completely different and contemporary, about a young man--a Mormon who is adorable, but struggling with his homosexuality as he comes to live and missionize in Los Angeles after having grown up in a very conservative Idahoan household. He (by fate it seems) moves in with other fellow Christian brothers as his new roommates next to a very openly gay pretty boy and well...you can only guess how the film proceeds from there.

I was pleasantly surprised though. This little gay movie is much more than what I expected. The relative unknown actors are all wonderful and highly believable. The fact that it takes place in Los Angeles was really freakin' cool. My hometown baby! On the very trendy and world-renowned Sunset Strip no less. T'is a witty, poignant, and moving little picture, and I am glad I finally saw it, since it looks like most gays have already mandatorily seen it some two years ago when it was released. Kinda like the Jack and Ennis gay cowboy love story. Whatever that movie was called.

It's always nice to find movies that others saw years ago, that I end up discovering later. It's a testament to these films and their enduring power and appeal forevermore.

LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA.

I hope my little history lessons don't bore you, so I'll try to keep this one as entertaining as possible.

Well, as you may have already noticed, I am an avid Hispanophile: a true lover of Hispanic/Latino/Spanish culture which by now is as bastardized as any, due to all the blood and gene mixing in the last five hundred years since Columbus landed on these shores a little over five hundred years ago.

American schools many times fail to mention the enormous contributions to current America by Spanish-speaking peoples, due to the perceived notion that our culture is behind or lacking anything interesting, and sadly due to a tad bit of deep-rooted racism. England and France are always exalted in school curriculums, but poor Spain and Latin America are frequently ignored.

The historic and undeniable proof exists: we have hundreds upon hundreds of place names that now dot the U.S. landscape with this incredible past. There is an obvious Spanish flair due to explorers such as De Soto, Coronado, and Ponce De León who visited these areas in the current Southwest back in the day:

--Any place named "San" or "Santa" (not Claus) is a saint. The Spaniards were fanatic Catholics that loved their saints so we have: San Diego, San Antonio, San Francisco, and countless others.

--El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula. Yeah. The full name given to Los Angeles, LA, back in 1781 when it was founded. The City of Angels. Yeah right!

--Amarillo, Texas. Amarillo literally means yellow. Some river or flowers around there had this color I guess. Pronounced with a real heavy Anglo sound now, but the spelling is the same.

--Florida, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona. All Spanish names. Imagine calling these states "Flowery", "Red Colored", "Snowfall", and "Dry Zone"--their respective English names. How bloody weird.

--Las Vegas. Ah yes. Sin City. The name literally means: The meadows. I guess there were some here, in the middle of all this desert when some Spaniards passed by in their horseys. The pretty meadows which became casinos.

--California. Some romance novel back in the 1500's had a mythical island named this. Yeah, you guessed it, a Spanish romance novel. Hence, a made-up, but bona fide Spanish word and name. And within the state itself, tons and tons of Spanish place names. Streets, towns--you name it.

There are many many more, but that's all I have time for now. I guess in other posts I'll briefly go over Hispanic influence in food, speech, and architecture.

Till then:

Hasta la vista desde Los Ángeles, California.

--ALASKA AND CANADA HAVE SPANISH PLACE NAMES? WHO KNEW??!!

http://www.explorenorth.com/library/yafeatures/bl-Spanishindex.htm

http://www.billcasselman.com/cwod_archive/spanish_placenames_one.htm

AMERICA'S CLOWN AND THE NON-STOP ADVENTURES OF OUR CRAZY WACKADOO GAY SCIENTOLOGIST.

----------------------------------------------------------I've always found Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld kinda creepy and comical. I've called him "America's Clown" for years. The man who once shook Saddam Hussein's hand, conducts business at the Pentagon without a desk in his office, and works with a podium standing up instead. For real, I saw this on 60 Minutes!

It's that old conservative fart look, and his mannerisms that really make me cringe. You think our idiot president has made some funny dumb quotes during his embarrassing press conferences?

Check out some of Rumsfeld's priceless quotes:

"Now, settle down, settle down. Hell, I'm an old man, it's early in the morning and I'm gathering my thoughts here."

"If I know the answer I'll tell you the answer, and if I don't, I'll just respond, cleverly."

"As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time."

"Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war."

“In politics, every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.”

"There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things we know we don't know. But, there are also unknown unknowns. These are things we don't know we don't know."

And this gem:

http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/05/11/30/100wir_a3rumsfeld001.cfm

WOW. It's only now that these retired generals want "Rummy" ousted? After all that he's said and done? Well, if it's taking this long to rid us of Bush, I guess it only makes sense. This may the beginning of the end for the disastrous Bush administration. Better late than never.

--And lo and behold, our crazy insane dyslexic closet homosexual Tom Cruise and his clueless bore of a bride Katie Holmes have had a baby girl. I pray and hope the baby's nanny (an illegal by the name of María no doubt), can at least partially save the girl from her psychopathic parents and their strange ways, and perhaps learn some Spanish in the process too.

The very best to you oh sweet little innocent one...

More actual audible "Rummy" sound clips:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/bh/rumsfeld.shtml

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: SHAKIRA ISABEL MEBARAK RIPOLL.

Yes, better known to the world by her one name moniker: SHAKIRA.

And lemme tells ya, this bitch, is on fire. There is no stopping our sensual hip shaking Latin/Arab goddess at this point. She's got the charisma, the dance moves, and the rhythm in her songs to continue her incredible success not just in Latin America, but now in the United States and the rest of the world.

I personally had heard of Shakira a lot back in the late nineties when she was still putting out Spanish language albums only, but it was when she decided to crossover into the English speaking market back in 2001 with her huge hit album Laundry Service, that I finally took notice and started to care. At first, I (like many), found her English to be kinda poor, her lyrics to be cheesy, and her voice akin to a goat. But there's no denying the album's catchy beats, nor Shakira's sheer determination to risk it all in order to capture the American/world market, which she effectively achieved. Bravo to her! That album sold a whooping three million copies in the United States alone. It established her as a world superstar indeed.

And of all places, she's from Colombia, which has already produced some remarkable talent such as Carlos Vives, Aterciopelados, and Juanes--names known all too well to lovers of Latin music. For a country so torn by drug cartels and endless political corruption and poverty, it is truly a breath of fresh air and an inspiration to have these artists producing quality music, with Shakira being at the forefront of a new wave of awesome modern Colombian music.

Other Latin artists that have achieved remarkable success crossing over after having a considerable Spanish speaking fanbase are: Gloria Estefan (from Cuba), Enrique Iglesias (from Spain), and of course our hot gay boy extraordinaire, Ricky Martin (from Puerto Rico). Less successful, and quite embarrassing and annoying due to their horrific English skills and true lack of talent: Thalí­a and Paulina Rubio (both from Mexico). UGH.

I admire, respect, and am now a huge fan of Shakira. Her last two albums, (in both languages) are quite good, catchy, and continue to sell well. And her English is much stronger and much more confident. The woman is sexy, charismatic, and a wonderful humanitarian.

Keep those hips a'shakin' girl, 'cause the sky's the limit...

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"LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE."--JOHN 8:2-11

I've been inspired by my fellow blogger Marco to write the following, due to his extreme surprise over the expulsion of a gay student from college here in these United States--"land of the free!"

This week, especially today and through this Sunday, Christians the world over celebrate the execution and resurrection to the heavens of Jesus Christ, probably the most influential and famous human to have ever lived in all of recorded history.

What is undoubtedly a fact, is that Jesus of Nazareth was a real person and did exist. To two billion people, he means so much more: he is the Savior, the Messiah, the one to deliver humanity from sin when he offered his body as sacrifice and endured one of the most horrific deaths imaginable: crucifixion.

If we look at the Bible in its current and probably adulterated state, we find that Jesus' message whilst on Earth was that of love and tolerance. Of hope for the hopeless. He cured the sick, forgave sinners, and ministered to the poor. His life was in many ways exemplary and one of the most current examples of this high awareness was the beloved and truly missed Mother Teresa of Calcutta in our modern era.

Unfortunately, UNFORTUNATELY, horrors have been committed against humanity in the name of Christianity. The Roman Catholic Church burned and tortured Jews and Muslims during the Spanish Inquisition. They sanctioned the murder and enslavement of millions during the Spanish and Portuguese conquests of the "New World." The Protestants have been no better, setting up their own intolerant churches and religious sects, and likewise killing, pillaging, and judging others as freely as their Catholic enemies once did as well.

In my home country of The United States of America, (which is supposed to have separation of church and state according to our Constitution), religious right-wing intolerant nutjobs are still trying to tell us what we can/cannot see in the media, how to live our lives morally as "heterosexuals", and always meddling in our personal lives at all costs. Yet here we are, calling Islam a religion of nuts, when our fundamentalist Christians and Jews are sometimes no better than the enemy.

Frankly, it makes me sick that a wonderful message like Jesus' has been used for the past few hundred years only to kill, hate, steal, cheat, and ruin our fellow brothers and sisters. That in this country today abortion and being gay can still be major problems boggles my mind. The moral majority is composed of what? Stupid hypocrite heterosexuals who can have all kinds of nasty sex with each other, but cannot fathom two men going at it? Let's face it, no one, and I MEAN PRACTICALLY NO ONE is free of sexual desire and behavior. If there is a God, and he made us, then he also created sex, so what is the big deal? Such is the way to try and control the masses I guess, to keep them in check, with all these organized corrupt religions. The opiate of the masses for sure. And yet, the porn industry in America makes about $10 billion a year. I'm sure not just the perverts like me are renting, buying, and viewing it online. Uh huh.

Men are sleeping with men, then in turn with women, women with women, animals, dead people, minors and all kinds of sick twisted shit is going on daily, yet it's these same hypocrites that'll show up to church on Sunday to ask for forgiveness and still judge others in the process. EF YOU! Ya give righteous good Christians a bad name...if there is a such a thing as a righteous Christian, LOL!

We are supposed to be way ahead of the world in terms of civil rights and equality for all, yet there is still so much work to be done! Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, and all the other kooks who supposedly speak for millions of "morally righteous" people need to just drop dead. These assholes only help spew hate and intolerance on such a level that Jesus himself would be ashamed.

Ye hypocrites! "What would Jesus do?" He certainly would not be happy seeing this. No way. I hope his judgment is swift and just on ye.

Good Friday and Happy Easter to you.

NAH!! REALLY??!! YA DON'T SAY!

These are stories that we all saw coming or shouldn't really be shocked or surprised by:

--President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran wants to achieve industrial-scale uranium enrichment, setting his country on a collision course with the United States which fears Tehran wants to make an atomic bomb.

--Rap star Eminem has filed for divorce from his wife Kim less than three months after the couple remarried.

--Johnson, a sophomore majoring in theater arts, was expelled from the university (Baptist College) Thursday because he declared online that he is gay. In a statement released last week, the university's president, Jim Taylor said students are held to a "higher standard" and that "students know the rules before they come to this institution."

--President George W. Bush's popularity has hit a new record low since he took office in 2001, a poll found.

--Republican U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas, the House of Representatives' fallen majority leader, is calling it quits in face of mounting legal problems and a tough re-election campaign that may have been unwinnable.

--A suicide attacker detonated a bomb at a prayer service in southern Pakistan Tuesday, police said, killing at least 41 people including the top leadership of an influential Sunni Muslim religious group.

--A car bomb killed six people Saturday near a Shiite shrine south of Baghdad, and the death toll from the deadliest attack of the year rose to nearly 90. A senior official warned Iraq was in an "undeclared civil war" that can be curbed only by a strong government and greater powers for security services.

--Former "Ally McBeal" star Calista Flockhart has admitted she suffered from anorexia while filming the hit law firm TV comedy.

Yes, I'd say the world is going just at the right awful bloody pace as usual wouldn't you?

LEAVING FOR TOMORROW WHAT I CAN AND HATE DOING TODAY.

My mother (God bless her soul) is one of those active women who has to do as much as possible in one day to "take advantage" of every little waking moment that she has. Whether it be to clean the house, shop, get her car checked, or get other general stuff done, she absolutely hates me because many times I am one big serious procrastinator. I'm not a morning person like her. I do love to sleep in and waste time. The Internet doesn't help my problem either ya know.

"A mí­ me gusta aprovechar mi día", she is fond of saying. "I like to take advantage of my day."

Now I've gotten lots better mind you in the past few years. I used to be really bad, putting everything off as much as possible. As I've grown older, I have become much more responsible and mature in terms of getting my shit done on time, or at least within reason.

I'm not a Type A personality like mom. Sorry, I'm just not. And she's always hated this about me. A procrastinator extraordinaire.

But regardless, I've always gotten what needed to get done no matter what! I had my first sexual experience (age 18), I got my first job later than most (age 19), first car (age 21), driver's license (age 23), first major relationship/boyfriend (age 23), first bit of true partying (age 28), first new car (29), going to the gym regularly (age 29), and first try of marijuana (age 30). About the only thing I did within reasonable time was finish my bachelor's degree, which I started at age 18, and was done with at 23. Other than that, I've had to put off and patiently wait for everything.

And ya know what kids? I don't regret things happening to me slower than others, because no matter what, with patience and a keen sense of awareness of what has to be done, my procrastination is quite healthy in that I eventually come through. I never fail. And it's kept me from burning out, aging quickly, and getting bored with life. Youth and the joie de vivre are still on my side, if not more so in my thirties, thanks to gained maturity and wisdom.

"To every thing, turn, turn, turn, there is a season..." -The Byrds.

Now mind you, there's still some things left to be done that I have been putting off for the longest time (eat your heart out Billy Joel):

--My car alarm's been broken for the last three years, and I never fix it. I use that stupid Club on the steering wheel.

--My clothes drawer and closet are a disaster. Gotta clean them out (and soon too) 'cause it looks like I may be moving.

--My master's degree. I can never decide in what though. Anything in the humanities please, like my existing Spanish degree. The math shit is boring, although it pays well. College is so expensive and time consuming too.

--Getting into awesome physical shape. Some say I already am in shape since I am luckily naturally lean, but I'd like to bulk up a bit and look even better naked. But we all know the excruciating discipline it takes to do the gym. UGH.

--Going to Europe/U.S. East Coast/Japan. Yeah, I've done my fair share of traveling, but not as much as I'd like, although something tells me this will be my decade. If only I can continue to work on my stupid fear of flying. ALKEEHALL PULEAZE!

There's other things to get together and done, but who has time? I'll do my best. 'Cause I know eventually, in my special procrastinatory case, it will get done.

And you fellow blogger, what are you procrastinating?

IT BROUGHT YOU THE HAMBURGER.

From his 2004 release You Are The Quarry, musical genius and Englishman Morrissey gets it right with this awesome song:

AMERICA IS NOT THE WORLD

America your head's too big, Because America, Your belly's too big
And I love you, I just wish you'd stay where you is

In America, The land of the free, they said, And of opportunity, In a just and a truthful way
But where the president, Is never black, female or gay, And until that day
You've got nothing to say to me, To help me believe

In America, It brought you the hamburger, Well America you know where, You can shove your hamburger
And don't you wonder, Why in Estonia they say, Hey you, Big fat pig
You fat pig, You fat pig

Steely Blue eyes with no love in them, Scan The World,
And a humourless smile, With no warmth within, Greets the world
And I, I have got nothing, To offer you
No-no-no-no-noJust this heart deep and true, Which you say you don't need

See with your eyes, Touch with your hands, please,
Hear through your ears, Know in your soul, please
For haven't you me with you now?
And I love you, I love you, I love you, And I love you, I love you, I love you


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THE RETURN OF THE "HISPANIC" NEW WORLD ORDER CABAL.

Follow-up to this original post<---

OH DEAR GOD NOT AGAIN! SURPRISE! The last (one would hope) and final email by the "honorable & wonderful" Ms. Jill Cohen Walker J.D.that I received last night:

Sheesh, I don't hate anyone (although there are some cultures that leave a bit to be desired). And, yes, there was lots of Spanish influence in the regions you delineated. However, this is still the US and influence in style of housing, etc, is not unusual. I grew up in NYC where there were loads of cultures and their influence was appreciated. By the way, you can stop yelling and calling me names. Today, there was a Mexican worker at the chiropractor's office who spoke no English. They had to tell him to cover the table before sanding the wall and none of them spoke Spanish. Mine is too skimpy to do the job right, although I could have used my usual "I don't speak a foreign language" pantomime. Instead, I called my son, who is a college student taking advanced Spanish, to get the right way to tell him in Spanish to cover the table. It was kind of fun and he was grateful I took the time to find a way to communicate with him in his language. So much for me being a racist :)
In the Lord's Grip,
jcw

Isn't she just a lovely humanitarian? And the extreme presumptuousness she uses to write in the English language is so evident and apparent.

"In the Lord's Grip?!" Oh how I hope he squeezes you to bloody death then.

Stupid bitch.

EF YOU.

THE DICHOTOMY OF IT ALL PART II.

"Brokeback Mountain," a film about gay cowboys, is receiving plenty of attention - the New York Times and Los Angeles Times have each run six articles about the movie. Columnist Michael Medved claimed the papers are trying to promote the movie's gay theme. "There's clearly an agenda going on here. It is part of the advocacy for mainstreaming homosexual behavior and promoting gay marriage, and it is also undermining the American cowboy ideal." Entertainment reporter Jeanne Wolfe denied that the publicity barrage has anything to do with the subject matter. "People just fell in love with this movie, including people who thought they'd never go to see it. It will get a lot of awards because it is a fine film." The Factor questioned whether any "straight" movie would ever receive this kind of attention. "I have nothing against the subject matter. The point is that these newspapers use entertainment to push political agendas. They do it all the time, it's indoctrination. I'll predict the movie will get a lot of awards, but will not do big box office outside of the big cities."

--Film critic Michael Medved & " The Factor."


"You know I love movies. I love them to death. However that does not mean I lack morals and a certain beliefs. It's not secret that hollywood is mostly a liberal socialist sympathizing group of people however I would of thought they even had their limits. however It seems not. I saw this trailer just about 2 days ago and I was absolutely disgusted. Hollywood really needs a reality check. Stick to making movies that are for entertaining, and stop trying to push this liberal immoral agenda on the american public. Most americans do not wnat to see a movie about two homosexual cowboys."

--from Rotten Tomatoes forum member Bald Eagle.

"This is what we heterosexual men mean about you fags forcing your lifestyle on us. You are a faggot. Fine. Don't advertise it and don't write a post ( whether you are female or not ) lying to us and saying it is about love, not faggots. "

--From a Craigslist user in Denver.

Hmmm...85 million at the box office, countless awards, and now the #1 selling DVD on Amazon.com.

Yep. America doesn't want to see this movie at all.

THE DICHOTOMY OF IT ALL.

THE SOUTHWEST AND THE "HISPANIC" NEW WORLD ORDER.

--So I ran into this article a few days ago:

http://www.newswithviews.com/Walker/jill12.htm

--I have never been more offended as a US-born citizen with Hispanic roots, so I decided to write this Jewish Christian-convert kook White lady an email:
while i firmly believe in closing the border, making English the sole official language, and defending this country at all costs, your article is tainted and loaded with deep racism and hatred for "Hispanic" peoples in general. As a US born Hispanic, I was deeply insulted by your article numerous times. Your PH.D is wonderful but your lack of love and compassion for anyone other than European-based peoples is frightening. how sad.
WAT

--To which Ms. Thang replies:
I do not hate "Hispanics." They hate me. sigh...

--Dear God. So I wrote back (God knows why):
"Hispanics" probably hate you dear because you are so openly venomous with your words. HELLO! Nice people get treated nicely. It only makes sense. Illegal immigration aside, the Southwest is undeniably and historically Hispanic. Maybe you should read up and embrace the culture more and associate yourself with some of the nice LEGAL ones here before you make such a horrible general statement. U might end up liking them and they may end up liking you too. Who knows, one of them may save your life one day. Or do you a big favor.
WAT

--To which undoubtedly racist Jill Walker replies with:
Thought this might clarify my position. I am not and will never be a racist. I welcome immigrants to this country who come here legally and want to become American citizens. I am the granddaughter of immigrants. However, read the article from a "Hispanic" organization that has taken the lead over many Mexicans (who carry the Mexican flag, not the American flag while breaking into this nation and taking us for a financial ride) and you can understand how many of us feel about this issue. Take a look at the emergency rooms in my area and count the American citizens there. You won't have to count past the fingers on one hand. In his book THE PLANNED DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA, Dr. James W. Wardner noted that the New World Order (run by the anti-Christ) folks want to load this nation us with immigrants to destroy the middle class. It's so sad, but it's part of God's plan. Bettter to be a player for God than a pawn of evil.

Well, first, there are not "Hispanics." It's an invented word by the New World Order cabal. Second, we paid millions for those acres starting with the Lousianna Purchase, so that argument will never hold with me. I'm working on getting all the purchases and the costs to American taxpayers lined up for you. No, it wasn't stolen, it was paid for with lives and money. We have not asked to return it with a full refund to date, so how can you believe you own it. Also, I don't hate anyone. I'm mad as blazes, however, that the American govt. has caved to the NWO. We elect folks who are supposed to represent us. Now, we have illegals from all over the world voting in our elections. Think about it. I can't even enter certain countries but they can sneak in here and vote for my representatives in Washington? Hey if you guys want the Southwest, take it. God is in control and nothing that is done will bode well for the doers if they are not right with God. In the end, you will have nothing because of lust for power and money. I would appreciate it, though, if your criminal element would spend its time in our prisons at your expense and would stop committing crimes on our soil. I would also be grateful if they would pay their own hosptial/medical bills instead of asking us to do so.

--TO WHICH I REPLY (AND Y DO I EVEN BOTHER?):
Jill, Of course that kind of rhetoric is disturbing. I wholeheartedly agree with you. Whites have the vicious KKK and blacks have the Nation of Islam too you know. Most Hispanics will sensibly reject this kind of garbage. And you should too.

You are so far off the mark, it frustrates me. I never said we want the Southwest back, I only said it is culturally and historically a Hispanic area from hundreds of years back--taken away from the Native American by European White Spaniards (yeah, Spanish comes from Europe believe it or not), which then became Mexico, then now the US. This is why the place names are in Spanish: Los Angeles, San Antonio, Colorado. I was only pointing out u shouldn't hate the culture or all of its people. IT IS PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY WHETHER U LIKE IT OR NOT. I AM NOT ADVOCATING THE RE-TAKEOVER. GET OFF IT LADY. IT SHOULD STAY THE UNITED STATES. I KNOW IT AND GET IT. STOP LUMPING ME WITH THE OTHER LEFTIST CRAZY PEOPLE. MAYBE I SHOULD LUMP YOU WITH THE KKK JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE WHITE TOO??!! WOULD YOU LIKE THAT? Why must you keep lumping me with the other Mexicans or "Hispanics". This is your fundamental problem. "Hispanic" was an invented term? You do know there are some 19 countries that speak Spanish south of our border right? And that immigrants to this country from those areas need some sort of classification. The term "Hispanic" seems appropriate to me. Now here's more to confuse you, since I see you don't quite understand (nor want to), the whole classification issue: the census considers me of the White race and ethnically Hispanic. And they are right. I am pretty White, with a rich Hispanic heritage. It just so happens Martin Sheen, Raquel Welch, Ricardo Montalban, and Anthony Quinn also have Hispanic roots too. And they don't sit around advocating for the re-takeover of the Southwest which you so ignorantly sit around fearing. Criminal element? What about US born blacks and whites which are the true cause of draining our prisons? PLEASE! Your warped belief in God and backward notions on the whole thing make your PH.D look really weak now. And if it is a New World Order u think is coming, stop worrying about it. There really is nothing you can do sister. God said so remember? Spend some time loving your fellow human instead regardless of their background. You'd be surprised.
WAT

--And she also wrote this in a side email:
I would love to reject it as just fringe elements. However, read the Bible. Actually, the Jews from the west have yet to return to Israel in droves. The time is coming when the Lord will call them back, but it will take an act of God to get the unbelieving Jews to go from nations in which they have thrived. Ergo, it would not surprise me if those preaching such hate will be used to get my people who have yet to recognize Yeshua (Jesus) as their Savior back to their homeland. What is frightening is something from the Scriptures that I haven't mentioned. it will have to wait as typing is very painful due to a workplace injury.(<---CAUSED BY A "HISPANIC" NO DOUBT, RIGHT JILL?) Suffice it to say that those calling themselves America's "Palestinians" aren't far off the mark.
jcw

--UM...OKAY LADY.

Undeniable proof that someone with a degree (and in this case a PH.D. mind you), is not necessarily any better nor less intolerant or ignorant.

I'm awaiting her next email, but have decided to sensibly and finally give up on this sweet special lady.

Gracias.

P.S. Her last email, just received!
Okay, I think we're done. I'm not lumping you with anyone. And the term "Hispanic" was invented by various governments with the exact definition you provided. I'll send you some links that will help you with this, but I really don't have more time to spend on it. Start with www.thesocialcontractpress.com and look up a series of articles by Joseph FallonThe sad part is this: In Wardner's book THE PLANNED DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA, the NWO folks plan to load up this nation with immigrants (mostly illegals, which doesn't include you, Praise God) who don't give a flip about our Constitution (what's left of it) and who have no loyalty to this nation. That book was written about 12 years ago and seems to be rather accurate. What I most want is for folks to get right with God because the proverbial stuff will hit the fan soon. And for the record, I don't hate you at all.
jcw

"WHEEEEL. OF. FORTUUNE!"

Uh huh.

Happy April Fool's everybody!