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"I had a dream that I met a girl in a dying world.
It was all coming apart. Hairline cracks in reality
widened to yawning chasms. Everything was
going dark and light all at once, and there was a
sound like breaking waves rising into a piercing
scream at the edge of hearing. I knew we didn't
have long together.
She grabbed me and spoke a stream of numbers
into my ear. Then it all went away.
I woke up. The memory of the apocalypse faded
to mere fancy, but the numbers burned bright in
my mind. I wrote them down right away.
'42.39561 -71.13051 2007 09 23 14:38:00'
They were coordinates. A place and a time, neither
one too far away.
What else could I do? When the day came, I went
to the spot and waited."
". . .And?"
"It turns out wanting something doesn't make it real."
http://xkcd.com/c240.html
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| in the new light of a golden morning room you loved me then i held you there awash in your perfume
in the halflight of a grey and mourning room i loved you then you left me there distraught, alone, and hewn
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| sit on a train, reading a book
same damn planet every time i look
try to relax and slow my heartbeat
only works when i’m dead asleep
been thinking and drinking all over the town
must be gearing up for some kind of melt-down
all i am is a body floating down-wind
what’s wrong?
nothing
are you sure nothing’s wrong?
yeah
but you’re sad about something
yeah
so tell me what
i don’t know
i can’t tell you
all i am is a body floating down-wind
as the express train passes the local
it moves by just like a paper boat
although it weighs a million pounds
i swear it almost seems to float
and as we pass by each other
our heads all full of bother
we can’t look, we can’t stop
we can’t think, we can’t stop
because we’re stuck in our own paths
and it’s the way it always lasts
but i need something more from you
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| For My Democrat Friends: Please accept with no
obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally
conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral
celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most
enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular
practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion
and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or
secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally
fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the
generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the
calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have
helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater
than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere .
Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age,
physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the
wishee. By accepting these greetings, you are
accepting the aforementioned terms as stated. This greeting is not subject
to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration
to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually
implement any of the wishes for herself/himself/others, and is void where
prohibited by law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher.
This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application
of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a
subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited
to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion
of the wisher.
For My Republican Friends: Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year! | | |
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this just in:
Aaron Weston currently may, or may not, be
beginning to lean towards a Libertarian way
of thinking. I know what you're saying. Don't
worry about it. Less government is better.
Trust me. To illustrate, I found this nice little
political cartoon (isn't it funny how true they
can be sometimes?) that nicely supports my
thoughts on the matter:
And there you have it, folks.
Have a nice day.
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