Kill Rhythm - vincit pericula virtus

La Frontera que Viene

2009-05-30T12:47:00.005+01:00

I must confess I do like conflict - not so much for the conflict itself, which I do find intriguing, but for the fact that conflict is the harbinger of newness... where old and stale are most vulnerable to a good churning.

In daily life, we are not permitted to be really great. We can be "great" with a small "g" by rallying for what is right and defending ourselves and others from what is wrong. We can, for instance, have a massive impact on our small, inconsequential worlds within the context of what is permissible at work or home. We can even touch others lives profoundly by coming to their assistance, opening doors of opportunity, providing a second and third chance for redemption, etc. But we cannot be truly great in the context of a reality that refuses to allow for turbulence and hates individualism.

This is why I am excited to see the old, settled world give up its ghost. I am frankly bored with it.

The current world-wide disorder is apt to get much wose before it gets any better. While the world markets rally fueled on false hope and pols rally with slogans worth so much dirt - on one last ditch scheme to bamboozle and fleece the last among the commoners - I am realistic about the actuality of the political-economic breakdown that is inevitable. And I welcome it. I pray for it to be a quick.

And when this occurs, there will be many like me who bid good riddance to this stale disordered reality. When this occurs, there will be many like me who will lay patiently for the proper moment to shine.

It is not tranquility we abhor, but the placid injustice of being tied to a dying-man's shell. Let him pass. He has lived a good and long life. Let him pass so that newness and vitality - greatness - might spring from his rotting corpse.

La frontera se viene.

The Twatter Recommends...

2009-05-07T02:13:00.005+01:00

1. Keeping your friends close ... but your enemies closer. Those fuckers could eat you alive if your ninja skills aren't up to par.
2. Never forgetting who you truly are - no matter who or what tries to cloud your vision.
3. Shooting the most bad-ass firearm(s) (lets say a 9mm or .22) with your close comrades & confidants - stilettos are optional, but always welcome.
4. Surrounding yourself with people that make you laugh - and not just a hah-hah chuckle, but a fall of your chair, laugh until you cry (or pee a little in your pants) laugh. The more it happens, the better.
5. Trying everything you possibly can, at least once - no fear.
6. Not backing down from what you believe in - even if you feel like you 'go against the grain'.
7. Listening
8. Playing in the rain.
9. Taking a risk - there's no need for more pussies in this world.
10. That you continue to be fucking amazing.

Not a Bad Guy at All - Just Disenfranchised

2009-05-05T17:36:00.003+01:00

Despite the recent election of the Obamassiah, this beastard must think The Man is still keeping him down. What a complete pile of shit.

God have mercy on his soul.

Can you imagine the outcry had he done the same to a dog. As it is the 3-month old was just a couple months removed from the status of "fetus."

England - the Gimp of Europe

2009-05-05T14:00:00.004+01:00

Orwell was definitely on to something profound. In years past, most of us could never quite bring ourselves to truly consider "1984" more than a worst-case-scenario... surely this book was a work exploring the darker corners of a maniacal collective hive-mind - imposing its twisted will on the Individual through technological means, backed by an army of bureaucratic cunts.

But the time is here: where men and women sell their neighbors' liberties for a paycheck. The Thought Police are here and they will suss you out. You are the Other.

It's enough to begin to feel that maybe things are very much different than you were led to believe. That you are peeking behind the curtain. And I am a small mind. Misled as he was on many counts regarding Humanity, Orwell was, in terms of this Vision of his, quite inspired.

While reading this I decided to comment. The experience was truly spooky.

I wrote my comment...

"can you say Orwellian? you must get back to your roots - read this while they still let you - Milton's "Areopagitica" - the thought police have been waiting years and years for technology to lend a hand - now the technology and the will and the institutions are in place. fight, Britain! fight while you still can, you ninnies!"

Then I was prompted to register to post. No problem. But then I was prompted to provide my date of birth... "required by law" to do so, in fact. British Law.

Which confirmed for me that England is in fact the Gimp of Europe.

This makes me angry - because England should know better. Does, in fact, know better. But mostly I am sad because I know my country is lurching eagerly (of all things) down the same path.

Why do those who are so quick to remind us of their "enlightened" status seek to snuff out discourse? What are they afraid of? And aren't these the same that assured us all that "free and open" discourse (even with the enemy) was and is the proper and pure path?

Bring out the Gimp - we are truly fucked.

Your Monday Dose of Twat

2009-05-05T01:42:00.003+01:00

Apparently, Happy Meals are not just for kids anymore - or are the governments of our world trying to teach the youth of today life lessons at a very early age?

If I remember correctly, the last time I was fed a Happy Meal, all I got was a lousy wind-up toy, or matchbox car.

Winning the Lottery!

2009-05-04T16:47:00.008+01:00

This I find a striking precedent to set:

"...in Wisconsin's prisons, nearly half of inmates are African-American, yet Blacks represent just 6 percent of Wisconsin’s population (emphasis O'Coileain). Racial disparities permeate the entire criminal justice continuum, in the number of arrests, cases charged, sentences and probation and parole revocations. In some offense categories, like drug arrests and minor offenses, the disparity is more pronounced, while in others, like sentences for serious offenses, the disparity is reduced."

The State of Wisconsin's Response?

Governor Jim Doyle established the Commission on Reducing Racial Disparities in the Wisconsin Justice System to study and recommend solutions for racial disparities in each step of the criminal justice continuum."

Question: Likelihood of anyone applying that same policy to the following "Racial Disparity?"

All 5 members of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank are "[fill in the blank]," "all things being equal" would mean there is a 1 in 326,128 chance of that happening...

Ben Bernanke, Chairman
Donald Kohn, Vice-Chairman
Kevin Warsh
Randall Kroszner
Elizabeth A. Duke
Daniel Tarullo

Answer: let me venture to say, "Zero to none."

The Obama Code

2009-05-01T20:31:00.004+01:00

No doubt with the impending vacancy among the Supremes, our fearless leader will apply his formidable, post-partisan intellect to suss out the most meritorious legal and Constitutional scholar to help preserve and protect the Republic.

Am I glad His Holiness won the election! Can you imagine who McCain would have likely tried to stuff on the bench? I mean, think of it... we'd probably get stuck with another Catholic White Guy... And God knows we are putting that sort of partisanship behind us! And, anyway, surely we don't want Catholics (who are sworn to follow this crazy Hitler Youth around... can't have an American with Split Loyalties in such high places, after all...)

Barack, may Allah bless Him, is like so totally good looking and contemplative. I mean talk about someone who knows a thing or two about the danger of allowing consideration of merit when filling vacant posts for important positions! Why, he himself was judged by many to be unfit to serve... but now, Allah be praised, we have an incredibly qualified community organizer sitting in the White House! A real Man of the People - not unlike Mao, Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot, Che, Castro in his awesome charisma! I mean, he speaks and it's like the heavens open up! Surely he will not be guided by self-interest and DC politics... right?

Televangelizashun of the Nashun - Obama to be Draped at Notre Dame Commencement

2009-04-30T22:14:00.003+01:00

In keeping with the Display Rules of the New Messiah (wherein religious symbols are to be shrouded prior to photo ops in which His Majesty may have advent to appear), His Highness, El Comandante Obama, Mohammed be screwed by a goat, will hereafter shroud his head in a burka while in public.

His Elegance, Allah shit on his head, was quoted as saying "...in this post-partisan age I have heralded in with my special abilities bequeathed by Allah himself, bless be to his greatness, I will not have infidels gaze upon my ebony locks... nor tolerate any Personage before Me. Oh, and in the spirit of this new post-partisan ecumenism, fuck conservatives, gun owners, and small business owners... godammit, who screwed with the teleprompter?"

Daily Dose From the Twatter

2009-04-30T20:44:00.009+01:00

Spring is in full swing, and we're all fortunate enough to be graced with the potential of catching the Swine Flu.

The Twatter reminds you: for the safety of others, don't leave home without your rubbers ... you never know what you may catch out there.

Thank you and good day.

Daily Twatter - The Randomness Begins

2009-04-29T21:18:00.004+01:00

Today starts a new daily dose of fun - think of it as your little morsel of goodness from the Twatter.

Shenanigans - love them or hate them? They come in all shapes, sizes and calibers.

Word of advice: they'll strike at any time, so you best be prepared.

Free Tax Payer Subsidized Health Care! Apply Now!

2009-04-29T19:17:00.002+01:00

Better to be PC and dead - than "intolerant" and alive...

The Swine Flu (to the Love Boat Theme)

2009-04-29T15:00:00.004+01:00

Death, exciting and new
Come on kids. He's expecting you.
Death, life's final reward.
Come on now, he'll float back to you.

The Swine Flu, soon will be making another run
The Swine Flu, promises something for everyone
Set a course for Camp FEMA,
Your mind on a new world trance.

Life won't hurt anymore
It's a jagged rock on a barren shore.
Yes Deeeeeeeaaaaaaaath! It's Deeeeeeeaaaaaaaath! (hey-ah!)

Swine Flu soon will be making another run
The Swine Flu promises something for everyone
Set a course for Camp FEMA,
Your mind on a new world trance.

Life won't hurt anymore
It's a jagged rock on a barren shore.
Yes Deeeeeeeaaaaaaaath! It's Deeeeeeeaaaaaaaath!
It's Deeeeeeeaaaaaaaath!

It's the Swine Flu-ah! It's the Swine Flu-ah!

Swine Flu (to the Born Free theme)

2009-04-29T14:37:00.003+01:00

Swine Flu, it's not really food born
It's more like it's air born
It jumps from you in-to me!

Fever, and death they surround you
The meds won't astound you
So fly! Fly and be free!

Living, where no walls divide us
It's free as the wind blows
As if there's no need to hide

Swine Flu, it's not really food born
It's more like it's air born
It jumps from you into me!

When Abortion Just Doesn't Cut It

2009-04-27T19:30:00.006+01:00

Swine Flu - Just What the Doctor Ordered

2009-04-27T17:24:00.003+01:00

Extremists or Constitutionalists? Perhaps Both?

2009-04-20T16:11:00.002+01:00

I found the following pretty interesting: click here ... but not the article itself. No, i found the comments most interesting.

This fear of Big Government is not paranoia. It is the real belief that we have reached critical mass. Or, if you prefer, we are racing toward the point of no return.

These people who comment are not "extremists," as Janet N. and the Department of Homeland Scrutiny would have us believe. No... these are Constitutionalists... Patriots.

Buy now and buy often. This is going to get mighty interesting.

Viva La Constitucion! Viva los derechos de Los Estados! Chingales Los Federales.

Rammit Janet

2009-04-16T23:05:00.001+01:00

Yeah.. It's for the Children

2009-04-15T18:19:00.003+01:00

When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again

2009-04-14T20:34:00.003+01:00

When Johnny comes marching home again,

Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll give him a hearty welcome then
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The men will cheer and the boys will shout
The ladies they will all turn out
And we'll all feel gay when Johnny comes marching home.

The old church bell will peal with joy
Hurrah! Hurrah!
To welcome home our darling boy,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The village lads and lassies say
With roses they will strew the way,
And we'll all feel gay when Johnny comes marching home.

Get ready for the Jubilee,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll give the hero three times three,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The laurel wreath is ready now
To place upon his loyal brow
And we'll all feel gay when Johnny comes marching home.

Let love and friendship on that day,
Hurrah, hurrah!
Their choicest pleasures then display,
Hurrah, hurrah!
And let each one perform some part,
To fill with joy the warrior's heart,
And we'll all feel gay when Johnny comes marching home

Or Not...

I know Times Are Rough Right Now - But Seriously?

2009-04-14T16:46:00.003+01:00

People never cease to amaze me - both the good and the bad.

We're all aware that as a country, we're in a 'fight or flight' mode right now ... economy is down the shitter, foreclosure rates are at mind boggling levels, layoffs encapsulate the daily news. We grasp tightly to the tidbits of good news that are few and far between.

This is clearly not one of them.

WTF was going through their mind when they felt THIS was a good idea?

Robbing from those who have given the ultimate sacrifice - dying for their country - because you want a new look for your house? Unfathomable.

Smile For Uncle Sam!

2009-04-13T19:21:00.001+01:00

American Eagle 9mm Ammo - a Review

2009-04-08T21:34:00.004+01:00

While I enjoy any ammunition I can fire down range, there is no doubt that not all ammo is created equal. Here is a quick take on the

Today's outing to the range involved my trusty 9mm carbine (which, by the way, is a great rifle), a Taurus 9mm and a FN Herstal FNP-9 9mm (the latter two of the handgun variety). The ammunition chosen for today was American Eagle 9mm.

The ammunition functioned just fine in each of the 3 weapons. However, the ammo seemed to be significantly "dirtier" than the Magtech and definitely dirtier than the Winchester NATO rounds. This was significantly obvious given the flash out of the snouts of the pistols, as well as the visible plumes of light smoke. Additionally, and possibly related, the expended shells seems a bit more violent in their ejection than the other brands. Again, not sure why that might be.

Nonetheless, it is definitely a lower quality, though reliable, ammunition. And I didn't note that the price point was any cheaper... though that likely has more to do with the retailer than anything else.

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Again, I am not offended by it... but I was able to tell the difference. And given that I am a novice to the shooting ranges, that can't be a good thing.

Meet the New Boss - Same as the Old Boss

2009-04-08T16:46:00.005+01:00

Last week, the meeting of the G20 spawned several protests. The protests themselves were less than shocking or even surprising. Much like a womyn's study professor being a dyke - or at least hating herself for not being one - protests of WTO, G summits, IMF and UN conferences are predictable. And the protesters themselves are predictable too. The likely suspects are the university-aged population set to do what idealists do... that is to do something... anything... start local, etc... the cynic in me tells me that others attend so as not to feel left out... while others just 'cause it's a good excuse to party.

But just below the surface, we find these protests are fairly well-coordinated by all manner of groups. Again, these groups are as predictable as the attendees: the communists', socialists', and workers' parties set up the entertainment, secure the necessary paperwork for the demonstration, and sprinkle their particular flavors of political philosophy (re: indoctrinal propoganda) throughout the staged event... attendees only meagerly aware of of who their hosts are. And while each group calls for "change" - and in actuality the "change" sought by each of the governing philosophies (whether communist, marxist, stalinist, nationalist, socialist, green, [insert other here]) is revolutionary... that is, the governing systems they advocate cannot peacefully coexist with capitalism. Yet, participating in these demonstrations amounts to nothing. In fact, it can be argued that these protests amount to less than nothing. In terms of advancing any of the systems on display, the resulting impact is zero. One could argue that attending these faires only provides benefit to the rulers themselves... the enemies make themselves known... are filmed and documented... the enemies are corralled and given a "peaceable" manner in which to "blow off steam".

The worst of these are the so-called anarchists, whose actual popularity is due to having a spectacular logo and a great history in punk-era UK. I say this because the anarchist movement is nothing but a pathetic, watered-down movement - near as I can tell. Lots of talk and no anarchy to speak of. What's worse is that the movement (if there really is one) has been largely subsumed by the larger socialist movements... to the degree that there is nothing radical that remains beyond the cool logo.

Which brings me to my point - I am all for the systemic collapse of this particular era. And it seems to me that the watershed is quite close. It is time for a systemic re-boot. I will not share with you in this piece why I believe we need one... desperately... but I will tell you that none of the movements out there (including radicalised Islam) can expedite it. Not one. And each day, we move closer to the inevitable - and each day I pray for the collapse to happen rapidly and definitively. It is not a political system which must be born in the wake of the collapse... which is why no political philosophy can help to bring it into being.

Wave you banners and choose a side... the moment you do, you have already chosen the losing side - and the winning side - and the losing side - and the winning side - in a hand-crafted dichotomy. The sooner you check out of the illusory state of affairs, the closer you will come to being where you desperately want to be.

Summer of Zombies - 2009

2009-04-07T23:06:00.003+01:00

Karmageddon

2009-04-06T18:14:00.005+01:00

To the mainstream western thinker "karma" is thought to be a eastern version of "what comes around, goes around". An additional aspect glommed onto the concept of karma is the theology surrounding reincarnation. Succinctly, the western thinker puts 2 and 2 together to form this: "what comes around goes around... and if it doesn't get you in this lifetime, it'll get you in the next". Of course, in either of these descriptions, the western thinker typically harbours an incredibly inaccurate and simple interpretation.

If I understand the larger concept, as recently described in part by a close friend of mine, Karma is to be considered at a cosmic level, whereby ones obligations, whether actively or passively "consented to" cause threads of obligations/debts to extend to and fro the parties involved. Now it is very difficult to move out of our more traditional mode of western thought, wherein mysticism has largely been exculded from our consideration of what is and is not "real". In the west, although this too is a simple interpretation of the western mind, we typically see things as cause and effect... and normally only consider the "tangible" - nary the mystical. Even in Aquinas' relating of the spiritual to his audience, he speaks (or is translated into) language in which "bodies" impact one another to some result. Or "actors" or "movers" intercede, mingle, push, pull, etcetera. Now my argument is not with St. Thomas at all. He clearly had a grasp of the come-uppance in a much more robust sense than "what comes around, goes around" sort of modality. His was much closer to my understanding (which is minimal) of the concept of karma than today's modern minds can conceive.

So, how does this obligation/indebtedness work? I do not know. But I can relate some of the concepts to you in English as I understand them to be having discussed it at some length with said friend who is much closer to grasping the concept than I.

Here is an example: your friend comments to his girlfriend that he can get you to help her find a job. Even without your knowledge, you have been karmically indebted to the girlfriend of your friend.

Here is another example: you sell something to someone. You are karmically bound to that person (stranger or no) for some period of time (possibly forever?) until somesuch occurs or the relationship is diminished in some cosmic fashion.

More close to home: you agree to do something for someone.

Even more interesting: someone gifts something to you. Or, you apologize to someone. Or, you say to someone "I owe you such-and-such".

The point being this: if this Karma thing has legs, it is important to "simplify" as you can. To cast a "small shadow". Because we haven't even begun to speak about the "energetic" issues Karma introduces into the concept... or how people through their expectations of you/for you relating to who you are and who they think you are... how they talk about you, etcetera, can impact your karmic situation.

I would put activities like blogging, emailing as risky... myspace.com or facebook.com just plain crazy to engage in. Maybe I should kill off my interactive online profile altogether.

Snap - or The Problem of the Lunatic Fringe

2009-04-05T14:30:00.017+01:00

Is it me or have more and more people been snapping in the US of late?

I have a friend who says the piano wire is so taut right now that it has to give way... I think it is beginning to occur in the US, where this past week saw no fewer than 5 or so 1 man murder sprees. Purposeless rampages where innocents are slaughtered due to uncontrolled rage. Horrifying, really. These all occurred within one week all over the continental US. It seems to me the frequency with which these shootings are occurring is increasing dramatically.

Wong, NYC
Poplawski, Pittsburgh, PA
Stewart, Carthage, NC
Unknown, Santa Clara, CA
Graham, WA

Update - 08/04/09 - Temecula, CA
Update - 08/04/09 - Alabama
Update - 08/04/09 - Some Link Economy with Spate of Killings
Update - 07/04/09 - Bavaria
Update - 07/04/09 - Florida

The problem with the lunatic fringe cracking as they do is that, though leading-indicators of systemic stress, they are uncoordinated and hap-hazard. And what is worse is that though the actual apparatus has in no way been damaged, the liberty hating helicopter bureaucrats and pols will seize upon these shootings in some manner to curtail legitimate gun ownership by law-abiding citizens.

Unemployment - US Average 8.5%
Food Stamps - 1 in 10 in US receiving government food subsidies

Hi-Point 955 9mm Carbine Review

2009-04-05T04:07:00.011+01:00

After two sessions at the range with this beast - and 300 rounds - dead-on out-of-the-box accuracy, zero problems... friggin' outstanding piece.

Heard bad things about the stock and the need to replace it with the ATI stock - but the stock on the one I bought is plenty hearty for me. Sure, it's a bit ugly... but then who really gives a shit about that?