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Re:born on the 4th of July

matt4n — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 02:09:46 +0000

finally a yellow bracelet we can believe in

Although attachment may at first appear to be much less destructive than anger and hatred, in terms of being caught up in the uncontrolled process of rebirth, it is actually the bigger evil.

“Do yourself a favor, and become your own savior”-The Devil and Daniel Johnston (a non-fiction DVD).

: Matthew Donovan

In 1774 Samuel Johnson printed The Patriot, a critique of what he viewed as false patriotism. On the evening of 7 April 1775, he made the famous statement, “Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.”^[8] This line was not, as widely believed, about patriotism in general, but the false use of the term “patriotism” by John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (the patriot-minister) and his supporters; Johnson opposed “self-professed Patriots” in general, but valued what he considered “true” patriotism.^[9]

“At some point people have to tell their kids that Santa Claus doesn’t exist.” Floyd Landis

in his dreams my cat is a panther.

Paul McCartney backwards looking lyrics: Get back to where you once belonged…Once there was a way to get back home…Gee it’s good to be back home…I believe in Yesterday. Paul is dead.

namespotting

…lazy on top of crazy

cover songs…

During the Uruguay-South Africa match, I tweeted the Wikipedia link for “Diego Forlan” because it sounded like the announcers were saying Foran. The tail end of that URL was “wasRedirected=true.” Minutes later 4lan scored a goal. It was redirected.

About 25 years ago:

2001/07/04 by matt4n

On July 4, 2001 Wilco played Summerfest in Milwaukee, their last show with the late Jay Bennett.

matt4n — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:10:07 +0000

Lexophiles (lovers of words) 1. A bicycle can’t stand alone; it is two tired.2. A will is a dead giveaway. 3. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. 4. A backward poet writes inverse. 5. In a democracy it’s your vote that counts; in feudalism, it’s your Count that votes. 6. When a chicken crosses the road it’s poultry in motion. 7. If you don’t pay your exorcist you can get repossessed. 8. With her marriage she got a new name and a dress. 9. Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft and I’ll show you A-flat miner. 10. When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds. 11. The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine was fully recovered. 12. A grenade fell onto a kitchen floor in France resulting in Linoleum Blownapart. 13. You are stuck with your debt if you can’t budge it. 14. Local Area Network in Australia: The LAN down under. 15. He broke into song because he couldn’t find the key. 16. A calendar’s days are numbered. 17. A lot of money is tainted: ‘Taint yours, and ‘taint mine.18. A boiled egg is hard to beat. 19. He had a photographic memory which was never developed. 20. A plateau is a high form of flattery. 21. When a short fortuneteller escapes from prison, look for a small medium at large. 22. Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end. 23. When you’ve seen one shopping center you’ve seen a mall. 24. If you jump off a Paris bridge, you are in Seine. 25. When she saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she’d dye. 26. Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis. 27. Santa’s helpers are subordinate clauses. 28. Acupuncture: a jab well done. 29. Marathon runners with bad shoes suffer the agony of de feet. 30. The roundest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi. 31. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian . 32. She was only a whisky maker, but he loved her still. 33. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from an algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption. 34. The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work. 35. No matter how much you push the envelope, it’ll still be stationery. 36. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering. 37. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie. 38. A hole has been found in a nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it. 39. Atheism is a non-prophet organization. 40. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, ’You stay here, I’ll go on a head.’ 41. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me. 42. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: ‘Keep off the Grass.’ 43. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was doing, a nurse said, “No change yet.” 44. The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran. 45. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion. 46. Don’t join dangerous cults: Always practice safe sects.

matt4n — Fri, 14 May 2010 23:56:21 +0000

Lining up the present, past

matt4n — Fri, 14 May 2010 02:50:13 +0000

matt4n — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:17:58 +0000

About a year ago today @ noon.