Saturday Knights

AN ODD NITE FRITE

2011-08-06T13:42:00.006-07:00

Rasputin was sleeping the slumber of Kings and Queens. Airy fairies, flying high in a midsummer sky and crashing back to earth woke with a jump.

To be honest Rasputin is probably a bit on the blind side without contacts and as you can see from the pictures glasses are laying in the bed prone to be grabbed in case Rasputin needs to see a blood sucking pervert enter the bedroom.

To Rasputin’s dismay it is not a pervert but some sort of monster that stares with demonic terror into Rasputin’s admittedly iffy eyes. Knowing that the baseball bat, the iron crow bar and even the taser are not going to work against the dastardly devil staring in defiance Rasputin grabs the iphone sitting next to the bed and begins clicking pictures. Rasputin is also a bit afraid of tasering Rasputin which would not be a good defense against the evil monsters.

Of course Rasputin has a compromised I phone that has no flash so the pictures were off set with the light of the ever constant glowing lava lamp, another light defense aiding in seeing any marauding murderous intruders.

Rasputin knows if it had been an I PHONE 4 with a flash the terrifying moment would be much easier for the reader to see. However as the subject of why Rasputin does not have an I phone 4 gets Rasputin more pissed off than the devils sharing the bed at 3:15, we shall move on.

The following are the pictures taken by the brave Rasputin.

Holy crap it is either and devil or ET looking at Rasputin see the nose and the almond shaped eyes ? Maybe Rasputin needs the taser after all. No experimentation on Raspootin, a fight to the bitter end.

a side look at the alien
but oh no now what does Rasputin see ?

see the out line of the face with a ear, nose , eyes and lips (oh my )

oh no there is a K does that stand for Kill Rasputin??? OMG there looks like there is a dead lady to the upper right of the picture. She looks like some one put a gag over her mouth.

There is that dead lady again

there is the alien again or could it be a demon with a hood over his head. how dare it smile at Raspootin.

To make short order of the whole situation Rasputin leaps from the bed with the skill of an Olympian and beats the blankets with crowbar in right hand and baseball bat in left.

Rasputin casts the devils and dead lady out and lives on to fight the powers of the unknown another day.

Moral of the story do not consume certain foods before sleep.

SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT

2011-02-11T14:34:00.005-08:00

AH well what do you suppose Raspootin has now discovered? Could it be a bird could it be a plane or could it be JESUS?

Raspootin was casually standing outside enjoying the delightful smell of dead fish guts when all of a sudden it was a miracle. There right in view of the entire group was a thing of such amazing no not just amazing but astonishing, no not astonishing; BUT - EPIC -biblical proportions.

Immediately the group (not Raspootin as Raspootin would not do such a thing) bent down and started to pray. They did not even care about the fish guts; which was definitely a point of great consideration to Raspootin. The group of fisher-people was crying salty sea fishy tears of joy and wonderment.

There in front of them; was Jesus. In the skull of a Cat fish Jesus had returned. Raspootin warily looked closer and was disappointed to find that it was not Jesus (because Jesus would be much more exotic) but indeed it had to be Pope John Paul II beatified in splendorous beauty…

There was an ensuing commotion as the fisher-people and Raspootin argued the point of identification. Raspootin stuck to the story that POPE JOHN was visiting because he was slowly turning over in his heavenly grave with regards to Pope Ratzinger’s recent departures from traditional Catholicism. Imagine practicing your holy confession on an IPhone app. Appalling.

Luckily a more knowledgeable fisher man person, BILLY, showed up to save the day (and the faces of Raspootin and the Fisher- people) explaining that all Cat Fish Skulls look like Jesus and the pope.

Next time you visit LONG JOHN Silvers or any other fine dining, fish serving, establishment REMEMBER that you are in the company of Jesus and the pope so don’t pick your teeth, don’t talk with your mouth full, don’t belch or fart and definitely turn that IPhone off cause Jesus and the Pope will think you are rude, which will lead to EPIC badness in the world :)

This message is approved by Raspootin!

hullo helga

2011-01-20T09:09:00.003-08:00

Raspootin received this delightful email this morning...

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From:
Date: Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Subject: Re:
To: RASPOOTIN
Hi dear! I am for a decent man.

As for me, I am a young Russian girl

Do you like Russian women?

They are not just beautiful and smart, but very tolerant too.
Russian women value family and try to be with their husbands as much as possible.

It's time to get to know each other!
See you on marriage agency. Cheerio!

Please, visit this site!

Raspootin knows that his Russian heritage makes him an obvious target for spam things like this, but what is quite odd that last night, Raspootin was watching an uncharacteristic reality show. It was all about ugly American men shopping the Russian woman market for "Mail Order Brides". In this particular show the fuggly little american man 36 years of age who lives with his parents went to Russia to meet the stero- typical blonde Russian woman who he was corresponding with.

She wanted him to pick her, but he decided against it... In Raspootin's humble opinion he should have gone for it cause his chances of meeting a woman are remote.

Raspootin wants to know in light of this email arriving bright and early the morning after the, all be it, poor choice of programming if gmail is now monitoring Raspootin's viewing habits...

mike savage: savages

2010-07-03T09:44:00.001-07:00

Raspootin approves this video

Hump day Humor

2010-05-26T14:02:00.001-07:00

Raspootin knows this is wrong on so many levels...

Drinking with an Arizona Girl

A Mexican, an Arab, and an Arizona girl are in the same bar.

When the Mexican finishes his beer, he throws his glass in the air, pulls out his pistol, and shoots the glass to pieces. He says,'In Mexico, our glasses are so cheap we don't
need to drink with the same one twice.'

The Arab, obviously impressed by this, drinks non-alcohol beer ('cuz he's a Muslim), throws it into the air, pulls out his AK-47, and shoots the glass to pieces. He says, 'In the Arab World, we have so much sand to make glasses that we don't need to drink with the same one twice either.'

The Arizona girl, cool as a cucumber, picks up her beer, downs it in one gulp, throws the glass into the air, whips out her 45, and shoots the Mexican and the Arab.

Catching her glass, setting it on the bar, and calling for a refill, she says,
'In Arizona, we have so many illegal aliens that we don't have to drink
with the same ones twice.'

Life...

2010-05-19T13:13:00.002-07:00

Life can be summarized by 4 bottles

Shit; I am on # 3 - which is guess is better than #1 given Raspootin's age.

Life is short don't take it for granted. Don't take people in your life for granted; cause one day they just not be there.

black and blue

2010-05-18T09:53:00.002-07:00

From 1930… what does it say about the lack of change in a society where women still feel that their identity and how they are viewed by others is a result of their physical appearance?

In Raspootin’s opinion; the reason women feel this way is because it is true. They are judged and viewed by their physical appearance whether it may be too dark too fair too thin too fat too young too old. 80 years later and we are still hampered by the same feelings of inadequacy stemming from a society that sets an unrealistic standard; based on a media driven optimum line the one must not deviate below or above without facing discrimination

guess which one is the marine

2010-05-10T10:49:00.001-07:00

may the force be with you ?

2010-04-26T13:08:00.001-07:00

Raspootin's ex sent this as an example of a break up letter that he found amusing ?

Raspootin is not really amused; obviously Jessica was not either

an odd post I guess

2010-04-22T19:17:00.006-07:00

Before you do Raspootin the courtesy of listening and reading - Raspootin wants to acknowledge that Raspootin shall certainly go into the fiery pit as described by Kurt for even posting these songs and feelings... and if a corpse can roll over in their grave; my Mom - who Raspootin loves dearly is doing so now.

Raspootin's mom believed in God and it was no doubt a great disapointment that yours truely had doubts... So if she is up there may she look at this kindly and understand Raspootin's odd sense of ablity...

Raspootin does not like to talk about this: but Raspootin’s Mother died in March. Raspootin has not quite come to terms with her death. And it's really odd that these 3 songs sum up Raspootin’s feeling about death.

Seeing a person that was once alive then dead in a coffin is not a way to say goodbye. Raspootin wanted to feel that Mom was out there – some sort of connection; and there was nothing at the time of viewing and there has been nothing since.

As anyone who has followed Saturday Knights knows; Raspootin fancies as an in touch outer spiritual individual and is deeply shocked and saddened that there is just nothing but: She is dead.

Faith is a good thing for most - but reality is better.

This song is the beginning of what Raspootin thinks when thinking of death & God in general -

This is then what Raspootin wondered - Can this happen to bad people who don't believe ??? Maybe I'll see Mom on the 4th of July - cause she was good - Explains why there has been no contact/ or not / can one pretend to believe and escape the pit of hell ??? Is Kurt in the pit of hell - just saying what Raspooin was thinking.

This is what Raspootin has come to embrace… though it is not to be any reflection on Raspootin's Mom - the video is not what raspootin was talking about as much as the lyrics... oh my that tangled web we do weave when we practice to deviate from God - Dear God.

Raspootin should have reproduced...

2010-04-19T09:05:00.004-07:00

Raspootin Approves the actions of these Children!!

back, breath and other sorts of pain

2010-04-15T19:33:00.006-07:00

So Raspootin has been a real nasty bitchy bitch - but it hurts to have a pulled bit in your back - it really really hurts and to any knowledge that Raspooin has gained - it just has to work it self out; in like a week or two. Not good. Raspootin's friends can not put up with 2 weeks on biatch - and Raspootin does not blame them a bit.

Thank you friend - maybe this will work - and Raspootin will not be so scary; nor airy fairy on pain killers. - just saying it hurts - and the doctor said... whoo hoo be air fairy with a prescription and its OK - not... for Raspootin.

Raspootin is kinda wondering about "salt" in Epsom Salt - does that bloat ??? just wondering as it does go into skin as skin soaks.

Thank you Raspootin's Dad cause Raspootin thought that smelling like a candy cane would make a better mood even if the Espsom Salts did not work. Who could hate a Santa helper smelling Raspootin??? yeah right... Raspootin will end up like Rudolph with a red candy nose... just saying and Bloated cause the Salt and Candy Cane will assimilate into Raspootin's system with a negative ultimate.

This is the very large Tub - turn of the century - sort of like Raspootin - and I must say at 5"4 Raspootin likes this tub. Due to a nasty invasion of the most unmentionable large bug Rapootin had never used the Tub - what a waste of 2 years of wonderful soak. Hello Friend of Raspootin?? you reading this - what you did with the Epsom Salts paled to what you did to get rid of the dragons and their litter in the "soaking turn of the other century process"

Raspootin liked the soak. Rapspootin only had to execute one unmentionable - and then was able to relax in great comfort with zum candle. Thanks to Raspootin's sister for that.

Raspootin does not approve the picture; but was also never going to approve a soak pic either.

Thanks to my friend for the salts - and I am sure to be a better person for them and the soak.
Raspootin is wondering about the Candy Cane bb- bath as Raspootin smells like nic - and Epsom salts ... which is not relaxing but luckily Raspootin is alone and is not offended by Raspootin's smell. Raspootin does acknowledge that purchasing more deodorant - given the current one is gone (2 days only) would also be helpful.

For the pleasure of Raspootin's co workers and clients - off to the shower now.

Second stop after gas - umm like the gas to fill up the car..; is to Rite Aid for water pills and under arm militia - why water pills - Raspootin is certain that the Salt caused water weight gain - and the lack of under arm personal smell hygiene has just made the bloat worse.

Course Raspootin frequently thinks of introspection on Tumors and Halitosis - and Raspootin certainly hopes the last word is spelled correctly given the bad breath meaning that was intended.

Raspootin would not want to mean disgusting - hello you are killing me everytime you are in my space and breathing breath - with umm a word that meant anything less... :)

A little gas humor

2010-04-15T08:04:00.003-07:00

I was in the restaurant yesterday when I suddenly realized I desperately
needed to pass gas. The music was really, really loud, so I timed my
gas with the beat of the music.

After a couple of songs, I started to feel better. I finished my coffee,
and noticed that everybody was staring at me....

Then I suddenly remembered that I was listening to my iPod.
...and how was your day?

as an aside - this reminds me of a much funnier story told to me by a friend with regard to passing gas on a ride in Disney Land... but that is not Raspootin's story to tell - Still makes Raspootin laugh when thinking about it though...

You dont know how bad I got it

2010-04-14T20:23:00.002-07:00

My favorite song from a million years ago that still makes so much sense to me.

04-15-10 7:00pm

YOU GOT IT BAD YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW BAD I HAVE IT

MY BROKEN SPIRIT IS FALLING TO THE FLOOR/

Helping person with Turbo Tax - 2hours

“Your finger pointing is annoying”

Yeah guess it was

04-15-10 8:01p,

“Did you do it – fuck you what is up with my taxes?”

– Umm I told you 10 times they are with the CPA and he filed an extension so your wife’s business is included.

“That is not what she said”

SHE is wrong – all taken care of….

“Umm sorry I love you”

Ya you show that about as well as when we were married.

Hey Jake!!!

Hey Raspootin

Den the Bartender: How's your wife that teaches sign?

Raspootin: wow someone married him? ( thinking)

Jake: Part of our marriage contract is not to be in New Orleans

Den: Why?

Jake – no jobs with health insurance and benefits in her area in New Orleans

Raspootin (saying to self SHUT UP)

Jake – we really want to move back but don’t know what to do

Raspootin (saying again to self SHUT THE F up…)

Jake to Raspootin – Any ideas

spootin “ keep your mouth shut –no one likes you today”

Jake – I value your opinion

Raspootin – Im such as sucker for that …..

Ideas for 20 minutes all well placed by Raspootin – allowing interaction from Jake.

“Jake – well you know I will never remember what you said or care”

Raspootin – “No wonder you did not marry till 56 and never got a job beyond waiter with any benefits.

Rapootin thought this – but did not say it

Raspootin got up and said – evidently you were talking and I should not have been involved with your conversation as it was personal.

Jake – Umm i'm going to talk to Den’s hubby as that is all I wanted to do… nice to see you Raspootin. But now it gives me no pleasure as I am married…

Raspootin: excuse me? ==[[[[[[[[[ okydoky know the pot hole I named Harry better than you –

Donna want to be here no more –tired of trying care regardless of pay or not.

Wouldn’t be good to be on your side grass is always greener over there…

Just saying..

touch the sky and fly oooo eeewww oooo :)

2010-02-09T09:17:00.001-08:00

New Favorite of Raspootin

Who Dat Nawlins ? We Dat

2010-02-08T09:18:00.000-08:00

Garland’s letter to the Who Dat Nation – a cool BREES a comin’!

WWL/Garland Robinette Reporting

I feel a COOL BREES a comin’! And, it doesn’t look like pigskin. When mother nature burns a forest she seems the devil. Animals are killed, treasures are destroyed and what was, is no more. But, she understands that in order to evolve to new and better, often times all present must become the past.

We celebrate today like never before. We have worked and sacrificed in nightmare visions in order to see this joy. But one day, this too will be a wonderful but distant memory. What we don’t celebrate today is something of which we are not aware.

There has been a change in our DNA. Our tremors, our tears, our fears have been replaced with steel. While the rest of the country runs from mudslides, urban flash fires and a world stopped by snow. While the world reels from sunamis, earthquakes and fear of war, we celebrate. We have little fear.

Why would we? What is mother nature going to do? Flood us? Destroy our homes? Kill large numbers of us? So what? We’ll just rebuild, cook better food, make our educational system the country’s best! We will always finish strong. We know, unlike the rest of the world, that we can replace horror with joy. We have proof that we can move from world sympathy to WORLD CHAMPIONS! We can make pigs fly and ice skate in hell!

And, a word for those who will still insist on holding us to the past. Without whites’ help, President Obama would not be in office. Without blacks’ help, Mitch Landrieu would not be in office. Our Vietnamese congressman watched the Who-Dats in the oval office with a black President…and our Indian Governor celebrated in Miami. For those who talk of shadow governments in order to tear us apart…you lose. You cannot tear steel!

For years we have been different for many of the wrong reasons. But now look for the rest of the world to hope to be different, just like us. We have been to war. They have not. We have not only survived but thrived. Whatever lies ahead, we know from experience that we will finish strong. There is a cool Brees a comin’....and WE DAT!

YEAH I was Katrina but i was superbowl too

2010-02-07T21:44:00.002-08:00

WE CAME WE SAW AND WE CONQURED!!!

WHO DAT DAT DINANA BEAT THEM SAINTS

WHAT A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE WITH PRIDE

count down to super bowl inspirational

2010-02-04T08:22:00.002-08:00

"crunk" it up

Hump day Humor

2010-02-03T08:21:00.001-08:00

610 Buddy D

2010-02-02T14:19:00.001-08:00

This will need an explanation for any of you who are not from New Orleans. There was a parade on Sunday in memorial to a local radio Sport Caster, Buddy D who was an icon for many, many years before his death. He said at the beginning of each football season that should The Saints ever make it to the Super Bowl he would parade down Bourbon Street wearing a dress.

Well not to let him down Bobby Hebert, a former Saints and Atlanta quarter back ( think the 80’s & early 90’s) decided to pay tribute to Buddy D by arranging a parade of Men Wearing dresses :) 80,000 people showed up in attendance with dresses in place.

The 610 Stompers are a takeoff on the young girls who dance and twirl batons during our traditional Mardi Gras parades – Have to say the 610 are without doubt more amusing to watch ! Now if they would have worn skimpy sequined body suits with fishnet tights – well that would have been priceless

Enjoy

water boarding

2010-01-29T12:23:00.002-08:00

Raspootin is not sure if there is a distinction between interrogation and torture? Perhaps the distinction would lay with the motivation? Interrogation is to get information and torture is the fulfillment of a fetish to cause pain?

In the case of water boarding - raspootin rules that it is a torturous form of interrogation, but much better than having your finger nails pulled out or your ears removed or your nipples burned or your testicles punctured, so it would then become the more humane usage of torture to interrogate a person - unless the reason was not to gain information but to inflict fear for the only purpose of satisfying a perverse pleasure...

Comments please

Let the game begin...

2010-01-28T10:29:00.000-08:00

King Kut

2010-01-27T08:02:00.002-08:00

Ever since it got freezy cold and everyone's plants died my friend has been cutting plants and trees back. Probably a 100 hours worth of cut back - so to give him credit I dubbed him "KING KUT"... he is a bit younger than raspootin so I think the title may have been lost on him - but certainly it has to bring to mind the following classic

crazy co workers

2010-01-25T13:43:00.002-08:00

My co-works ( all male mind you) decided for whatever guy reason that they needed to destroy a large panasonic tv that weighs as much as 80 elephants...

So week one in the game against Arizona they placed a pic of a cardinal on the screen and tried to ram a forklift through it. The TV won...

Week two - they decided to put a Vikings emblem on the TV - and well see for yourself what happened...

My boss is the director and camera man...

Holy saint Shit

2010-01-15T20:22:00.003-08:00

No posts for more than 2 months..

Go Saints

Who dat

who dat

lord if we don't win watch Katrina happen all over again

I promise better later

Raspootin is back !!!

Friday Fuuurrriction...

2009-10-23T08:43:00.000-07:00

LOL - thanks Alexander :)

1948 cartoon...

2009-10-19T10:12:00.002-07:00

Keep in mind that Harding College is a Church of Christ School; so religious reference aside - given who produced it- still makes the cartoon very cutting edge for 1948 - and is eerily relevant to what is going on today...

Bang bang Max

2009-10-17T11:04:00.002-07:00

Well it is a beautiful day in New Orleans, so why did I start it with crying ?

My Next Door Neighbor was having a heated argument with his next door neighbors – The Bitch – yes lovely story – maybe they will move when she goes to prison.

Anyhoo – after the shouting match was concluded – evidently my Neighbor was a victim of their scheme – he pulled out of his parking place and rammed into my baby – my 1 month old new car – TIM – named for the license plate TIM 315.

At least my neighbor is honest and willing to pay for all damages; but it is a hassle to get the car fixed and get a rental etc. and I have to admit that it is never the same after your new car gets into an accident. My neighbor was about as upset as I was so I did not make him feel any worse than he already felt; good thing it was me not my alter ego Raspootin

This song keeps going through my head

hair today gone tomorrow....

2009-09-29T16:39:00.003-07:00

you could ask yourself

you could ask yourself

once in a life time...

Last night Raspootin – not me definitely Raspootin was having a dream about styling Cathy B’s hair. The only problem was that Cathy’s B hair was filled with black fungus and little bugs. The people looking at her skillful do- making kept saying that that it looked great, so Raspootin figured that she must be imagining the infestation.

Well about this time Raspootin woke feeling the call of Nature – around 4:00 am. As she tried to get out of bed she realized that her book was affixed by some mysterious subject to the side of her head. So she tried to put on her glasses to see what the deal was and could not get them on as the book and whatever was in her hair was blocking the process. Immediate call to contact lenses… upon further sighted investigation Raspootin to her horror realized that the book was stuck to her head with a large wad of gum; nestled conveniently at the root of her hair directly above her left ear. After much pulling, the book came away and the cover of the book was still firmly in place against her ear.

4 am – not so much a favorite time on Raspootin’s list – in fact Raspootin pretty much looked like the lead singer of The Talking Heads, kind of gyrating around wondering what to do. Finally the decision was made to make a drastic cut.

Typical that one of the biggest Gallery nights of the season is Saturday night and now poor Raspootin has a large bald spot. Could have been worse and she could have fell asleep face forward on the book.

The strange thing about the incident is that Raspootin never chewed gum before she went to bed. Raspootin was unaware that there was even any gum in the house; with the exception of nicorette which turns to stone the moment it is removed from ones mouth.

Just another mystery of how the gum could have possibly got on the back of the book ; how Raspootin could have failed to note it was there, and of all the bad luck – roll on the book in her sleep and get it stuck in her hair.

BW – I swear it is catching…

nasty brain business...

2009-09-09T12:06:00.001-07:00

EWEEEWWEEE fried rat brain for dinner; now that is an icky bit if raspootin ever saw one

college best try ?

2009-09-08T19:11:00.007-07:00

So Raspootin tried to have a creative labor day....

Raspootin's friend gave her an un-done fleur de lis ; and Rapootin wants to add that she is a bit awkward that "give" was not really the basis; she asked and then was given.

So a blank slate of fleur de lis. Raspootin likes blank slates on which to build a creative process.

lets spray it all gold and then do a saints theme ?

not so much... Raspootin's paint is all like 200 years old and was in the day approved by the Royal family of Russia... so what to do, we can not have 200 year old paint on the artifact in question...

Well maybe it will hold up better than the Romanov family

Raspootin puts on old paint then sprays with an even older than 200 year old glaze. like from Cleopatra's time) The paint dissolves, the glaze is like a thick icky bit... Paint is just not made like it used to be.

But low and behold, the end product is questionable but not horrid.

Thank you FR or IH or whom ever you are today for letting me play.

Cleopatra & Romanov family would have had me executed for this... oh I forgot the proletariat did execute me but at least not for this.

Raspootin rests in her case of fleur de lis painting and says given another go - with better paint it could perhaps sell, but not as well as the one who gave her the blank slate.

oink oink

2009-09-03T10:57:00.002-07:00

raspootin is afraid to go into her boss's office...

She thinks he may have swine flu...

BANG BANG

2009-08-24T08:37:00.003-07:00

Whenever you feel dissatisfied with your job; consider this lady's job and consider yourself lucky.

Wonder how much she got paid to do this in 1952? I don't think there would be enough money ever for Raspootin to even consider the job. In fact Raspootin would probably end up getting shot in the head...

"what have we done"

2009-08-20T11:49:00.003-07:00

Well as the person who sent this to me said:

"Kinda racist" (but reverse racism)

"Kinda funny" (in a Dave Chappelle way)

so what is the answer ?

2009-08-17T10:07:00.003-07:00

We already have too many Americans in this country to additionally bear the brunt of supporting illegal immigrants. I don’t think there is a quick fix for the healthcare crisis in this country; but I might suggest that there is a starting point for everything and starting with a crack down on illegal immigration is a good start point as any I can think of.

The argument that we need illegal labor to keep certain industries profitable is fine; so let the employers who are hiring illegal labor be forced to foot the healthcare bills for illegal immigrant’s medical care. I don’t care if the sick person actually works for the companies in question; the companies in question should be levied a mandated fine that in a percentage of what hospitals are paying for illegal aliens. The companies that encourage unlawful entry into the US are obviously not paying social security, Medicare or unemployment tax but benefiting bottom line from cheap labor – so they should be made to pay.

Obviously I am not advocating letting illegal immigrants die because they do not have healthcare; but I am also tired as a tax payer and employer of having the costs to keep these people; who are in the county illegally on sustained life support. Pull the Plug on illegal immigrants. We have enough people that are living in the US legally to worry about.

Typical Raspootin timing

2009-08-15T10:12:00.004-07:00

uno

dos

tres

No hurricanes all season and as soon as Raspootin buys a new car (first new car in 14 years) Tres hurricanes look like they are going to enter the gulf. Who figures...

Hombres del cine

2009-08-14T08:20:00.003-07:00

Raspootin things the adjective "yummy" is well placed... enjoy!

Cowering spectators

2009-08-13T10:05:00.001-07:00

Raspootin approves this message from Thomas Paine :)

I fucking read it on the internet or heard Rush say it so it must be so....

2009-08-12T19:36:00.008-07:00

I know they are Democrats - not their plan

It is his administration' s plan and it is not based on GB or Canada...

This is not Hillary's plan, this is not Bill's plan, it's Obama's plan and you should listen before making knee jerk decisions based on main stream media thought biases.

I thank Woozie for giving me the information that I needed to make an informed opinion and encourage regardless of party affiliation or simple governmental mistrust, that you at least listen to what the president has to say when answering AARP member's questions.

The purpose of this post is to get you to listen to President Obama, not to try and explain what I learned from listening. I heard, I understood - and for me that is a good thing. I was tired of all the bull shit crap that I was experiencing with talk show hosts and various media. I do not have the time nor the expertize to read the draft of the bill so I felt listening as stated by the President was the best way to understand with out partisan influence. I have no reason to think it would in his interest to lie about the Health Reform Plan.

I listened attentively, the president’s tele- meeting with the AARP; whose members are as seniors most concerned with the Health Care Reform. He took on this group of disbelivers and I think won them over.

I do not think that the IMAC is to screw, but to regulate. For Christ’s sake have we not learned from history that big business not regulated; pollutes, corrupts and steals from the American people? (Site managed care for health – banks and investment firms – and publicly held corporations. Example oil gas, Enron, Ponti Schemes)

I think Obama laid out a succinct plan that could define his administration and radically improve, by taking the competition out of just the major health insurance carriers and paring that with subsidize private and public health care and the overall health care deprivation in this country is then improved.

As President Obama stated, we are already being penalized by managed care and big insurance companies. This is a plan to let that not happen in the future where premiums and deductibles will be so great that basically no one past retirement or not reliant on employer based compensation of health insurance will be able to rely on anything but Medicare.

Medicare as a government run health plan for seniors is successful; cutting out the excesses of the Major Parasitical/ hehee a Freudian spell check error Pharmaceutical Companies will also aid in cutting costs to health care by advocating preventive medicine and care which is an absolute to cutting extraordinary costs based on those who are so sick when entering the emergency room that they are basically dead when they came in because the lack of money to pay the premiums or the doctor bills that would have diagnosed said disease earlier

I also agree that the “death panel” is needed; as explained it simply affords seniors who have not made a Living Will the option to do so; with the knowledge of what they are signing off on. Thousands a year are put on million dollar life support without ever having said, brain dead, if they would rather just be let go. I think – everyone should have a living will; and if it is your choice to waste away so be it; but do not let it be a tax payer problem if you just neglected to state before a catastrophic health event that that would not be your choice.

All in all I have to say thanks to Woozie as I would have never thought to go to The White House website to hear the full explanation from let’s say “the horse’s mouth”.

I think the plan is as sound as any plan that can be put forth at this time. Nothing ventured; nothing gained – and I really do not see where anyone has anything to lose.

half worm; na this is grosser

2009-08-06T19:32:00.010-07:00

I know that my Kentwood dispenser is very, very old. I know I should occasionally bleach it. – SEE I said I know all of these things.

Tonight I was pressing the little blue button for “clean” water and what did I notice? OMG an alien life form is growing in my water bottle. I could not get a close up because it would not let me :) or maybe because I was so startled that I had been drinking this alien life form for about two weeks without noticing its growth that my hand shook.

How disgusting is what I am showing you. Look at the bottle it is almost empty – GAG.

So I did flush the intrusion and pour bleach. If you want to know what is even more disgusting? It is looking at all the ICKY BIT horrible alien parts that were in the flushed water those would have been icky bits Raspootin has ingested… Christ All Mighty Save Raspootin from Icky Bits please! Amen

I have been drinking Crystal Light – mixed with SCHMEGE nasty bits for the past 2 weeks and I never knew -

I swear that I have never seen such a growth in my water bottle and all I can do is hope that the Kentwood Water People (home of Brit Spears) will explain to me tomorrow when I call them; for I shall call them and ask if the extreme heat could spawn an alien growth or is it because they do not clean their bottles properly? Hello Law suit :)

Needless to say Raspootin now feels ill and will have to lie down and effect same feeing tomorrow when discussing the growth with Kentwood.

Some how I do not think that justice will be served the same way as if Raspootin had found a finger in her bottle; I just hope the government is not alien chemical testing in Uptown New Orleans; ‘Cause Raspootin and you know that would be like spitting in a down wind; and the only thing worse than drinking alien schmege icky bits is getting your own spit in between the eyes.

do you see it ? kind of hard not too unless you are me...

Omg I am now just freaking

I don't even know if the picture is upside down; just that my stomach was at this point

Close as I could get without it attacking

yeah a big bowl to douche it out

yeah yeah yeah a big bottle of bleach to douche and kill everything ( ha knew that would be of use)

New bottle - ready to roll

Bring it on Obama

night out against crime

2009-08-04T19:35:00.015-07:00

So it was the night of crime and all were about

The cops were shining; spinning their grout

Then all of a sudden without a spark or a bing

The neighbors realized there were left with no bling.

They looked in wonder and thought of the grinch,

All they could wonder if there was not a glitch.

Tonight was the night where the bravest would fight

But left in the dark there was only good night,

Good night to the pictures

Good night to the song

Good night to the jewleary

Perv – good night to the thong

All about them were prancing and happy

All forgetting that things here are lapsing

Such is the culture that cuts off my gate

Such it the culture that I tend to hate.

Such is the thing that takes a cord

Such is the thing to make it my board

Electric is great I even love my heater

It is hot so sweat but get off my f- meter

Spend your money

Have your fun

Be weary be done

Go home and wonder what was said

And hope to god your dog is not dead.

Night against Crime is gone once again

Full Moon shinning with hopes of a sin

The sin is on they who have not been true

That is people who represent you.

Night against Crime

Does not need to Rhyme

But is the hypocrisy of

The absolute atrocity

In la Belle Nouvelle Orleans

Makes it all seem more Obscene

by raspootin ... who has thought about night out against crime a lot...

first table blocking

the wire to my outlet

Again the wire

Artless in the art of not answering a simple question

2009-07-24T10:46:00.002-07:00

If I answered the questions as Inspector General Elizabeth Coleman answered, or did not answer, I do believe that I would be fired.

I am with Congressman Grayson on this – shocked. Elizabeth Coleman should step down or be replaced.

The Inspector General of the Federal Reserve in the video below acknowledges that trillions of dollars cannot be accounted for. The astonishing five-minute clip is taken from a Congressional hearing where Federal Reserve Inspector General Elizabeth Coleman is questioned by Congressman Alan Grayson of Florida on May 6th about huge amounts of money for which the Federal Reserve is responsible.

you are what you eat

2009-07-17T12:54:00.007-07:00

Most people, who are fortunate enough to know Raspootin well, know that Raspootin has a name for anything that is deemed unfortunate with food or found in food and this term is ICKYBIT. So when I came across this site I found it quite mesmerizing as not only are there tons of gross looking food concoctions but tons of ICKYBITS making up the food.

I have picked out a few select dishes for your approval. The descriptions would be those of Raspootin – so if you are delighted by the picture and really want to know what it is for your consumption pleasures please browse this site.

Knicky ickybit of yucky shit between two glazed donuts

Repulsive nasty ickybit retch jello crap ( really that is jello ) how gross is that?

oozy ickybit eggs with regurgitated bean base

diarrhea ickybit poop ball pie

and for the one that particularly disgusts Raspootin

fried ickybit logs of lard coverd with pig guts

Hope you have enjoyed this culinary critique...

utter clouds in NY...

2009-06-30T13:21:00.004-07:00

Raspootin could not resist this one; now we are not seeing Jesus or the Virgin Mary, but Michael in the Clouds with Diamonds.

oh and gross when the lady newscaster person said "I just wanna milk them" ; what was she thinking; "I wanna milk them???"; please that's just nasty "I wanna milk those utter clouds..."

eweeeee :) hehee

Obviously Raspootin is easily amused today.

Round and Round it goes...

2009-06-27T10:51:00.001-07:00

Wow this model inspires complete confidence...

2+2

2009-06-26T10:40:00.007-07:00

raspootin is in tune with radiohead today.

This by the way of explanation is my tribute to Michael Jackson - if you want to hear my long version please go to The Tome

Are you such a dreamer
To put the world to rights
I'll stay home forever
Where two and two always makes a five
I'll lay down the tracks Sandbag and hide
January has April showers
And two and two always makes a five
It's the devil's way now
There is no way out
You can scream and you can shout
It is too late now
Because you're not there
Payin' attention Payin' attention
Payin' attention Payin' attention
yeah I feel it,
I needed attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Yeah I need it,
I needed attention
I needed attention
I needed attention
I needed attention
Yeah I love it, the attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Soon oh
I try to sing along
But the music's all wrong
Cos I'm not
Cos I'm notI
'll swallow up flies?
Back and hide
But I'm not
Oh hail to the thief
Oh hail to the thief
But I'm notBut I'm not
But I'm not
But I'm notD
on't question my authority or put me in the box
Cos I'm not
Cos I'm not
Oh go up to the king, and the sky is falling in
But it's not
But it's not
Maybe not
Maybe not

"dumb ass" comes to mind...

2009-06-24T13:00:00.003-07:00

i swear the fish was THIS BIG...

I was just looking at the SC governor story and laughing ... just seems that The Sanford Staff should have been able to cover up a fling in Argentina with greater finesse; after all isn’t that what they are being paid for?

First “WTF OMG he is Missing ooo where is the Governor? “

“Umm he's hiking”.... “Umm the wife has no idea where he is” (and obviously could care less) “ummm nooo he was not hiking he wanted an "exotic trip” "to get away from his kids" On fathers day weekend ??? Come on… please how does that make him look as a father of 4?

He should fire all his staff and hire Raspootin; I could have made up a much more cohesive, imaginative “story”; Raspootin would of course deserve to be compensated the combined salaries of Sanford’s sad, struggling staff.

I think he almost deserves to step down as Governor, not just the head of the GOP Governors thing (whatever that is) simply because if he can not sync with his staff, his wife and his mistress; what does that say about his abilities to govern. Obviously Raspootin could care less about his sex life; just his ability to lie under pressure. Evidently he needs to read a page out of Bill Clinton’s Book…

hump day humor 062409

2009-06-24T08:48:00.002-07:00

a bit pathetic that I have not posted since last hump day oh well... in keeping with the theme

Nun Decorators

The head nun tells the two new nuns that they have to paint their room without getting any paint on their clothes. So the one nun says to the other, "Hey, let's take all our clothes off, fold them up, and lock the door."
So they do this, and begin painting their room.

Soon they hear a knock at the door. They ask, "Who is it?" "Blind man!" The nuns look at each other, then one nun says, "He's blind, he can't see. What could it hurt." They let him in. The blind man walks in and says, "Hey, nice tits. Where do you want me to hang the blinds?"

hump day humor...

2009-06-17T13:56:00.000-07:00

Mother Superior called all the nuns together and said to them, 'I must tell you all something. We have a case of gonorrhea in the convent.' 'Thank God,' said an elderly nun at the back. 'I'm so tired of chardonnay....’

Sacrifice

2009-06-11T13:58:00.004-07:00

This is an amazing video. Silent hero’s indeed. I was thinking about Rev Jon joining up with the Marines and well the dedication of our Military people to each other and to us is quite inspiring when thinking about the course of the human race. These are brothers in Arms.

Took the video away as it was annoying me everytime it loaded...

With a little stroke from my friends

2009-06-10T13:42:00.013-07:00

This post is all the fault of BW.
He sent me this:

How could we have missed it? March 15 was Penis Day in Japan. Here are the photos. The actual festival is called Honen Matsuri. Celebrated every March 15 in Komaki, a town about 45 minutes north of Nagoya , Japan , this is the time of year where folks haul out a large wooden penis to give three cheers to fertility and renewal. The custom is an old one that is connected to bringing about a good harvest and having babies.

Penis Friendly

Penis in a blanket

Pet my penis?

I then had no; was compelled to go look for all things Penis...

The penis the boy drew on Top of his house(without mom and dad's knowlege) so that Google Earth would get a giggle. His parents evidently did not think it was that funny

The chalk penis on a hillside in The UK

The Cerne Abbas figure has conventionally been viewed as a great symbol of ancient spirituality. A mound below the giant’s left hand may be the sculpted remnant of a severed head which he once clutched – a rather grisly if common ancient Celtic religious symbol.

Yes I even found out about fine penis dining

and then the

Pièce de résistance

This little gem made me finally understand what men like about woman with big booties; yup it reminds them of their little buddies resting under their best pal; Penis.

I never thought I would say this, but I think despite my obvious penis envy, i am all penised out :)

Monday morning missive on poop

2009-06-08T08:37:00.002-07:00

A friend of mine sent me this picture of a sign posted in the French Quarter and for some reason is really cracks me up. I dunno if it’s how the guy is squatting (instead of the dog) or perhaps the dark mound of poop that looks like it is being pushed into a cup with the guy’s arm (as his hands seem to be missing). There is something almost nasty disgusting on many levels about the “pick up pets poop” sign that ya have to love it.

Thanks for sending me the picture IH :)

HIV awareness march UK - London

2009-06-06T22:06:00.006-07:00

HOW TO DONATE - SO VERY EASY

This is my best friend for well since I was 5 years old. She is walking (as I am typing for a wonderful cause) I am going to leave this up as I would love to have some of you Sponsor her effort for the fight on HIV.

It is very easy and I know from years of being a board member and advocate she and her causes are ultimate. Just because I did this today does not mean your effort goes to naught - just do it and "it" will make you feel better. If nothing else check out Kinkysex a fab band that her company is rep' in.

np

A missive from my dear friend Melissa Holston:

MY DEAREST SWEETEST KINDEST AND MOST PATIENT AND INDULGENT DARLINGS

Just a quick note to reassure all of you that despite threatening weather predictions I will be sallying forth on Sunday as planned. Those of you who have already sponsored me rest assured I intend to do you proud,
To those who have yet to pledge my original grovel stretches before you in all it's abject toadying pleading...

Yes I'm afraid it's that time of year again - it's my abject grovel for sponsorship as I prepare to sally forth once more, this year on 7TH JUNE, to raise money to combat the scourge of prejudice, injustice and HIV.
Please be the absolute angels I know you are and sponsor me...
With the date for this year's walk fast approaching, I thought it high time to cast aside all shame at importuning and get right down to positively grovelling for sponsorship- in the fond hope that some of you lovely people might take pity on my school days flashback nightmare and sponsor me.
For this year's special feature: I'm inviting my friends to join me as well!
A Severe muscle strain this year has meant that high heels and a quick time are probably out of the question so I invite any of my chums who fancies a trot round London for charity to join me!
Last year I hit upon a scheme to record a podcast impression of the day, but found I actually can't stand the sound of my own voice - no, I know, I couldn't believe it either but I may well try again so I should also be carrying a digital voice recorder so feel free to share any stories or impressions.

Those who have known me longest will certainly also boggle at the idea of me walking 10k and in light of the embarrassing recent sunstroke incident armed with an umbrella against rain or sun alike and usually on heels -though sadly this year due to residual injury I fear that we may have to forgo the heels but surely the image alone is worth a tiny pledge.

It's relatively painless to sponsor me through the Walk web-page by clicking this link
http://www.walkforlife.co.uk/public_individual_sponsorship.php?ID=1822 – it’s possibly the quickest and most cost-effective way for Crusaid to receive your donation. And if you’re a UK taxpayer, Gift Aid means that an extra 28% in tax will be added to your donation at no cost to you. Alternatively see me with cash/cheque in person and I'll enthusiastically add it to the total.
Last year we raised a massive total of £211 including gift aid and my heart swells with pride and gratitude. I am humbled by your generosity and your faith in me, particularly as I know some of you who contributed so generously did not receive your thank you notes of which more below. I know this year has been hard on everybody's pockets so any thing you feel able to proffer will be mentally clasped to my bosom with cries of joy!

Crusaid remains a cause very close to my heart: a UK charity dedicated to helping poor and marginalised people affected by HIV and AIDS. Your support will help Crusaid to continue its vital work.

I have seen tremendous advances in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Crusaid has been a huge part of that and always with a spirit of hope and celebration.
There's still have so much to do.
So Please be a blessed angel and sponsor me - whatever honorarium suits your pocket will be superb.
I prostrate myself at your fluffiest slippered feet.
Thank you for your support.
MELISSA
XXXXXX

So please sponsor me now!
have I said that already?

A final serious note!
It has come to my notice that some of those who sponsored me last year did not receive their thank you and consequently felt ignored, slighted and more than a little miffed
Therefore this year just as I prepare this missive personally rather than rely on the site standard message I assure you I will make sure that I contact all of you and make sure you know the high esteem in which you're held - that you're a gorgeous, incredibly generous, sensitive and charismatic individual and i shall be indebted to you to the end of your days or the next time you need the favour reciprocated.

Melissa
THE L♡VE PEOPLE
and kinky's ex
Tyger's HeArt Beats
Tyger's HeArt Records
Passion and Compassion in Music
Tyger's HeArts Multimedia
www.tygers-heart.co.uk
MYSPACE.COM/thelovepeople
myspace.com/kinkysexmusicvibes
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http://www.crusaid.org.uk/ AND www.walkforlife.co.uk

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2009-06-04T20:29:00.005-07:00

I looked at this cover for the actual “Wild Life and Fisheries” magazine as done by “game wardens” who have guns and the power to arrest and confiscate your fish; and well I could not stop looking at it.

On so many levels did I find this offensive that I just kept looking and looking?

Why did I find it offensive?

There is a little girl holding (yes I know) a BB gun with a fake Bambi then LSU all over her clothes/ hat on the ground: Damn right there is something that just does not sit with me about this as a front cover, but what?

My boss said it was in taste with the magazine as the people who subscribed (guess he IS ONE or we just sold them ice machines) would think this is FINE as this how Northern Louisiana raises their kids. BW I mean no offense, because you said you would not have your twins on the cover, but you did defend it.

My response was well shit!!! all the kids that kill kids in school use guns and so having a little baby girl holding a gun - regardless of bb or not is hideous. He said that most kids here are trained from birth with the use of guns. My point was so were all the Columbine and many other rural kids. They had access and knew HOW to use the guns which is why they were so successful in killing their class mates.

I am still so very appalled at this COVER like its okay? It is not okay to place a gun and a fake bambi deer with a small child and call it “art” cover page. I would be less offended by a dead beheaded deer with blood smacked on the hunters face. There is a message that is being sent that just seems so reckless and haphazardly wrong that my brain throbs.

So this just gives a bad message? Is it just me? My co- workers think I am insane; especially when they thought I was going to cancel the subscription and let Wild Life(and the red neck wardens) know what I think. Hey these Wild Life and Fishery Dudes carry guns and have a right to arrest – they are employees of the State. Why put a cute baby with a gun and LSU all over her with bow on LSU hat on the front page? God it disgusts me.

Well I did write a letter on my own and had no response, who figures... but it does give me a large insight to how the minds of Louisiana RED NECKS work.

Please let me know how you feel. Like I said this is the cover of a major State of Louisiana publication and I still can not wrap my mind around the appropriateness given all the child killings we have had in the past 10 years. Kids that are by products of red neck gun owners who feel they have taught their kids to be respectful of guns. Yeah right just enough gun teaching to kill their classmates, with no soul teaching about right and wrong – just the justification of the hunted killing the hunter. Hopefully the little girl on this cover will have high self esteem... god forbid it comes back to haunt this publication; for I will have the copy and remind them if she goes amok.

NO BW – I did not use your company name; I simply did a named unheard comment about something I feel is not only offensive but irresponsible.

My strange sense of humor

2009-05-21T13:03:00.001-07:00

The Monkey

A guy walks in to a bar with his pet monkey. He orders a
drink and while he's drinking the monkey jumps all around
the place. The monkey grabs some olives off the bar and
eats them. Then he grabs some sliced limes and eats them.
Then he jumps on to the pool table, grabs one of the
billiard balls, sticks it in his mouth, and to everyone's
amazement, somehow swallows it whole.

The bartender screams at the guy, "Did you see what your
monkey did?"

The guy says, "No, what?"

"He just ate the cue ball off my pool table -- whole!"

"Yeah, that doesn't surprise me," replied the guy. "He eats
everything in sight, the little idiot. Sorry. I'll pay for
everything." The man finishes his drink, pays his bill,
pays for the stuff the monkey ate and leaves.

Two weeks later, he's in the bar again, and his pet monkey
is with him. He orders a drink and the monkey starts
running around the bar again. While the man is finishing
his drink, the monkey finds a maraschino cherry on the
bar. He grabs it, sticks it up his butt, pulls it out and
eats it.

The bartender is disgusted. "Did you see what your
monkey did now?" he asks.

"No, what?" replied the guy.

"Well, he stuck a maraschino cherry up his butt, pulled it
out and ate it!" said the bartender.

"Yeah, that doesn't surprise me," replied the guy. He still
eats everything in sight but, ever since he swallowed that
cue ball, he measures everything first."

thanks bw :)

Quincy Verdun Show

2009-05-14T16:21:00.007-07:00

various behinds - raspootin should try for more flattering candid shots... oh well good thing she had control of the camera

Picture of the artist and his culinary chef friend; raspootin needs to write peoples names down to remember.

Another extremely flattering shot taken by raspootin. Raspootin is hoping round about this time that no one else had a camera...

The artists friends and family - oh no raspootin sees that guy back there with the camera; hope there are no retaliation shots...

back gallery Quincy with his sister (make note again to write down names) with mr sutton in the back ground hard at work selling his stuff at the other guy's show; all is fair in love, war and the art business.

Group shot!!!
Leon(quincy's brother - youngest) "______" oldest brother Quincy "______" middle brother and "_____" sister. Dont ask raspootin why she remembered Leon's name. She must just have a selective memory when it comes to good looking dark haired men! By the by Leon's Wife "_____" damn can't remember her name was one of the best ladies rapsootin has met in a long time :)

Galerie Royale did not sell anything but we went through a case of wine so I know that at the very least everyone had a splendid time.

Take a look at Quincy's work and if ya tell me you saw it here I will give you the raspootin special friend price :) hahaha

yes life is full of unpleasant little surprises...

2009-05-05T12:02:00.002-07:00

I was told that I should write a little something with this post. Why the picture? Because the look on that little boy's face reminds me of my how my Dad would look at me or my brother and sister whenever our hands got even near our noses. We would be "daddy we're not picking we're itching" and he would just give us "the look" the same one that boy is giving his sister. Then he would mutter something about kids being really gross.

Just made me laugh. I was having this very conversation on Sunday with a friend of mine and it made me laugh then too.

boogers and children; got a love it all... then to just keep the 'grossness going" why I said unpleasant little surprises; well that is what my mom called any errant boogies found hiding under furniture, on the wall etc. Of course that was not me; that would be the doing of Raspootin's siblings. At least to the best of my memory none of us did the truely disgusting; which would be the slight of hand; booger from nose to mouth :)

post 420 :)

2009-04-29T10:07:00.003-07:00

Chicago Tribune cartoon 1934:

This is interesting and telling; and yes Frank it does look familiar.

and this is hillarious ... nasty but funny.

The Thingee Study.... The University of Georgia funded a study to see why the head of a man's thingee was larger than the shaft. After 1 year and $180,000, they concluded that the reason that the head was larger than the shaft was to give the man more pleasure during sex.

After they published the study, the Florida State decided to do their own study. After $250,000 and 3 years of research, they concluded that the reason the head was larger than the shaft was to give the woman more pleasure during sex.

Louisiana State University, unsatisfied with these findings, conducted their own study. After 2 weeks and a cost of around $175.46, and 12 cases of beer, they concluded that it was to keep a man's hand from flying off and hitting himself in the forehead

Musical Marvels

2009-04-28T11:59:00.002-07:00

If only the world could come together as well as the musicians in this song do.

Happy Tuesday!

Watch the whole thing it gets better and better. Makes me want to go to Jazz Fest for obvious reasons; and maybe I will just have to play hooky from work and go!

My my My

2009-04-25T11:43:00.000-07:00

So I am sitting here at the gallery with the door open; kind of reflecting and this guy shows up at the front door. He does not immediately walk in; he instead pulls something out of his pocket and compares it to the address. He then just stands there and stares at me for a minute or two.

He has long black hair; a beard and a mustache. He is attractive in a creepy way that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. He has intense black eyes and a muscular body.

After staring for his 1 minute or so he comes into the gallery and walks directly towards me. I am sitting at the desk looking directly at him. His gaze never waivers. Then he kind of ruins the moment by saying “I am Yogi” (I dunno, “Yogi” couldn’t he come up with a better name like :) Raspootin?) then holds out his hand so I think well what the hell and I go to shake it. He takes my hand and turns it over and touches my palm with his index finger; sort of like one long stroke. I remove my hand still at a loss for words.

He then (before I could say umm get away please) puts his hand on my head. He then backs away from the desk and tells me that he has been “told” to come here. He says that the mole I like to call it my beauty mark (hehee) is very lucky and that something really big is going to happen to me in June; something that will change everything. (I still have high hopes that it is a good something not a bad something)

Then he ruins the mystical moment and pulls out a piece of paper, shrink wrapped to card board with his name on it. (Very well worn and slightly stained I might add) It is the true proof of his talent; Yogi: Psychic Reader of Humanity.

I am not very interested in getting a reading so I say umm no thank you before he can even mention a reading; guess I got a bit of psychic in me too. He then puts the final nail in ruining his initial approach and says well that is up to you; Have a blessed day. Now “Have a blessed day” is something the Jehovah Witness people or the Baptist ministers looking for donations say when they come into the gallery. “Have a blessed day” Wow I guess I was hoping for something more exotic like umm well I don’t know maybe something in Arabic ? That would leave me wondering?

I would not say no to something big that is good happening in June; but like this song I think it was all about:

German ladies beat -off economic woes...

2009-04-17T14:21:00.005-07:00

Let us use THIS VIDEO as an example in point.

Well I must say that I found the attached video an enormous relief. I was sitting here contemplating why people think that they should always ask for “deals” when they come into the gallery and buy art. It is extremely rare that some one will say: “OOOO wow I love that! How much? OK I must have it here is my credit card.” It usually is:" umm well how much is that?"; I give them the price; they ignore the price and say “What’s the best Price you can give me.” Sorta like why did I bother putting up that “pretend” price on the wall, because everyone knows that is not the “real” price.

I have noticed a steep increase of this; can you give me something more for nothing as the economy has gone in the shitter. However; I now do not feel quite as bad. Certainly its one thing telling me you want a discount on art; but how would you feel if you were one of the German Ladies in the video and someone not only started to discount your price per client; but then clients asked for additional concessions. NOW I am not sure what sort of “extra” things the men are asking for; but how insulting is it to even think of asking when they are already getting a house discount.

To all my artists out there; at least I take the brunt of the insult for you; I would hate for any of you to think that I am prostituting your work :) Of course every good madam must look out for her best interests while always, always… considering the value of her “boys”.

no title needed

2009-04-15T08:50:00.000-07:00

I have no idea why, but this song by David Bowie, as obscure as it is, keeps going through my head. In fact I might say it was almost driving me insane because the only place I had it was on an old album and I could not remember the name.

Thank God for Youtube, I am now out of my misery and can share the tune of my mind with you.

I think a commenter at IH’s site was correct when she said I might have issues.

Appearance... don't always mean everything

2009-04-13T13:06:00.002-07:00

Perhaps you have seen this; but I have to say that every once in a while there is a performance on this show that really brings a tear or two or three to my eyes.

WATCH IT HERE

Not to sound trite, but this is a classic example of judging the book by the cover; and that really should make people ashamed. I watched the video a couple of times as I needed to clear my tear ducts and keep thinking about the young brunette woman in the audience who actually rolled her eyes before the Susan Boyle started. People can be so mean.

I will be curious as the show progresses how Ms. Boyle, who stated she has never been kissed and lives with her best friend, a cat will be remade. I would say that with proper wardrobe, hair and eyebrow pluck; she will not only have the talent, but the all important “look” which apparently especially matters for middle aged women in show business. I would like to throw out that it would seem like there is a double standard. I don’t think she would have been received with such a shitty snotty shameful reception if she were a man.

hump day humor

2009-04-08T09:53:00.002-07:00

I see you...

2009-04-06T11:50:00.003-07:00

This is cool coupled with disturbing. I don't like the idea that some unidentified government agency can monitor me picking my nose; isolating out of a group of a million people.

As I was not in Washington DC, but here watching on TV I guess I have nothing to worry about. However one does wonder if the government can zoom in on so many; if they can tap our phone lines and cell phones; are they above installing chips in our digital TV's to monitor our couch potato stances and conversations.

You can be sitting there in your rattiest nastiest pair of PJ's thinking you are in the privacy of your home and low and behold there is a group of people secretly mocking you on the other end of your television set; not a good thing to overly contemplate as it might make you go insane :)

You can scan and zoom to any section of the crowd. . . wait a few seconds. . . and the focus adjusts.
The picture was taken with a robotic camera at 1,474 megapixel.

2009 Inauguration

Let the games begin

2009-04-03T14:01:00.017-07:00

My friend Denise who I have known since highschool is getting married this weekend. As a result a number of college friends who I have not seen ummm in ummm 10 years ( or maybe 20) are in town to attend. I met up with some of them last night..

So we all met up where Shep was staying; I had to do the quintessional questionable tourist photo in front of Rodrigues "Blue Dog" gone red.
Both ladies said that I was forbidden to put their pics on this blog unless I included myself so here goes...

First stop Pat O's - I know sort of lame; but we are playing tourists even though we all went to Tulane together - ummm ya know like 15 years ago or so :)

Shep always did look good in pictures; she looks good in person too... plus she is a Dr. (gag) if I did not love her, i would have to hate :)

Durwood did not want a Hurricane... She always likes to do her own "thang" so went with the lemonade that really looked like a large glass of ice cubes to moi......

Rapsy like her hurricane; though feels like they forgot the alcohol even though it does not look that way in the pic.

Second Stop Napoleon House - Now I want you to take note of how people hold their drinks... Raspy insisted that everyone tried a Pimms Cup so this is the etiquette of holding ones Pimms...

Shep holds her Pimms delicately smiling grandly.

Durwood goes with the one hand approach on her Pimms cup smiling grandly

Raspy gently goes with the lets stick the straw up the nose approach. I swear one just can take Raspootin out in public...

Tomorrow I will post some candid shots from the reherasal dinner; Im sure yall are going to be holding your breath...

I hate mondays

2009-03-30T11:26:00.001-07:00

The love story of Ralph and Edna...

2009-03-27T12:07:00.000-07:00

Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. Ralph and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital. One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool. Ralph suddenly jumped into the deep end.

He sank to the bottom of the pool and stayed there.

Edna promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled him out. When the Head Nurse Director became aware of Edna's heroic act she immediately ordered her to be discharged from the hospital, as she now considered her to be mentally stable.

When she went to tell Edna the news she said, 'Edna, I have good news and bad news. The good news is you're being discharged, since you were able to rationally respond to a crisis by jumping in and saving the life of the person you love. I have concluded that your act displays sound mindedness.

The bad news is, Ralph hung himself in the bathroom with his bathrobe belt right after you saved him. I am so sorry, but he's dead.'

Edna replied, 'He didn't hang himself, I put him there to dry. How soon can I go home?'

Shaken not Stirred...

2009-03-20T14:07:00.005-07:00

A little Apropos music selection...

"weiner" of Mardi Gras 2009 best costume

and therefore this video is a must see followup

Happy St Paddy's !

2009-03-17T14:34:00.000-07:00

Flynn staggered home very late after another evening with his drinking buddy, Paddy. He took off his shoes to avoid waking his wife, Mary.

He tiptoed as quietly as he could toward the stairs leading to their upstairs bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step. As he caught himself by grabbing the banister, his body swung around and he landed heavily on his rump. A whiskey bottle in each back pocket broke and made the landing especially painful.

Managing not to yell, Flynn sprung up, pulled down his pants, and looked in the hall mirror to see that his butt cheeks were cut and bleeding. He managed to quietly find a full box of Band-Aids and began putting a Band-Aid as best he could on each place he saw blood.

He then hid the now almost empty Band-Aid box and shuffled and stumbled his way to bed.

In the morning, Flynn woke up with searing pain in both his head and butt and Mary staring at him from across the room.

She said, "You were drunk again last night weren't you?"

Flynn said, "Why would you say such a mean thing?"

"Well," Mary said, "it could be the open front door, it could be the broken glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of blood trailing through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly.....it's all those Band-Aids stuck on the hall mirror.

the truth hurts :(

2009-03-13T08:46:00.002-07:00

I looked at this video and thought wow look at all those good looking men with great voices; isn’t it “FAB” that 4 talented, “HOT” men hooked up with each other out of the blue? Good thing that there is not an ugly one in the bunch. In fact in most groups there is typically an ugly one, who often is the most talented.

Who figures? THIS GUY must have his finger in everything. The truth ruined the whole thing for me. Guess that speaks to either my shallowness of character or extreme lack therein I dunno; all I do know is that it was just not the same after I knew.

dumbing it down to the basics

2009-03-10T11:59:00.003-07:00

This is another sad commentary on our society; but I must say it made me laugh. People are so frickin clueless.

And yes the title of "Why dispatchers and Police People Drink" is appropriate.

It a Mad World

2009-03-06T12:45:00.003-08:00

I would not want to bring a child into this world.

When children can not trust a parent to keep them safe, sheltered and fed; it's just a sad commentary on life in general.

I do not think it is going to get better economically for years to come, so we may see more of this happening as unemployment rises and the economy crushes the last bit of humanity from what used to be the so called family base.

The next generations will curse us, and I do not blame them a bit.

A man who had recently been laid off from a local hospital opened fire at his Wilmington home today, killing his five young children as well as his wife, police said. LA 01/27/09

A 53-year-old music teacher fatally shot his wife and two daughters Wednesday before killing himself, while his 16-year-old son who survived the attack managed to call police as he escaped uninjured from the Miami home, authorities said. Miami 02/25/09

A family of four has been found dead in a suburban Columbus, Ohio, home in what's believed to be a murder-suicide, authorities said Thursday. Police In Whitehall, east of Columbus, responded to a call around 2 p.m. Wednesday and found the bodies of Mark Meeks, 51; his wife, Jennifer Dallas-Meeks, 40; and children Jimmy, 5, and Abbigail, 8. Ohio 01/29/09

CHICAGO — A man who stabbed his first wife to death more than two decades ago used a Civil War replica rifle to kill his current wife and her son before committing suicide in their upscale suburban home, police said Tuesday. Chicago 03/03/09

Police launched a "massive manhunt" Friday for a newlywed suspected of killing his wife, sister-in-law and three little children in one of Cleveland's worst shootings in recent years.
The victims were found Thursday night on the second floor of a two-family home on the city's west side, police said. Cleveland 03/06/09

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A man distraught because he could not find work shot and killed his mother-in-law, his wife and three sons and then killed himself inside a home in an upscale San Fernando Valley neighborhood, police said. Authorities said the man had an MBA in finance but appeared to have been unemployed for several months and had worked for major accounting firms, such as Price Waterhouse Oct 2008

June 2, 2008
Calgary, Canada – Five people have been confirmed dead in a murder-suicide that occurred on Tuesday, May 27. Joshua Lall, 34, stabbed and killed his wife Alison, 35, his two daughters Kristen, 5, and Rochelle, 3, and Amber Bowerman, 30, a tenant in their home, before committing suicide. A third daughter, one-year old Anna, was not harmed.

paranoia will destroy ya

2009-03-04T09:33:00.004-08:00

PARANOID ?

at this point i will be living on the island... with the cabana boy :) and no cell phone.

yup when i can't lie about my age, weight and hair color, i'm done.

AWeeeee :)

2009-02-27T11:07:00.002-08:00

This is not a Raspootin type of video, but Raspootin admits it is ummm rather sweet...

post 400

2009-02-16T09:52:00.003-08:00

HA I would have just executed it the first time around. Ya can't let them get the best of you by crawling up your leg. Heeehee

This video reminds me of an interview I had with Ned @ Pastiche. I was sitting there talking to this charming, very refined, gay interior decorator and he kept having this uncomfortable look on his face. I thought, well maybe it’s just me? Then with a shriek he pulls off his pants and runs to the bathroom - still screaming. I was like ummm Ned can I help you? I mean evidently something was wrong.

Needless to say it was a very special sort of first interview; luckily he was sporting boxers with little fish on them.

He came back minutes later and explained that one of our "special" New Orleans caterpillars had crawled up his pants leg and proceeded to bite him for all the little caterpillar was worth. I did not crack a smile, as I did not want bad karma. The caterpillars here make the flying cock roaches look like pussy cats. The frickin 'pillars will continue to sting and not die; though you feel like you might. I have been stung by wasps, yellow jackets and can find no comparison to the NOLA caterpillar bite.

Smokey

2009-02-13T13:15:00.006-08:00

A couple of weeks ago a pregnant cat fell through the bathroom ceiling of my local bar; greatly surprising Uriah the bartender who just happened to be using the facilities at the time of said fall.

Anyway the cat ran under the beer cooler and refused to come out. She gave birth to 1 kitten and pushed it out away from her; then retired back to under the cooler, of course where no one could reach her.

Another Bartender, Brenda, picked up the little kitten and bottle fed him every 15 minutes for 4 days, saving its life. Brenda is a special person who has a way with animals. I was telling UNO that Brenda once saved little sparrows and would place them in her bra to keep them warm. He inquired about the bird poop; a question that I had never really thought about, but one that made me laugh.

Any how the sort of fuzzy pictures are of Smokey the miracle kitten. Brenda is teaching him how to walk with a leash…

She says that she can not keep Smokey as she already has a house full of animals including her boyfriend Cal. So hopefully I will be adopting Smokey when she is fully weaned from Brenda’s bottle.

I don’t know how I feel about the name Smokey as I’m trying to quit; I am partial to the name pit or little twit.

Just kidding, anyway the pictures were taken by my friend Stephanie so I will try to get some better ones during Mardi Gras.

Oh the mother cat finally ran out from the cooler, startling another bartender - guess she did not want to leave anyone out and made her escape through the door.

hehee

2009-02-10T14:17:00.001-08:00

Don’t know about you, but I needed a good laugh!

Good to know we still have sensitive children...

2009-02-09T09:54:00.002-08:00

Raspy:

Cal(my 7 yr old) has been viewing this clip on and off for the past few months. He always wants me to watch it with him and tell him what it means, but I usually tell him he has to figure it out by himself. Well, last night he finally figured it out and was almost inconsolable.

I spent an hour trying to cheer him up last night. Just wanted to share. The video's not too sad - or maybe I just don't have the same level of empathy

I think it is sad; but in a happy way because it showed that through diligence and hard work Kiwi was able to achieve his dream; even though it was some what of an illusion. If I win the lottery, I would help him have surgery to repair these little deformed wings. You know how I feel about my arms… so perhaps I read into it more than you; and side with your son’s level of empathy. The little tear of happiness or was it sadness was very touching.

See now you have to figure out if I am being empathic or down right sarcastic; I shall never tell :)

Nasty business...

2009-02-03T07:52:00.001-08:00

Speaking from the vantage point of someone who gets completely grossed out over a grisly bit or an icky unidentified bit in my food; this video is absolutely disgusting. Its only redemption was that they did not show the judges sampling the final results. I can not even bring myself to call it food.

I am surprised that PETA does not take offense at culinary competitions of this type.

Speaking of finding nasty bits in food; bar none I can order the same dish as everyone else at the table, they will all think their food is wonderful and I will find something that revolts me in mine. My friend Denise used to say when we ordered the same dish, just switch your plate with mine before you start, because I don’t want you ruining my meal when you find what you perceive to be an icky bit in your food.

Even with the exchange I still would be the blessed receiver of a bit of iron, a band-aid, a finger nail, a hair, a BUG; you name it and it has shown up in my food. Now I have to say that at least I have never found the food itself to be alive; so for that I can be thankful.

Government issued chemical crap?

2009-01-30T14:06:00.003-08:00

Yesterday evening I was having a conversation with a friend who served special opts in Vietnam. We were discussing; well mainly I was discussing, that it seemed like there was some sort of crap in the air because my nose burned, and a number of my co-workers were saying they too had respiratory and nasal problems. My friend said; well perhaps it’s something to do with all the Chemtrails over the city. Not being very up on chemtrails or contrails I asked him what he was talking about. He said that he has been seeing the criss cross patterns over the city for the past year or so. He said the planes were flying really high, and were definitely of military orientation. Apparently a local talk news person was recently fired for questioning on- air what these planes were doing and inquiring about what sort of chemicals they were dropping. The military adamantly denied that the trails are chemtrails saying that all people are seeing is the typical contrail associated with high altitude condensation.

Of course the conspiracy theorist in me is intrigued. The fact that I have been breathing some sort of shit that the government denies dropping not only intrigues, but scares me. My friend has 20+ years military experience and I think he is quite qualified to make an educated discretion between chemtrails and contrails.

I did a little research on the subject and these are some of the things that I found.

“Proponents of the chemtrail theories differentiate chemtrails from contrails by describing them as streams that sometimes persist in the sky for hours, and which sometimes trace criss-crossing, grid-like patterns, or parallel stripes which eventually blend to form large clouds. Another feature that proponents say distinguishes a chemtrail from a contrail is the presence of visible color prisms in the streams, unusual concentrations of sky tracks in a single area, or lingering tracks left by unmarked or military airplanes flying in atypical altitudes or locations.”

“What he was viewing were actually “chemtrails.��? Chemtrails refer to contrails that some citizens, such as Gross, believe may contain chemicals for the purposes of weather manipulation.”

So – does this mean that they are trying to save the people of New Orleans from the next big hurricane? If so, why are they spraying during the winter? Does this have something to do with our December 11th snow that stuck on the ground?

“From Louisiana, “Here in New Orleans we get sprayed weekly.” From Texas, “I have been noticing aircraft discharging trails in various patterns across the San Antonio sky.”

Find more videos like this on www.truveo.com.

”Government agencies and other experts on contrail or atmospheric phenomena deny the existence of chemtrails, insisting that the characteristics attributed to them are simply features of contrails responding differently in diverse conditions in terms of the sunlight, temperature, horizontal and vertical wind shear, and humidity levels present at the aircraft's altitude”

I do not really know what to think, but there seems sufficient evidence from the above videos that there is something going on in the sky over New Orleans and other cities. I really do wonder what is going on. When the government adamantly denies anything it is a cause for great concern.

I have bad luck; damn it!

2009-01-26T16:18:00.000-08:00

I was reading a James Patterson book and one of the lines was “A bad wind this way blows”. The phrase reminds me of my Saturday Night.

All day Saturday it was like I was working myself into a state of complete mental retardation. I was moody; unfocused and generally just a misery to me and anyone that I came in contact with.

Nevertheless I felt the need to go meet friends for dinner. I left the gallery and I knew that I should go home first and drop off my work bag, containing all the postcards, labels and stamps that I had spent 5 hours on that afternoon compiling for my next opening. Also there was my “go to bag” were all my prescription drugs, a camera, ear rings, phone charger, makeup; you name it, is was in my “go to bag”; I even had a bottle of Crown for extreme situations stashed in there. Along with my “go to bag” I had a box of Birthday presents that my sister sent me; none of which had I even opened yet not my card or my presents.

So like the dumb dumb that I had worked myself up to during the day; I went to dinner and left all my stuff in the truck. After dinner we all went out for drinks and instead of dropping me off at my truck my friends dropped me at my house. I completely zoned that I had left everything in my truck until I woke up at 3:00 am. I woke with an abrupt start and just knew without a doubt that someone had broken into my car. I tried and tried to go back to sleep; as 3:00 am did not seem like a good time to walk 7 blocks by myself to go check on my car.

I eventually drifted into a fitful slumber and while there had the weirdest dream. I was in my bed and all around me things were moving by themselves. The drawers were opening and closing, a floor lamp (I don’t even have a floor lamp) was twisting and turning and all the while there was a low moaning sound. So in my dream I thought am I dreaming? This is kind of scary. I wished that someone else was there to verify that what I was seeing was real.

All of a sudden my co-worker showed up on the end of my bed. The humor in this is that my friend is a very petite beautiful woman who literally screams if a lizard, bug you name it crosses her path. I look at her in disappointment and say I must be dreaming because you can not be real. Surely “they” whoever they are would have sent someone other than you. She is just looking at me in disgust; so I reach out and touch her arm and she is solid.

Coworker: “Why did you conjure me? I told you that I did not want to see your Ghosts.”
Me: “Well I definitely did not ask for you to show up, but can you at least verify that you are seeing what I am seeing?”
Coworker “Make me go away now; I don’t want to be in your dream. Why didn’t you conjure up someone else?”
Me: “I don’t know, it wasn’t my choice”
Co Worker: “Make me go away now!!!”
Me: “NO now you’re here please don’t go away I don’t want to be left alone with it”
Co Worker: “I don’t care what you want. I am going to think of the ghost hunter woman and then I m going to leave you to your ghosts; I can’t believe you made me come here”

My co-worker is an impeccably dressed, intelligent woman; and the supercilious tone she used was the same one I have heard her use with her husband when she means: no negotiations I will have my way.

Me “Please don’t leave me”

Co worker” You even made scary sounds along with everything else, I am leaving now; I may never forgive you for this. Then as parting comment she said YOU HAVE a lava Lamp? Eweweee – ”

Then in a blink a woman who is dressed in a safari outfit with a large butterfly net shows up. She informs me that she will prove that the ghosts are all in my imagination; by addressing each piece of furniture individually that is moving. So she goes through my bedroom and backroom with a little posse of small creatures and touches everything with her butterfly net… I dunno what she found out as she never told me.

Then I woke up. Then I got dressed and hiked down to my Truck. Sure enough someone had completely broken out the window; and stole my presents and my “Go to Bag”. They must have used a dirty white hat to cover their hand as there was one sitting on my front seat. Next to the hat was guess what? My bottle of Crown Royal; evidently the burglar must have had a sense of humor; even though I am still having a hard time seeing it. “Guess this sucker’s going to need a stiff one after this”.

The police made me feel like it was all my fault for leaving stuff in my car. I guess it was my fault; but I did not see the point in them making me feel worse than I already do. Please keep your fingers crossed that it does not rain until Safelite Glass can fix my window; and I found out the hard way, almost, why you can not cover your broke out window with a garbage bag… it makes seeing the traffic to the right rather difficult. On the way to work I had to get out of the truck at an intersection and pull the plastic off so I could see; once again feeling like an idiot as the guy in the truck behind me leaned on his horn for 20 seconds. I was good and refrained from calling him a name. (s)

Lesson learned? When a wind is blowing bad, go home, lock the doors and order take out. My co worker inquired what I had to eat to make me dream the dream; so if you get food; make it bland/ I still am under the assumption that her assumption is that I take drugs before bed. Maybe the key is actually taking a lot of drugs before bed :)

old, over the hill, senior wtf?

2009-01-23T13:34:00.003-08:00

OMG; even cartoons depress me today

Did I mention depression and cartoons?

Jeez I don't know about this getting old business...

creature of the night?

2009-01-21T12:47:00.001-08:00

Which creature of the night are you? Your Result: Sorceror Control is the name of your game. You are a studied tactician and scientist and you seek a kingdom where things make sense, damn the morals, even if you have to create it. You are cold, calm and calculating.
Vampire
Incubus/Succubus
Cthulu Spawn
Ghost
Demon
Werewolf
Which creature of the night are you? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

Raspootin was a good name; given to me by my friend Jack. Who would have known how accurate he was...

This is a quiz of Great interest :) what are you?

Happy Friday

2009-01-16T10:19:00.001-08:00

This is somewhat nostalgic. Friday night now typically mean just that; however I have noticed that if I am going to misbehave Friday night is when I will do it. Why Friday? I have to work on Saturdays… Saturday Knights would be much better days to let my hair down on :)

Here’s to your Friday Night / Saturday Morning.

I want to smoke a cig or "something" NOW

2009-01-13T16:04:00.004-08:00

When the Beatles sort of, in a way, met Joe at Woodstock or something to that effect/ affected the lyrics of this song or pehaps the editors just have a good imagination or perhaps my Chantex is really starting to get to me ;)

Enjoy

clearing the airwaves

2009-01-08T14:32:00.004-08:00

This post just made me think of "the horror" should Americans ever be forced to do as the rest of the world and change over to the metric system :)

I just picked up 2 converter boxes for the gallery, why I need 2 in a space that is only 2 rooms and 600 sq ft is a good question, guess the answer is: because I can??? because I wanted two (too)

The coupons are $40 off, so each box is only $20.00. Apparently the box works really well and you can get 12 "crystal" clear channels. I say "apparently" as I was not the one to hook up the boxes and have not seen the clarity yet. I want to add that I, unlike the lady in the video, am sure that I could have hooked them up without assistance.

Well that is debatable as I have an allergy to instructions of all kinds… anyway I would advise everyone to get one; it’s almost FREE hehee and that is a good enough reason for me.

Quite frankly I think our government could have supplied a $20 digital TV to anyone with an analog TV cheaper than the billions they spent on advertising, mailing coupons, printing the credit card like coupons and supplying the boxes...but why would we want the government to do anything that might actually save money and make sense?

You can get a $40 coupon Here

Ann's Guilty perverse pleasure

2009-01-07T13:31:00.002-08:00

She’s BACK with another hate mongering book…”Guilty”. I say hate mongering as I really think Ann Coulter intends to offend with her writing and tone.

I am not a single parent, but on behalf of any single parent; especially single moms who Ann singles out, I am saying unequivocally she has stepped over the bounds of acceptability. She states in her new book: “If you are a victim of crime, thank a single mom” “Single mothers are victimizing children by raising them without Fathers”

What I would like to ask her, and am surprised that none of the interviewers to my knowledge has asked: What about the mother who was married and loses her husband through death? Is she polluting her child by not having a Father Figure in the Child’s life? The broadness of her assertion is crap. If she is going to say something she should just say, in a bigoted entailment racist way what she means:

Who Ann is really talking about but is not saying; are single women who have illegitimate children. I hate the word illegitimate as it implies that the child is less than a child of married parents. And I think Ms Coulter is embracing this point, making her a more Evil Cow than I previously thought.

Anyway Matt Lauer does a pretty good job fending off her foul smell in this interview :)

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

Rat Ttrap: and you've been caught

2009-01-06T19:27:00.005-08:00

There was a “lotta rotten” going on that night: when Boom Town Rats came out with this song.

There is a ton of Rat Trap going on now and it scares me. Bob Geldof is brilliant:

See what he did for all causes humane: and he put his career as a musician behind to pursue such lofty ideas as Live Aid and so very much more: No wonder he was the least likely to be a Knight, but now is. Bob Knight.

"France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza late Tuesday, hours after Israeli mortar shells exploded near a U.N. school sheltering hundreds of people displaced by the onslaught on Hamas militants. At least 30 Palestinians died, staining streets with blood."

"They said they were awaiting a response from Israel. Israeli officials in Jerusalem declined immediate comment on the announcement, which came amid diplomatic efforts by the U.S. and other nations to resolve a conflict that has seen 600 people killed in 11 days."

"Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice weclomed the initiative, but cautioned that no agreement would succeed unless it halted Hamas rocket attacks on Israel and arms smuggling into Gaza.

Earlier in the day, President-elect Barack Obama broke his silence on the crisis, saying that "the loss of civilian life in Gaza and in Israel is a source of deep concern for me." He declined to go further, reiterating his stance that the U.S. has only one president at a time

Only one at a time (presidents that is- unless you concider the trilagy of GW, Dick and Carl- I always thought threesomes were alway a problem with men...) Let us hope that our new President has the intelligence, the wisdom and the heart with a cetain amount of dipolmacy and integrity thrown in to end this; and end it now.

New Years Eve & Birthday

2009-01-02T15:34:00.021-08:00

Appetizers made by yours truely humus with feta, olives with basil and red bell pepper; quite festive all wrapped in phylo dough/

Wait let me take off my glasses; I look better with my son & his g-friend that way

I don't do newyears hats

oops dont worry I have you both anchored; dont lean any futher though, the floor is dirty

didI say I was ready to have my picture taken?

Ok now I am ready

Famous Ms Gertie Owner of the establishment with Norman

Uriah and his very cute girl friend Amy, who has agreed to let me represent her work. I really do not try and pick my artists for their good looks...

Ms Gertie looking splendid; she is tiny so raspootin wisely stood behind her.

Liz and Thomas the newly weds.

My favorite birthday present: "Casa Raspootin" by Robert Sutton

my favorite b-day card the thing stickin out is GW' head so you can give it a thump as its attached to a spring

Fav b-day card

what was on the inside

doodles got the newyear spirit... not to say that her daddy looks a bit possessed of a spirit ???

Modigliani & Verdun

2008-12-30T14:17:00.010-08:00

Amedeo Modigliani
1884-1920

"During the early 1900s in Paris, the Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani, b. July 12, 1884, d. Jan. 24, 1920, developed a unique style. Today his graceful portraits and lush nudes at once evoke his name, but during his brief career few apart from his fellow artists were aware of his gifts. Modigliani had to struggle against poverty and chronic ill health, dying of tuberculosis and excesses of drink and drugs at the age of 35. "

A quote from Modigliani’s writings…

1919
“ ....The man that cannot leave behind everything that is old and rotten is not a man, but a bourgeois. You suffer, you are right, but can't suffering serve to find yourself and to make your dream stronger than your desire?......always let your aesthetic needs prevail over your social obligations.”

This is an insight to the artist that some claim is unquestionably the finest painter of nudes that ever lived.

I represent Artist, Quincy Verdun, who I have had quite a few disagreements with gallery sight seers about. The sight seers and I call them that, as they have no intention of purchasing, they would prefer to just criticize, say that Quincy’s work is almost copy cattish. I contend that Quincy is an extremely talented artist whose work is influenced by Modigliani. I am going to include several of Quincy’s pieces and several of Modigliani’s for your review.

I personally think that Quincy captures the “lusciousness” of the female form better than Modigliani. Of course, I don’t think that was Amedeo’s focus when painting nudes, so there again is a factor that separates the two artists. The difficulty as a gallery owner with such critisizm is that the sight seers are basically accusing me of selling knock –off pieces which definitely would then make them not fine art and not collectable. The reputation thing could be a potential problem; however I stand by all the Artists I represent; these are all fine original pieces of art. Yes I do see a simularity, but that is a good thing not something bad.

Now I just need to find someone who wants to purchase beautiful nudes. An interesting aside; I usually send out post cards announcing upcoming shows; I did not even think about it, but Quincy was questioned whether the postal service would deliver postcards with a Nude on the front. I asked the postman, he asked the Postmaster and No the US Postal System will not deliver them. I need to ascertain exactly why as I am sure if I purchased a bunch of Ruben's or Modigliani postcards from a museum that they would allow me to post them... Maybe it's an odd Louisiana thing, but I do intend to find out.

Modigliani

Verdun

Odd numbers rule @ SW

2008-12-29T19:28:00.006-08:00

This shows the different dates

This shows the same number

My pictures of the airline boarding passes are less than good; so I think I will avoid posting pictures, but as I alluded to them I shall say the following: ( hello who am I kidding I am going to post them so you don’t think Im loony toony)

On Southwest you do a crap shoot for seating. You get on line and the number on your boarding pass appears based on the folks who did it first or the slowness of your computer; it's a worse crap shoot than being in a bidding war of 360 people on Ebay. One just has to try and get there first.

On Southwest one must get into boarding group A. If one does not, it means torture of having no place to place carry on luggage and then the worst: OMG sitting in the middle. So when I went to Houston for Christmas I tried really hard to remember to check in on line as soon as it was 24 hours before.

I was working and forgot: 2 hours later I checked in and got 39A – not bad but not good as that is the second boarding party. So on my way back Iam like:" yeah" I am at my brother and his wife’s house and I am so going to go for 1A because I knew it was a connecting flight, meaning those bastards on the plane already had my baggage thought process screwed because theirs was where mine wanted to be, but I was focused so I had a plan to get in early.

Well, because my priorities are so great, when the 24 hour prime time:" lets get on line and be first in line" came around, I was so much more interested in watching “Dark Knight” with surround sound and 70” monitor that I forgot. My sister in law reminded me; as I don’t quite think it was her type of movie… anyway she said let’s pause you go downstairs and do it now; get that boarding pass!!!

I went down to the Haunty Kitty cat room and printed my boarding pass and low and behold: 39 A again. I think I might have mentioned that I have a thing about numbers. But I have been doing this SW on line boarding for years and I can say; with certainty that I have never, not even once in 25 years; got the same boarding number 2 xs.

This may be a bit boring. But it leads towards Kitty story tomorrow.

All is feeling grand in Raspootin land tonight! I have not slept the night for like 2 weeks and unless there is a natural disaster, tonight is all mine”

Boxing Beatles Day

2008-12-26T21:14:00.002-08:00

Happy Boxing Day to all!!!

Enjoy my favorite Beatles song.

I’m going to be posting about the Haunted “kitty” the cat room I am staying in while in Houston this weekend.

Kitty + the possessed shredder make for an interesting sleeping situation. Add the sounds of , no doubt surrounding neighbors and it is actually quite chilling :)

I have an odd number coincidence to share, but anyone who has ever flown South West and got their boarding tickets on line will not believe me unless I take a picture of them…

Coincidence or angel ?

2008-12-23T11:33:00.003-08:00

Whether it was an angel of a trick of the light; what I like about this interview is the discussion of being Open to things unseen. Is it about coincidence or actuality? I doubt this would have been news worthy story if there the mother said: I think I saw an angel who saved my child; as opposed to a mother who said look you can see the image of the angel who saved my child. I am a big one for saying; “Seeing is believing”. Is it the child’s smile that made you feel happy or is it in the realm of possibility that a supernatural occurrence happened and the child was merely a catalyst; for an angelic act.

A friend of mine and I both agree that coincidence is maybe more than just that; especially if the coincidences are abundant; odd and tangible. Of course some might just call us paranoid; personally I embrace the hope that there is something out there interacting with me.

Being just paranoid is hardly a thing of epic proportion to ones ego, so much better to believe in angels :)

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2008-12-22T11:12:00.003-08:00

Iam so not motivated that I can't even think of a good title for this post.

Check my Fluids Please?

2008-12-19T14:26:00.000-08:00

Has this ever happened to you at the oil change place?

This morning I went to get my oil changed in my car. I have been avoiding getting it changed like the plague; I don’t know why, because usually it is a painless process and does not take that long. So I got up early and decided to go to C Car Care. This was a questionable call, given the area, but on my way to work so it was convenient.

As I was on the other side of the street I made a U turn when I saw CCC was basically empty. They have a large sign that says OIL CHANGE, WAX and cleaning then in smaller print a bunch of other crap that they do. So I pull around the back and get out. The guys all take one look at my truck and say “wanta a wax?” I replied no I want an oil change. No problem, pull your truck in and don’t get your tire stuck in the hole. So after three attempts at a perfect pull in I park and once again get out.

This place is rather odd. There are like 6 black guys 6 Mexicans and 4 questionable looking white guys all wandering around, all doing absolutely nothing. The place is the size of a Speedy Oil Change so it seemed weird to have all these guys wandering around.
The inside was really small and I noted the only bathroom said “Women Only” one had to wonder where the men went. I bet you that they used the Women’s – I did not go in and check if the toilet seat was up or not.

Back to the oil change, the guy told me that it would only take 10 to 15 minutes, so I walked out to the front of the place and sat on the wall and smoked a cigarette. One of the other guys came out and said that maybe I might want to sit inside as he had turned the news on. I said I was okay and he said No I really think you should sit inside. So I put my cig out and went inside.

I was watching the news and the oil change guy comes in and says can I wait longer please? I’m like well how much longer and why. He replies that they don’t have any oil or oil filters. I am considering leaving at this point but he assures me that another guy was on his way with them and it would be just a bit longer. Around about this time 4 cars pull up in front of the place facing towards my car and the drivers get out and lift up the hoods of their cars and all 19 odd employees emerge forward and gather around them in a huddle. So given my exit is block I decided that I probably would just wait on the Oil and the Oil Filter.

So while I am waiting I am talking the Oil change guy (who has no oil or filters) and asking him about window washer fluid as mine was empty. He was like “we don’t have that here.” Okay… Then I was shooting the breeze some more trying not to look at the 4 cars and the employees as I thought, perhaps I should not see what they were actually doing, and was asking oil change guy to check my other fluids. He noted that I was completely out of Anti-freeze which is why steam was coming out of the radiator. So I asked him to fill it up, once again he replied, ”we don’t have that but you can go to the Napa Auto Place down by where the projects used to be and get the 50/50 and come back and I will put it for you.” Great, I just really wanted to leave at this point…

Finally the oil and filter arrived. I never did see him get under the truck and change the filter, but was not going to point it out to him. While he was doing his thing all 4 car owners closed their hoods and backed out of the front of the building. The 19 odd workers all dispersed, some going over to Wendy’s the others over to Popeye’s. It was really quite surreal. The oil change guy, that evidently did not stock any fluids, told me I should come back soon because they had a really good guy that could fix anything on old cars and trucks. He basically said what they lacked in fluids they made up for in parts. Yeah!!!

I went to the Napa Auto Parts store by the projects and purchased the Anti Freeze and Cleaning Solution, I might add that like the C Car Care I was somewhat out of place, but at least I had accomplished my mission.

The oil change guy gave me detailed instructions about pouring in the anti freeze and washer stuff (I think he thought that I was a bit retarded or stupid) (Gee I wonder why)
So I was able to fill my own fluids under the supervision of my boss when I got to work. I think he might, perhaps, think I am a bit stupid too…especially when I called him from CCC and explained I was going to be late because they did not have any oil or oil filters…

Moral of this story: Always Go to Speedy Oil Change and when in doubt pretend to be dumb. I can not recommend CCC for oil changes, but I am sure they are able to get any, absolutely any part that you might require.

the battle within

2008-12-17T11:49:00.002-08:00

Tummy talk the video explains the picture, or at least I think it does.

2008-12-16T13:33:00.001-08:00

I came across an article on MSNBC about cell phones, blackberries, other devices and how people are now demanding to be buried with them, or at least the family is requesting it. I do not know if that is a something I would put in my will: please bury me with my cell phone, I might need it…

One woman apparently had her husband buried with his cell phone, put in a new battery, still pays the phone bill 3 years later, as she likes to make a nightly call to his voice mail.

Another woman had her husband in the casket at the funeral with his iPod plugged into earphones and playing while the service was going on. She buried him that way too.

Another couple had their 12 year old son buried with his game boy.

Apparently this all gives comfort to the living, thank God the article did not say it gave comfort to the dead or I would have thought the author was as crazy as the people burying communication or gaming devices with their loved ones.

“A lot of people say the phone represents the person, that it is part of their legacy,” says Potvin of Hollywood Forever. “It’s an extension of them, like their class ring.”

I hope I am not remembered as and extension of my cell phone.

“Others do it as a way to provide comfort — both to themselves and the departed.”

Oops I guess I spoke to soon on the comfort for the departed…

“It’s comforting to the family to think mom’s playing her iPod or dad’s still got the cell phone that was attached to his ear all the time,” she said. “It’s comforting to think those things are still with them.”

They think dead Mom is playing her iPod? And people think I am crazy?

truth in advertising Finally...

2008-12-15T12:56:00.005-08:00

Fuzzie rat for thimscool...

But more to say on the fuzzie rat subject, Thims, I am an independent voter, but more than that I have a good mind, Today, I had complete agreement with Union and bail out thoughts with my republican friends. They are excited that perhaps I am changing parties. I am not changing anything, I am not changing party affiliation without thinking with my brain, and if you can't get what is happening now then maybe you will get it later. You are stuck in a rut and that is sad.

I have always expounded the most liberal ideals, and to that extent on certain subjects that we will not even cross over on and, still do.

The bail out, along with the Unions that are self interest groups need to go, and with that we will have a work group that is able to take the next step to freedom from Union oppression.

The Proletariat will rise to the means of capitalism with out the oppression of the governing force.

Sorry to LE and Ydgranad both of you might be put off with my revison with your comments before said revision. To that extent, I am sorry and will make sure to say, their comments were just on the bail out press sarcasim.

It really pisses me off that collective bargining makes bail outs happen, due to political influence. No One would bail out my small business, if needed, so why should we bail out big business that has done nothing to help itself?
7:05 PM

Liz and Thomas wedding reception nOLa

2008-12-14T14:03:00.017-08:00

liz & thomas: yup this is the real deal

liz and uncle freddy: I am tired of having my picture taken and my feet hurt

wedding cake: I was never notified of the cutting; oh well

Beau and Susan: "Beau sit up and smile pretty just like me"

Thomas and Claire " F- off I really dont want my picture taken"

What the F did I tell you before?

Thomas and his mom: "Awe thats a sweet pic if I don't say so myself"

Capt'in Scott - "hawai in new orleans ARahhh"

Cat, Catherine, Liz & Steven
How come Catherine looks so great 4 months prego?
Some women have all the luck - and look at her hubby

Jeffrey and sig other: Cheers boys!

Tony and Miranda Yup open up your eyes thats right...

Cala ??? and dave. Sorry Cala this was an unfortunate angle, now you know how I feel about having my picture taken.

Brenda and Cal "back in the saddle again"

Group shot, I dunno - Mackin in the middle

Raspootin should not have drank as much; dressed with her authentic aviator hat - ummm....

dead rat outside the mayfair, I dunno this kind of made me think of Thimscool so I took a picture of it:)