Prineville Oregon. Don’t fear the Alexie
Lighten up Prineville. You can be sure that everyone who has ever lived in, or lives in Prineville now, has indeed self pleasured themselves. Every member of every church, daycare worker, volunteer firefighter, Hank Moss and Les Schwab himself…have yanked, tugged and or touched themselves. More than ten times.
Now that Les Schwab has just stiffed you for more than 65 jobs, you have the highest rate of mortgage defaults in Oregon, the Black Bloc from “Eugene” is headed your way, Barack Hussein Obama is rumored to have won the Presidency and Sherman Alexie’s book is the scariest thing out there? Of course it is…
As Prineville burns…Alexie’s book still yearns.
For the truth behind this almost book banning and what Prineville folks really fear, should students get their hands on Alexie’s book…watch the video.
(thank Paul at the Slog)
The Columbia River…Fireproof
And not just because it’s wet. Said wetness is rife with the flame retardant PBDE. The river is also a toxic stew of awesomeness with ingredients like PCB’s, DDT, mercury, arsenic, lead and as luck would have it…leeching groundwater plumes of Hanford radioactive death juice.
After yet one more study of shit everyone already knows, the EPA has decided that having all of these toxins in the river, is bad. Elin Miller, our region’s EPA Administrator had this to say, “This is troubling news. Today’s report shows that toxics are found throughout the basin at levels that could harm people, fish, and wildlife. Tackling this problem will require a coordinated effort by all levels of government, tribes, interest groups and the public.”
Thanks Elin, and good luck with that coordinated effort thing. I admire the work some of the folks in the EPA have been trying to accomplish. Their fight with Teck Cominco to clean up Lake Roosevelt is a great example. Teck “won” that battle, but who’s counting.
Unfortunately, companies like Teck Cominco, who have been dumping their “heavy metal slag” into the river for 100 years…really don’t care. Sure I’m aware that Teck was suckling at the Bush Administration’s “teat of no consequences,” but Teck Cominco is far from the only uncaring polluter or political administration to have taken a dump in the once mighty Columbia River.
Us caring polluters play a role as well. I do not drive a vehicle that runs on organically grown grape seed skins, I have used a chemical or two, bought my apples from Wenatchee, and pissed in the river more than once, at parties and pig roasts on the beach in Vancouver.
The solution? I’d say write your Congress human, but we all know that’s an exercise in futility. As proof, look no further than the last 8 years of inept Congressional acquiescence. Iraq, Afghanistan, the economy, Gaza, Sarah Palin, torture, Sarah Palin, Enron, bailouts, Hanford and the polluted river itself.
The chances for a Columbia River bailout? I don’t know, ask Bank of America.
For more reading on the fireproof river, try this, this, even this and Christopher Swain. He swam the entire length of the river in 2002, to help build awareness of the Columbia’s troubles.
Speaking of Love Tunnels…
From a recent interview with Steven Tyler in ELLE Magazine…because like Steven, I’m all about fashion and beauty tips.
ELLE: What can you tell me about your first sexual experience?
Steven Tyler: It was at the age of seven with twins.
I’m not sure I can follow that up with anything worthwhile, so just go here for more.
A Pricey Tunnel of Love
A 4.2 billion dollar tunnel of love. All sexual innuendo aside, that is one damn pricey hole in the ground.
Didn’t Dino Rossi say he could build that tunnel, add a bridge or two over Lake WA, finish the north south freeway in Spokane, end famine, abortion and pull rabbits out of his ass? All for like $198.000? I think Dino even left room in his fantastical budget…for the new I-5 bridge between the real Vancouver and PDX town. All of this was to be accomplished with free union labor and the BIAW.
No, I’ve got nothing constructive to add to the tunnel of love debate. I just miss Dino.
Neil Young…Fork in the Road
Well alright! Not only have we been eyeing Neil’s boat around these parts for awhile, now we get a new song and fun video too.
“There’s a bailout coming but it’s not for you
It’s for all those creeps hiding what they do
There’s a bailout coming but it’s not for you
Bailout coming but it’s not for you”
Thanks Neil…
The Last Stupid Press Conference
Bush said some things, scratched, smiled and walked off leaving the gathered press as he had found them, eight years earlier…stupefied and speechless. Such is the fourth estate.
You can go to the link above, or just watch this video. It’s fair to say it captures the essence of most, if not all of the Bush press conferences combined.
Speaking of the fourth estate, I give you the newest member and now my most favorite journalist, like of all time, dude. I’m sensing a recurring theme here.
For more on the disaster that was the Bush Administration, go here.
Fed’s toss Clemens a Spitter
So apparently, a federal grand jury is trying to determine if Roger lied under oath, about using performance enhancing drugs. In order to save time and some dollars that used to be worth something, let me help out here, just a little. Get ready for it…yes he lied.
Glad I could clear that shit up for ya.
Assistant U.S. attorney Daniel P. Butler, is the public servant wasting your time and what’s left, of your formerly valuable dollar. Danny boy is the same attorney who dropped the hammer on the DC Madam, but not Republican Senator David Vitter. Just business as usual in the Department of Justice.
Yes sir, lying baseball players and women being paid for their services. Because there are absolutely no other pressing issues or liars in DC, that are more deserving of a grand jury investigation…than Roger fucking Clemens.
