Plates
Squirrel dancing

Marathon man.
That's me, Jerks. I wrote about 7 more pages last night, typed pages is now over 100, book pages are nearer 115. Over the 40,000 word plateau. Holy shit, it was pouring out of me yesterday. Hooray. We drinking tom?

Draper

FUCK!
I had an extremely long and brilliant post about Wesley Clark - but it was wiped out. I had it copied when I went to preview the post, but then I copied something else. Maybe I'll work on it again later. Goddamn it.

Marc

Iteneraries?
Hey Jerks. How are you plannig on riding this little mess out?

Draper

Clark Is To Jerk As Moose Is To Scumbag
So say Katrina vanden Heuvel and Gregg Easterbrook, respectively.

First, the Generalissimo. Turns out that during the Kosovo mess, he wanted to use Apaches to threaten the Russians who were occupying Pristina. Good stuff. Maybe I like this guy after all - he's the Democratic MacArthur!

As for the Moose - he blackmailed Marriott (which has a headquarters in Montgomery County), after pulling a similar stunt when he was police chief in Portland! Wonder if that will be in the book.

Goodnight everybody!

Marc

I have written more...
Always am adding, but the last few days have been a patchwork affair...well over hundred pages now.

Draper

Fucking weather, city.
No class tommorrow. Fuck.

Draper

Clark to Run
According to sources close to him, Wesley Clark has decided to jump in the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination.

AND NOW FOR SOME HASTILY PUT TOGETHER, UNRESEARCHED ANALYSIS

His military background seems to be his biggest (and only) asset. I guess his military background is what the Democrats are going to be banking on, but his inexperience with politics would allow Bush to look like a policy wonk. His reluctance to get into the race; his desire to be courted, also makes me nervous. Finally, politics isn't at all like the military. Clark won't be able to control the media, his underlings or his enemies the way he's used to. He could get frustrated and say or do something stupid.

Tony

Half of these genes are mine...
an email from my mother:

"Dear Jason,
I just got out today now at 5:10 p.m.. I slept from about noon till now because I didn't get any sleep last night. I walked all the way up to the laundry yesterday and took the garbage down too but I couldn't sleep last night for anything. I didn't take my zyprexa last night because the doctor wanted me to try to go off it. I knew that this would happen. I was dogg tired. He also wants me to get off the prozac. I guess that'll be allright but it was the first medication that I was on that made me feel better. I'm a little moody without it.
Anyway, how are you? I'm basically O.K. but I hate it when I can't sleep because of a backache and migraine---that was bothering me too last night. I'll probably be going up to see Colleen and Mom next week. I'll get down to see you after that if you have a job by then. I really can't wait to see your place. You know that you might decide to stay there for awhile and work in Baltimore if you get to liking it well. It's a nice apartment and centrally located...etc..
How's Tony? Tell him Mom says "Hi" and that I am not controlling. After all you got the big t.v. hahaha...but You might not understand that. I just think that your friends think that I have a controll issue when it comes to you. Well' I'm doing much better, don't you think?!
I miss you a whole lot. I've been thinking...things haven't been idelic for you growing up and I'm sorry about that. I've always felt like it's been me against the world about the things that I care about. Sometimes it's a real struggle going through life. There's so much that get in the way of our goals sometimes and not always our own fault. I just am thankfu; that you are my son and I love you very much. Well' that's all for the mushy stuff. How's school? What kind of job are you looking for?
I was thinking that I might be able to bring your bike down to Baltimore on the bus when I come down. Mike has the boxes there and it's only a few dollars to transport it under the bus. I know that you miss it and I'd like to see you working again. I know that you must feel like a slug by now.
I have to get off here in about five minutes so I'll sign off for now...write back.........................................Love Mom..........................................
p.s. Steve really liked the dragons that I drew. He's getting them tattooed on his forearm. He said they were awesome. I should have had the designed patented. Bye..."

Yeah, I know.

Draper

As with most things, football IS better when drunk.
Well, you guys know how long that pledge of mine to stop drinking lasted...not long. I went to the bar to watch the game...thought it would be a quick affair, mnaybe two beers before The Giants whupped the 'Boys asses...but no, fucking overtime...anyway. Woke today at the ripe hour of one pm. Good times.

Draper

Pele can eat with hollandaise sauce
There's been some good news in the world of sports. The WUSA, the struggling three year old Women's proffessional soccer league has folded. I say good news not because it is a women's league but because it is soccer. Soccer is never going to be this nation's number one sport, despite what people who drive Astrovans think. I'm just glad to see anything relating to soccer fail. Next up, the MLS and then Hockey. Because I fucking hate hockey...Check out Wilbon's take on the infant NFL season...Finally, the Conneticut Sun, a WNBA franchise who moved from Orlando (where they were the Miracle) plays in an area inside of a casino. That's something, ain't it.

Tony

Football: Better When Drunk
Parcells may be a homo, but Jeremy Shockey is a bottom.

Maybe it's the Canadian Club talking, but that was a pretty goddamned good game. Parcells will be treated like the Second Coming for going into Jersey and giving the Giants a Dirty Sanchez, but there wouldn't have been an OT if the Cowbags had got a field goal at the end of the first half.

The 'Boys had a sure field goal with 20-some seconds left when Parcells calls for another play. It's an inbounds completion which would have run out the clock had Dallas not been called for holding. Walk it back ten yards, and Billy Cundiff misses the field goal.

Anyway, it was pretty funny to watch that clown Shockey drop two passes, including a TD, and then blame his gloves. Homo.

Marc

Crap, and stuff.
Ok, so the Steelers lost. Is only the second game of the season. Though, is troubling that we can have two 100 yd receivers and a 300yd passer and still lose the fucking game. I remember (fondly) a time when all we needed was 9 points and about 200 yds of total offense to secure victory. Offense is for pretty boys and the NFC west.

Bah.

On another note....the Vuelta
is shaping up to be a good battle between USPS and ONCE.



Draper

More Football Nerdery

A proposed Dolphins helmet from 1990. It looks like what they would wear if they had been in Back To The Future 2.

Marc