Hammer Mill Days

There are not filling stations out yonder. Just ask Warren Oates. If you can't find him, seek out another character actor and ask him or her. You may be surprised by their answer. (Or not.) Here's what happened on the "road" this week: 10.15.2011 - Pulled into Neptune, was feeling 'bout half-past dead. Our rent-a-ship has been sputtering, so we brought it into a Neptunian garage for service. The cost? Full proceeds from our three performances on Neptune, plus 9% excise tax. (Looks like Herman Cain is having an impact up here, as well. The craters tell the tale.) sFshzenKlyrn practically melted his Telecaster on the fourth song (Why Not Call It George?), then settled down for a succulent Neptunian roast. (Roasted crater peat. This is important: Neptunian is not ... repeat, not ... one of the great cuisines.) 10.17.2011 - Strange how Polaris looks like downtown Rochester. Could be worse. We set up on a suspended platform - one of those anti-gravity jobs you see ...

I'm not a big fan of the notion that people in custody should be abused, beaten, or killed. Once you have them restrained, if circumstances warrant it, that should be enough. Seeing Gaddafi beaten and bloodied, then expired with a bullet hole in his head was kind of sickening, frankly. Sure, he was an autocratic asshole. But he was also defeated and in custody. If the Libyans are starting their brave new future with extrajudicial killings, it doesn't sound too promising. But then, I suppose, that would put them in the same league as their sponsors ... particularly, us. It's been said that the Libya intervention is Iraq done the Obama way. Today kind of underlines that notion a bit. We didn't get all arrogant about it or act unilaterally. We pushed through a UN resolution - something Bush couldn't have had and probably wouldn't have wanted, since his administration was actively trying to sideline the UN. Obama is a true imperial internationalist, and the product ...