Where I talk about How writers are masters of avoidance, Mitt Romney, Daniel Tosh, and Joe Paterno.

What should I talk about today....


     Well, one that I didn't update a blog entry yesterday but to be honest my brain was just blank all day for some reason. I also know I haven't updated with a game play entry in a while either. That comes down to two thing. 1, I'm looking into how to capture the video from play to maybe start doing a web series of my game play and 2, I just haven't had time to play anything. I'll try my best to do a update on Monday; which would be the first game of my first season playing MLB 10 The Show.
     But I was productive writing wise yesterday as I started planning out my next full length book. I'm approaching this book in ways that I've never done any story before. I'm laying out and planning the book on note cards to try to correct issues I have had in the past with the flow of a book, with making each character unique, and taking readers in interesting directions that aren't compromises on my part.
     What I meant by that last one is that I'm also going to be approaching this book with a firm plan to go head on with my weaknesses as a writer and not go away, or around, or substitute something else to get keep from facing them.
     I think one thing a writer can do after they start to see their weaknesses is find ways of not addressing them. Knowing  is half the battle but it's not all G.I. Joe. I've had times were I would run into a issue I know I have problems with but I would go another route to take it easy on myself. Don't learn a damn thing taking it easy on yourself.
     Maters of avoidance writers so are.


COOL LINKS TO CHECK OUT:
     I watched the first episode of this new web series by Sandeep Parikh and plan to watch more. Issue #1: The Super Force Versus The Bottom Line
     New episode of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. This show grew on me to now I look forward to new episodes. Meeting Bing Lee - Ep: 28
     A blast from the past. I always liked the idea of the Jim Crockett Cup because it paused feuds and stories for a while to just have a tournament of wrestling. The 'American Dream' Dusty Rhodes teams with the 'Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff to take on Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez in the Jim Crockett Cup. From 4/11/87
     Courtney Summers guests on the SF Signal Podcast and talks about her new book THIS IS NOT A TEST as well as other subjects. Give it a listen. 


RANTS:
   No Mr. Romney, no one wants free stuff. Nothing is free. You are right there. It's not free because people pay taxes on income, purchases, cars, houses, land, and 800 other things. And there is the biggest not free in all of this and that all of us having loved ones sacrificing their lives to prop up this government. Most people are fine with doing that thinking then the government will be there for them when they need it. What you want is for citizens to dish out their money with no return when they find a need for help in their live. Not how that's going to work. That leads to a charging of the gates in time; which frankly maybe what this country might need. I have a question for everyone- why follow rules of law of a government, why pay taxes, why be non-violent when your government isn't asking for citizens to be part of a two way participation in government but instead asking for serfdom? Romney: NAACP members want ’free stuff’
     People have asked me what I think about the Daniel Tosh issue that's come up. I've always said there isn't a word or a subject that you can't use in any form of art and comedy is art. But I've also always said unless you are a complete dumb fuck idiot then you have to know that using certain subject matter in your art will get you a very certain kind of response. So thinking Daniel Tosh has a brain he had to know going in what would come of this but it wasn't even his talk about rape jokes being funny that was the issues here. By the way he wasn't telling a joke but that's neither here or there, some comedians are conversation comedians. The real issue comes when he was heckled by someone who didn't like what he was saying and his response was,  “Wouldn’t it be funny if that girl got raped by like, 5 guys right now? Like right now? What if a bunch of guys just raped her…” That's not a joke. That's creating a hostile dangerous environment for this person and that makes him a coward in a high level of cowardice. Everyone talks about the whole "yelling fire in a theater" thing when it comes to censorship. That's what he did right there. He put that person in danger. People claiming any outcry against it is censorship, look up the word. Everyone else has the same right to criticize speech as the person who originally said something they didn't agree with.
Daniel Tosh Jokes About Seeing a Heckler Get Gang Raped
     Another thing people have asked me about today is the report that just came out today about the Penn State/Jerry Sandusky investigation. First don't even bring up football to me. That's bullshit. Talking about wins or loses and legacies of coaches is a insult to the victims in this case. But whenever this comes up people have always brought up Joe Paterno so I'll say something about him. No matter what today's report says what really made me lose respect for him was when asked if he ever talked to Jerry Sandusky about the things that were being said about him Paterno said no, he never brought it up. Never even mention it to someone he considered a friend. To me even if this was going on about my best friend, even if I never for a second thought the things being said could possibly be true, I as a human being talking to another one would ask- why are people saying this? What could be the reasoning them saying these things? Paterno didn't even bring it up to Sandusky. That's so telling to me.

Where I talk about How writers are masters of avoidance, Mitt Romney, Daniel Tosh, and Joe Paterno.

AND THE TITLE IS: BILLIE’S WEEKLY RANT AND RAMBLE, INSTALLMENT 2

SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! Why the FUCK! Am I here on a Sunday?

From Work Whining To Responses To Comments Left:

I like the sounds you make as I crawl into bed with you and how you never remember in the morning that we had thirty minute conversations before I go to sleep.

Geek Speak:

This is cool. Go check it out. And if you get the chance check out Scott Mccouds books. If you are a writer, philosopher, film maker, photographer, artist of any sort, or just someone who can think past the 10 o’clock news you should read this and this and this. The last being the link to the Mccloud family tour of North America. Scott is giving lectures with his whole family going along and I missed him when he was down in Florida but would very much like to hear him speak one day. If you go here you will find links to Winterviews. Video Interviews by the talented young ladies of the family. I have always wanted to do something like this and hope some day to get the chance. Not as in giving a lecture tour because who would want to hear me ramble but just travel the country meeting interesting and talented people.

This is a new page on The Digital Bits site. If you find yourself being a big DVD addict this might be a good daily DVD fix. Even more so if you can not afford most things you wish to buy like myself but at least you can window shop looking at the covers of the latest releases.

Free Stuff.

Back To Reality:

This might be a good research site. Just found it and will have to study it over later. Putting here so I don’t forget about it.

And In The News:

When Picasso Went Down to Georgia
Are you a artist, writer, or free minded person with opinions? Speak. We are losing ground and sometimes I think most do not care enough to say one word that could stop things if each of us said it-No!

Bush Seeks to Send $500M of Arms to Iraq
Meanwhile the Bush administration has announced plans to sell Iraq about a half-billion dollars of new arms. The sale will include about 400 million rounds of small-arms ammunition, 170,000 grenades, demolition explosives and other military gear.
Democracy NOW!
Ok. Sense when did people in Iraq need more weapons? If we are going to be there for a long haul because of The Administrations lack of backbone before and during the war then what needs to be fixed is a understructure of health, food, jobs, and every day life. I see this as a plan for the beginning of the withdrawal. The government is seeing that the American people want out and they will basically say, “Here’s some guns, go do your thing, we are outte.” Well, maybe they will not say outte and maybe I spelled outte incorrectly but you get my point don’t you?

Survey: More than 1/3 of U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Approve of Torture
A new Army survey has found that more than one-third of U.S. soldiers in Iraq said they believe torture should be allowed in some cases. In addition, about two-thirds of Marines and half the Army troops surveyed said they would not report a team member for mistreating a civilian or for destroying civilian property unnecessarily. The Army survey found that less than half of the soldiers polled believed that non-combatants should be treated with dignity and respect. And 10 percent of the troops said they had personally mistreated civilians in Iraq. Nearly 1800 troops took part in the survey. Acting Army Surgeon Maj. Gen. Gale Pollock characterized the report as positive news. He told reporters: “What it speaks to is the leadership that the military is providing, because they're not acting on those thoughts. They're not torturing the people.”
Democracy NOW!
Ok. So a high school kid in this country can have charges put against him for writing in a journal about committing acts of needless violence but we are not worried that soldiers think torture is ok?

Girth and Nudity, a Pictorial Mission
A talented well spoken man.

U.S. Blocks UN Visit to Texas Immigration Prison
The U.S. government has blocked a United Nations expert from visiting a jail in Texas where the U.S. is holding up to 400 immigrants including children and asylum seekers. The U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Jorge Bustamante, is in the middle of a three-week fact-finding mission to examine how immigrants are being treated in the United States. Bustamante had planned on visiting the Hutto immigration facility in Taylor Texas today but his visit has been blocked by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Earlier this year, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of 12 children detained at the Hutto facility, charging that the children are subject to inhumane treatment.
Democracy NOW!
Remember on the news when this shit was always happening some place else? The U.N. was investigating others countries human right violations and the U.S. was always all, “You have to let them in for the good of these peoples lives.” ? ? ? Where do I live now?

FLOATING CANADIANS
Another reason to live in Canada. I can be light in my loafers and be just like everyone else.

Religious Groups Launch “New Sanctuary Movement” for Immigrants Facing Deportation
A coalition of religious groups has launched a campaign to offer sanctuary to immigrant families who risk being seperated under the threat of deportation. Members of the “New Sanctuary Movement” say they will open their churches, mosques and synagogues to shelter families facing deportation orders. At least six congregations in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and San Diego will harbor one family each.
Democracy NOW!
That’s being all you can be.

Clearly, Frankly, Unabashedly Disabled
Am I wrong for thinking that is just one fucking hot picture?

CBS Fires Iraq General for Anti-War Ad
In media news, CBS has dismissed an Iraq war veteran over his involvement in an ad campaign criticizing the war. General John Batiste appears in an ad from the group VoteVets dot org. Batiste has been working as a CBS News consultant.
Democracy NOW!
That’s not good for ratings son.

Limbaugh Criticized for Racially-Charged Obama Song
The right-wing talk show host Rush Limbaugh is coming under criticism for airing a song about Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama called “Barack the Magic Negro.” The song has played on Limbaugh’s program in recent weeks. Obama was given Secret Service protection last week in part due to threatening messages posted on white supremacist Web sites.
Democracy NOW!
Limbaugh just pop some more pills and leave the rest of the world alone. Go ahead, I will give you a whole bottle. You should take them all at once, death works quicker that way.

THE CAT IN THE BOX
Robin. Next time we get together to drink we have to talk about this. Just good drinking material.

Amnesty: Native American Women 2.5X More Likely To Be Raped
A new report from Amnesty International has revealed that Native American women are more than two and a half times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than women in the United States in general. Studies show that one in three Native American women will be raped during their lifetime. Amnesty said many rape cases are never prosecuted because there is confusion regarding tribal and county jurisdiction. It is estimated that 86 percent of rapes against Native women are committed by non-Native men, but tribal councils have no jurisdiction over non-Native offenders even if the crime takes place on tribal lands.
Democracy NOW!
Some forms of warfare live on past all counts of bodies, battles, and bullets.

LOST MY HEAD
I’m sick. But I got a giggle from picturing someone trying to cut their own head off before I even read the write up about the incident.

SON, YOUR GLOWING
I knew I misplaced something.

NRA Backs Gun Rights for Terrorism Suspects
The National Rifle Association is publicly backing the rights of suspects on terrorism watch lists to be able to buy firearms. The NRA has asked the Bush administration to withdraw its support from a bill that would prohibit arm sales to suspected terrorists. NRA Director Chris Cox criticized the bill saying it "would allow arbitrary denial of Second Amendment rights based on mere "suspicions" of a terrorist threat."
Democracy NOW!
Does anyone else picture Moses standing beside Bin Laden?

I give you a good night with this.

Written at the pay the rent job,
C.

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AND THE TITLE IS: BILLIE’S WEEKLY RANT AND RAMBLE, INSTALLMENT 2