Wake me up when it's over...

Thanks to a (the?) David for the link

2009-01-23T19:18:46Z

Your morality is 0% in line with that of the bible.

Damn you heathen! Your book learnin' has done warped your mind. You shall not be invited next time I sacrifice a goat.

Do You Have Biblical Morals?
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Cheers, tears, fears...hope.

2009-01-20T17:30:51Z

"Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions — who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage."

"America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations"

Go here and dance!

2009-01-15T02:22:55Z

Dance I said!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd9xU8cw1JE

And the residents of Wisconsin wail in sympathy...

2009-01-14T14:04:20Z

"The ice and snow that glazed pavement was blamed for numerous traffic accidents from Minnesota to Indiana, where police said a truck overturned and spilled 43,000 pounds of cheese, closing a busy highway ramp during the night in the Gary area."

Wink, what's a haiku?

2009-01-07T20:55:01Z

an excuse for words
strung together carefully
to entertain or?

Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!

2009-01-03T18:38:22Z

Vikes have until Saturday to sell out; Cards get rid of all tickets

The Vikings have until 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday to sell the remaining 3,100 tickets to avoid a television blackout in local markets.

Stoopid Packers.

Someone asked...

2009-01-03T18:00:00Z

...so here it is, a (very) brief history of Muse...

I wrote Muse around the time I wrote Rebellion and Nevermore Alone for the Jack Fox CD that David and I were working on, sort of a pre-Borderlands piece of work. At the time David was going through a (very) rough patch with his future bride, and he had just written Tape & Glue about it. During that time period, David and I were writing a ton of songs, and I was sitting at home in Heights one day and it occurred to me that we both have our muses (Shannon and Carrie, respectively) that inspire us to write.

So, I penned out Muse in approximately 5 minutes or less, and as my guitar had been tuned to DADGBD for Rebellion I worked on the chord structure there. It turned out to be two chords; C and D, and I was mortified at the thought of showing it to anyone, so I crumpled it up and threw it behind the couch (where another recent song, one that went to the tune of Beep Beep! had recently gone).

David came over to work on the Jack Fox CD and we were chatting and he asked what I'd been up to so I told him I wrote a crappy 2 chord song and it was behind the couch.

At which point he made me go get it. Then he read it. Then he made me play it. Then he said it was going on the CD.

If you know David, you know that's what he's like. It works for him most of the time ;-).

So, the song was written, like so many of my songs, for the muse of my life, Carrie, my good friend David, and the emotional trauma his love life gave me to work with. I think back to how I almost threw it away, and I am incredibly grateful that he saw more than me.

The End.

Muse copyright until 70 years past my death Kurt Griesemer

Swimming by, I go upstream and I catch your eye
I catch your dream, I catch your dream...

Nymph in the water, hiding in the reeds and no one can see you,
No one but me, no one but me...

You are...you are my muse.
You are...you are my muse

In my mind, the words you inspire they burn from my hands
Like fire for you, I'd burn for you

A thought or a touch or a glimpse of your eyes and I'm there beside you
I'm there inside...I'm there inside...

You are...you are my muse.
You are...you are my muse.

Some thoughts on the auto companies

2008-11-26T15:43:37Z

It's not like Toyota and Honda are innocents, but at least they have put some money down on green tech. Here's some other thoughts:

Maybe Ford would be doing better if they sold this or this in the US instead of this and this.

Maybe GM would be doing better if they had developed this instead of this in the years 2000-2008.

And Chrysler has been basically hopeless, though they also have a plan for the future.

Oh, and remember these? GM was huge in making sure we wouldn't have them anymore.

When people discuss the bailout for the Big Three, it's good to remember that these companies have a history of stifling innovation, dumbing down their products for the American consumer, and smashing hard-won union rights. Oh, and let's not forget the potential colluding with oil companies in order to continue making a profit on 100 year old technology.

Thanks, and have a _great_ day.

This Land is Your Land

2008-11-05T16:55:43Z

by Woody Guthrie

This land is your land This land is my land
From California to the New York island;
From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and Me.

As I was walking that ribbon of highway,
I saw above me that endless skyway:
I saw below me that golden valley:
This land was made for you and me.

I've roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts;
And all around me a voice was sounding:
This land was made for you and me.

When the sun came shining, and I was strolling,
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling,
As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting:
This land was made for you and me.

As I went walking I saw a sign there
And on the sign it said "No Trespassing."
But on the other side it didn't say nothing,
That side was made for you and me.

In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people,
By the relief office I seen my people;
As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking
Is this land made for you and me?

Nobody living can ever stop me,
As I go walking that freedom highway;
Nobody living can ever make me turn back
This land was made for you and me.

madtruk @ 2008-11-04T22:00:00

2008-11-05T04:01:22Z

IT'S OVER!

WE WON!

AMERICA HAS WON!

WELCOME BACK!

Thank ghods for Letterman

2008-10-17T04:23:59Z

John McCain's Bill Ayers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._Gordon_Liddy

From Bob's mother...

2008-10-16T02:34:09Z

GO VOTE NOW IT WILL MAKE YOU BIG AND STRONG!

An apology

2008-10-10T17:12:23Z

Dear Senator Obama:

I apologize for the outrageous behavior that occurred during Senator McCain's rally in Waukesha. The name calling, fear mongering, and hatred are simply palpable. That Senator McCain and Governor Palin tacitly condone these actions is apparent; I however, am ashamed of my fellow Wisconsinites.

In fact, I grew up in Hartland, WI, not far from Waukesha where Senator McCain held his rally. I'd be lying if I said that I was completely shocked at their behavior. When people think of suburbs, in all its glorified xenophobia, you are thinking about Waukesha County and the Dela-Hart area.

There was one black family in my entire high school. If not for that fact that my dad had friends from work in Milwaukee, I might have grown up the same way, completely insulated from people different from me. Later in life I joined the military and learned what 'desegregation' really was as opposed to reading about it and nodding approvingly in class.

I'm not saying that everyone that attended that rally was a racist; rather you face now people that are afraid of the future and have been fed the Rovian lines of partisan hatred for 8 long years. Combine that with unease over racial relations (to put it mildly) and the fact that you are unapologetically to the left, and it is easy to see the catalyst for their reaction.

In the end, this apology will not help. As I write this I read about your campaign signs being vandalized in our small town of Cambridge, of peoples homes being egged; even that great line: "The only good democrat is a dead democrat" is quoted by a neighbor in our local paper.

Please stay safe-since you believe in god, may your god watch over you.

Sincerely,

Kurt

Take a minute for this PBS poll

2008-10-10T15:09:12Z

http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html

Sales pitch for the band!

2008-10-09T04:07:44Z

Borderlands has gots bumper stickers that look amazingly like our logo!

Yes, with the amazing advance of printing and sticky back paper technology, Borderlands, a mere 15 years past relevance, has created bumper stickers, just in time for the economy to tank!

Gitcher own through PayPal:

truksebaybox at verizondotnet

$3 plus $1 Shipping and handling. Allow 2 weeks for ~~me to get my act together~~ shipping. :)

All proceeds are being put toward ~~whiskey~~ creating the fabled CD.

Alternatively you could just wait til you see me at some point, as I'm bound to have some on me.

Let me know if you have trouble with da Paypal stuff, and thanks!

Oh if you hate Paypal, just zip me an email through the Borderlands Web site and we'll work it out. (www.borderlandsmusic.com)

Poltical or not, care. Care now. Tomorrow will be too late.

2008-09-22T16:12:39Z

Why are people in this administration so eager to bankrupt the country? What motivates them to throw the future under the bus? I don't know, but it has to end.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/45362953;_ylt=AgCdAB6Rk1xG0TWH0siZEokDW7oF

Ironic typo

2008-08-28T06:00:04Z

"We have to draw more attention to the world of nuns, who are often not sufficiently appreciated by society," he wrote, adding that he had hoped his initiative would help boost sagging vocations to religious lie.

--

No foolin'

MORE TESTING FUN

2008-08-28T05:24:04Z

Your result for The Supervillain Archetype Test...

The Professional

Cool, Levelheaded, Lethal

The Professional is the most dangerous of all villains. You do what you do better than anyone, because, as a Professional, you have standards.

The Professional is like the Crook in that they both desire money. But the Professional wants more than that. The Professional wants job satisfaction. It isn't sadism really, he just wants to be sure that the job is done, and done well. No hard feelings, it's just business. Professionals prefer to work alone, but will work in groups if given incentive.

The greatest weakness of a Professional is risk. A Professional is business-like, but can't resist a challenge. They often use the word "worthy opponent". People like that are easily baited. And if a Professional is eventually cornered (not easy to do), they might lose it.

Sample Professionals: Deathstroke, Bullseye, Revanche

Take The Supervillain Archetype Test at HelloQuizzy

Gacked from Geri

2008-08-28T05:19:25Z

Maybe this will work...fnA RIGHTEOUS!

Your result for The Godzilla Personality Test!...

Godzilla: King of the Monsters!

Godzilla. The Original Badass. Congratulations, Mr. Mutated Dinosaur.

Bad News: You tend to have nuclear meltdowns on rare occasions (Godzilla vs. Destroyah) and you have a weakness to this thing called the Oxygen Destroyer. So you're not completely invincible.

Good News: You might as well be though. You've fought every monster out there and you usually come out on top. Sure you had your goofy moments in the 70's but really you are one bad son of a bitch, and everybody knows it. You have a lot of respect and people know when to get out of your way. Congrats, you're like the Fonzie of giant monsters! Oh and you tend to get mad whenever someone screws up the environment so hey good for you.

Take The Godzilla Personality Test! at HelloQuizzy

Why are the Republicans doing this?

2008-08-23T16:41:43Z

"The investment tax credit, which covers 30 percent of a CSP facility's cost, will expire at year's end unless renewed by Congress. But bills to renew the ITC have been blocked eight times this year by Senate Republicans."

Why are Republicans allowed to block renewable energy credits? Why are they allowed to tie us to the Middle East, terrorism, and tyrants? Are you a Republican? Are you proud of them? Do you know that solar collectors are a proven technology with zero emissions, overnight storage, and similar footprints in the southwest to coal and gas plants?

I can't stand it. It is so obvious that they are in the pockets of the oil companies that it makes me want to vomit.

Your SUV supports terrorism. Period. Blocking renewable energy credits supports terrorism. Period.

President Bush deserves to be impeached. He is a traitor. He is not patriotic in any meaningful sense of the word. His policies are criminal. His staff is incompetent.

Thanks Republicans-attaboy!

You've done a heckuva job, Georgie.

on Iraq's $76 billion surplus

2008-08-08T15:42:12Z

"The Iraqi government now has tens of billions of dollars at its disposal to fund large-scale reconstruction projects. It is inexcusable for U.S taxpayers to continue to foot the bill for projects the Iraqis are fully capable of funding themselves," said Levin. "We should not be paying for Iraqi projects, while Iraqi oil revenues continue to pile up in the bank including outrageous profits from $4 a gallon gas prices in the U.S. We should require that U.S. taxpayers be reimbursed for the cost of large projects."

Whatever. Reimburse the families of the dead first, then pay for complete and total troop withdrawal. What an utter f@#$%#$ waste of time, money, and, most importantly, lives.

I wish I believed in hell-it has its benefits.

Holy Crap!

2008-08-08T13:18:11Z

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_re_eu/georgia_south_ossetia

madtruk @ 2008-08-05T08:57:00

2008-08-05T14:05:33Z

As I have more to post about, I feel less inclined to post...

What to say? Some things have been going very well (marriage, vacation, kids, trips, fiscal matters) while some have been only OK (band, kids, chores, socialbility) and some have been downright frightening (health, work).

Most things seem to resolve alright. New meds, for instance, and a definite sense of relief at work. The band is on the verge of losing another lead player (this time to a move to Portland) and I really haven't the energy to find another. On the plus side it focuses my efforts on the CD, which has languished as of late while we break in another lead player (er broke in...). See, I can finish the CD without a band to play live-it's just not as much fun.

My son recently volunteered with me at the WPT Open House and was excellent...later that weekend he put his gecko warming light face down on his carpet and melted a perfect circle into it...

Cora's doing great-Carrie too (huge project from Gurley's-yay!).

The wood pile is about 3/4 to where it needs to be before winter. That's good. The garden is doing really well thanks to Carrie (and chicken poop!).

I'm on meds which could be lifelong. That's bad, but in another month I'll go in for an update and request a specialist if it looks like the meds are going to continue. Better minor surgery than lifelong medication in my book.

Meh, as we all seem to say from time to time.

Currently I'm looking for a music publisher to send material to. When the CD is done, I'm going to send it off into the ether and see if I can get any bites in the music industry in any way whatsoever (writer, performer, commercials...really not fussy). So, if you have any contacts you've been hiding from me, now would be a great time to send them on :).

Maybe its time for a party...

madtruk @ 2008-08-01T18:38:00

2008-08-01T23:39:08Z

Anyone have a twin mattress and bed frame? Not that i'm local to most of you anymore but I am in my heart...

Happy Birthdays to...

2008-07-08T17:13:09Z

tesla_aldrichand laurel!!!

Belated due to a trip to the UP :).