http://mcchris.com/ mcchris is touring now with the expectation of completing some 200 shows in the next year. mc chris is also known as the voice of Hesh from Sealab 2001 and MC Pee Pants from Aqua Teen Hunger Force (both on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim).

mcchris is an independent artist, so keep that in mind when you're actively attempting to sabotage The Machine; his shows will probably be cheaper and mean more than corporate music crap. Tell a few friends, because it's all underground at this point.

“It’s a federal law, sir; a Secret Service agent came and explained it to us.”

Priest Accosted by Police Citing WiFi Law

In Bozeman, Montana, a truck carrying thousands of bees overturned, spilling them over the roadway. It took many beekeepers to clean up the wreckage, as the spilled hives caused the bees to be quite agitated.

Amazingly, no deaths have been reported despite the fact that one beekeeper in full gear recieved 60 stings.

News of the Weird: Bee Truck Overturns

Culture.

It's an interesting concept. But what's also amazing is that you can either become part of the culture of a particular area, or change your latitude and become part of another, or effect(infect?) the new one with your old or present culture.

I had an interesting experience today. I forsook the city life and ways for a few hours and met a few people a few miles east of my home in Alabama and was pleastantly suprised to see a variety of lifestyles and personalities alive in the mountains of North East Alabama. Indeed, I was at the very foot of Lookout Mountain, a local hill of fame for the ability to visually locate seven states from the peak.

It was a refreshing journey. I didn't take any pictures, as I was the driver. But the drive was refreshing, once I left the influence of the city behind and saw the inspoiled countryside. A tiny mountain town and its ways... while people whispered behind my back about the guy in the black shirt and ponytail. Still, if they knew my roots, they'd realize I am but a displaced neighbor. Perhaps the greatest gift of all is the ability to cross social strata without having to try.

Always interesting to see the strong types, those who life off of nature and its wonders. People are closer to subsistence living there, a simple life of merely surviving like those settlers before them who came to the valley. Indeed, I believe Fort Payne may be the jewel of the Tennessee Valley. It reminds me of where I was ten years ago, in a simpler place and time.

Stop in and see Desoto Park if you're driving through. It's worth the stop. It may yet be the only redeeming mark of Alabama.

I have a thing for MREs (Army food, Meals Ready To Eat, aka Three Lies in One) that borders between sadomaschism and routine torture. I like 'em. Which means, I have to go shopping for them every once and a while. I did a little google searching and found the Army Quartermaster's page, which originated the MRE. I also found some interesting other meals that have been brought about following the sucess of the MRE...

Notable is the Meal, Alternative Regionally Customized (MARC).

http://www.dscp.dla.mil/subs/rations/meals/marc.htm

The Meal, Alternative Regionally Customized (MARC) is a self-contained, shelf stable meal that was developed by the U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM)/Natick, Individual Combat Ration Team (ICRT), Combat Feeding Directorate (CFD) after receiving an urgent request from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to expedite the development of a suitable vegetarian ration with unique dietary and component requirements designed specifically for detainees at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (GTMO). The ICRT collaborated closely with Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) and the U.S. Navy food service personnel at GTMO to determine salient performance characteristics and calorie requirements to maximize nutritional benefit and identify component restrictions. While created out of a need to support GTMO detainees, the meal may be used to provide for other detainees also. There are 10 different menus varieties. Each case contains 10 meals, 1 of each menu.

Now, the military has kosher and halal meals... they are here:

http://www.dscp.dla.mil/subs/rations/meals/kosher.htm

But I have to wonder what sort of PSYOPS went into making a different meal altogether.

They also have the humanitarian aid packages listed there as well:

http://www.dscp.dla.mil/subs/rations/meals/hdr.htm

And milk that doesn't need to be kept cool...

http://www.dscp.dla.mil/subs/rations/meals/uht.htm

From jwz's blog:

[urls above stories]

http://billmon.org/archives/001514.html

# Presidential Powers: "To protect subordinates should they be charged with torture, the memo advised that Mr. Bush issue a 'presidential directive or other writing' that could serve as evidence, since authority to set aside the laws is 'inherent in the president.'"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1231089,00.html

# Welcome to America: "'So you're a journalist,' he said, accusingly, and for the first time I sensed that, in his eyes, this was not a good thing to be. 'It seems that we will probably have to deport you.'"

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/06/08/t_to_check_packages_bags_at_random?mode=PF

# Bill of what? "Next month, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will become the first transit agency in the nation to institute a permanent policy of randomly inspecting passenger bags and packages on subway and commuter trains, MBTA police officials disclosed yesterday."

http://articles.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0MKY/is_9_27/ai_108881880

# But in bread-and-circuses news, that kooky old man with the funny hat thinks Dubya is the Antichrist: "The pontiff wishes he was younger and in better health to confront the possibility that Bush may represent the person prophesized in Revelations." So at least there's that.

This is some bad shit, yo.

This is useful for writing business plans, or just filling in your resume. It's funny, but at times, it just makes your head want to explode.

Bullshit Phrase Generator

Worth checking out for some humor on Diebold's lock on the voting system. Probably akin to something awful...

Diebold Ad Parodies

]STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish aid organization will roll out a new
]line of defense to the country's emergency services next week -- the
]condom ambulance.
]
]From Friday, June 4, amorous couples can call the telephone number
]696969 and a white van featuring a large red condom with wings as
]a logo will deliver them a packet of 10 prophylactics.

]"We need to increase the usage of condoms," said Carl Osvald,
]marketing manager for the Swedish Organization for Sex Education,
]the non-governmental organization behind the initiative. "It is 50
]percent about pregnancy and 50 percent about sexually transmitted
]diseases."

]"We need to change attitudes to condoms," he said. "If we need to
]get out in to the bedrooms to make things better we will do it."

What a novel idea! But it'd never work here....

Romantic Emergency? Call The Condom Ambulance!

The Navy has a new recruiting tool -- They've ordered a boat from Fountain (all are bass boats) outfitted with Graphics and a few anglers wearing stripes to participate in the Southern Kingfish Association tour...

Your tax dollars at work...

Your Tax Dollars At Work