for 12 July 2000. Updated every WEEKDAY.
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Filler
Polly, You are one rocking lady. You've pinned down my hypocritical urban hipsterness perfectly. This doesn't mean I have to change, does it? I can't conceive of a rewarding life that isn't iced with a healthy layer of disdain and a creamy elitist filling. Heply yours, Liam Don't worry, change will come naturally. That creamy elitism will give you a stomach ache eventually. Or you'll transform into a creamy elitist. I don't fucking know. Mostly you'll just get sick of weird shoes that give you blisters, and you'll stop styling your hair because it takes too long, and you'll start reading your wife's copy of Newsweek. Once you're in couples therapy, it's pretty much all over. Be not afraid. It's much better on the other side. Disdain for the disdainful, Polly  hey hey HEY. alright, people, that's enough. let's leave polly alone, ok? not that she can't take care of herself or anything, but the insult-inside-a-story responses just ain't right, you know? i mean, jeez, why can't you just be nice? why can't you just read the suck and say, "oh, okay," and go on to change your cat's litter or have a sixth cup of coffee like the rest of us? why must you beat upon polly so? it's just not nice. no kool-aid and cookies for the suck readers this afternoon. and no, you certainly may NOT be the naptime fairy. bitch. have a ginger snap, polly, emmers Wow, suddenly I feel like I have an older sister who could actually beat up someone else's older sister, and might even do so upon request, as opposed to saying, "I'm not gonna fight your stupid fights for you, you stupid little brat!" But maybe it would be more peaceful to point out that many disgruntled readers should consider getting a cat or drinking more coffee - anything to improve their crabby moods. Then again, attacking me seems to provide them with some form of catharsis, don't you think? Doing my part to ease their pain, Polly Goddamn that was therapeutic. Hey Polly, can you focus on scripting vengeful conversations from now on that my divalicious queerboy crowd and me can emulate? Have you and Terry considered syndicating your stuff in something like the Bay Times, so we'd have someone to watch out for 'sides Dykes and Ethan Green? (They'd fawn over you worse than me, and they'd give better hair advice.) Have you considered moving to Seattle to become a motivational speaker? We have taquerias up here, too. yr loyal tattooed housebitch, Andrew You know, I'm in Seattle as I write this, and you people really do need some motivation around here. I mean, no one seems to be motivated enough to dress like self-conscious coolios like they do everywhere else, or at least in San Francisco, LA, and New York. I mean, you people seem relaxed, like you're living your own lives without a thought to what anyone else thinks about it. And you've got trees and shit everywhere. You must be stopped! Divalicious queerboys or not, we can't have you running around all happy and relaxed! It's not fair to the smog-sucking, fog-mucking, dog-fucking rest of us! Unhinged, Polly Subject: Perals of wisdom Dear Polly, You crack me up, most of the time, and believe it or not 'Filler' makes me feel better about myself, and the pettiness that has become a part of our daily lives in this dot.com/Gen X world. So what if I am still stuck in the same monotonous Îopportunityâ for 5 years, way better then sipping lukewarm tea on an oil rig, petering on the edge of civilization. Come to think of it, that does not sound too bad right now. Keep up the narcissistic sarcasm, the wisdom in knowing oneself is the first step towards . . . .not giving a fuck. I have yet to disagree with you on anything. That is a small miracle in itself. Saqib Mausoof <ssmaus@yahoo.com> Is that pearls of wisdom or perils of wisdom? Sort of one and the same, aren't they? Sipping lukewarm tea on an oil rig with Peter sounds pretty ok to me right now, too. Kind of like "Tea in the Sahara" with yooooouu. "The Sheltering Sky" is a great book, at any rate. Pettiness is like sugar — a nice indulgence every now and then, but make it a habit and you'll only end up feeling sick, sluggish, and pissed off. Wow, come to think of it, I really want a doughnut right now. Scattered, Covered, and Mothered, Polly The Third of July Well, I usually like and appreciate your daily commentary, but it's obvious you really got "SUCK"ed in this time - by the history revisionists. The American Revolution is certainly NOT boring! But the way it is presented in modern day text books REALLY SUCKS! They have taken out all the good stuff, because they don't want our kids to know that anyone sacrificed anything for the life of ease they enjoy! The truth is that the patriots should not have won the war at all. Even tho' the British were engaged all over the globe, defending their huge empire, they still should have easily quelled this little rebellion. There were so many "miraculous" things going on that it is more than uncanny that even the casual observer would think it a coincidence that the colonies won. Read about the Battle of New York, for example. Here is a website that will enlighten you to the truth: That site has much valuable history that you can't find in today's texts. One thing it doesn't have is the account from General Howe's personal memoirs, that tells that he sent spies into Valley Forge to ascertain their condition. When the spies returned, they reported that they observed Washington and his whole army kneeling in prayer. Howe said that at that very moment, he knew that the war was a lost cause for him. This really is part of his memoirs! Everything that even smacks of religion or God has been removed from the text books, so it makes the most powerful army in the world (the British) look like a bunch of idiots, losing to the rag-tag continental army. No, the American Revolution was certainly not boring by any stretch of lethargy! Sorry for the long tirade but you hit a nerve. Steve Trageser <sttetc@innercite.com> Well we like your spirit, Steve, but do you really think stirring anecdotes about praying and guilt-inducing reminders that somebody else suffered for their life of ease is what will get schoolkids excited about Revolutionary history? Maybe you're right. Who knows? And what could be a less miraculous engagement than the Battle of New York? (It's unclear whether you're speaking of the disastrous Battle of Long Island or the merely silly Battle of Manhattan.) The Americans were outclassed and outfought, and they were whupped as a result. With all its stories of hard times, spy missions, hair's breadth victories, generals captured in their pajamas (or pyjamas), scalpings and so on, the Revolution certainly offers better candidates for miraclehood than the example you've cited. Sucksters A Peace of Picasso for Everyone Mr. Pratt, Your piece on the Picasso show in Bogota actually brought a lump to my cynical old throat. In a time when art by recognized masters is not merely another commodity, but one inherently steeped in the foulness of the undeserving rich, it's good to see that there are those committed to art for humans. With enough shows like this one, the neo-Medicis of the art world might just be shamed into decent behavior. yrs, Michael Treece <nonwhiz@earthlink.net> Hey Michael. Your note practically put a lump in my throat, actually — it's not often you reach a reader so. And let's keep hoping for humans and decent behavior. Tim Subject: hey ambi you can run but you can't hide hey bud cool bit about the nazi and guernica when you gonna visit santa cruz sept-oct is best i'll buy ya a cuppa coffee Jack Garman <jackgrmn@cruzio.com> Hey glad you liked the story and wrote, though I can't tell from your message exactly why. And if you look at the contributors' page, you'll see that I'm trying to get a promise of work as part of the process of getting me & my family (including my Colombian wife, who still needs a visa) the fuck outta here before the Blackhawks arrive, so I don't know if I can make it from Sept.-Oct. But I'll tell ya, Santa Cruz sounds like paradise from where I'm sitting so tell me more and maybe a year from now, who knows? A coffee, a beer, a walk in the waves... What does ambi mean? Regards, Tim |
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