Getting Away from Harlem in the Woods

It's fun being a city boy in Harlem, NY but what about when you want to get away into the woods? Some people like to do it in tents, but others like to drive around in a big vehicle. If you get desperate, you and your significant other can sleep in your car at the campsite, but you better make sure that at least you have a Ford Explorer. There are a surprising number of campsites within 90 miles of New York City. Especially if you live in the Bronx, rural bucolic atmosphere is only a few steps away. Then you can look at the stars at night and really see a canopy of stars. Of course you need a cloudless night, but what is even better is a moonless night. There can be a moon that night, but if you are star gazing before the moon rises, you are in for a great sight to see. If you want to be very comfortable, forget about the SUV and get out your rv. That is the really comfortable to go camping and to enjoy nature.

A favorite place for these trips into the wild blue yonder is Bear Mountain State Park, which is only about 40 miles from the Bronx. It's amazing the number of creature comforts you can have, including things like a Satellite antenna to get good TV, internet and all that data stuff. That may sound slightly absurd, to go all the way out in the wild and then end up watching TV, but that is what a lot of people end up doing in reality. I guess you could call it watching TV while living your life in a way appropriate for reality TV. Don't forget to outfit your RV with with a waste pump, a nice bed and leveling blocks when that is needed. That way you could have an experience worthy of positive viewing on a reality show.

Which way for the Space Program?

Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin, in a statement released on Jan. 27, said that while President Nixon's ending of the Apollo program was "one of the most significant, yet strategically bankrupt, decisions in human history," the expected ending of NASA's manned space flight program by President Obama is "even worse."

This is not good. There will be no way to get to the International Space station without the help of the Russians. When Apollo's missions to the Moon abruptly ended in 1972, tens of thousands of the nation's scientists, engineers, and highly skilled workers lost their jobs. But at least President Nixon "left us with the Space Shuttle," Griffin said. The Obama program, Griffin states, "leaves NASA and the nation with no program, no plan, and no commitment to any human spaceflight program beyond that of today."

Free enterprise, at least in this case, is bullshit.

Griffin states that the "very existence" of the International Space Station, now 90% complete, will be held "hostage to the hope that presently nonexistent commercial spaceflight capability can be brought into being in a timely way. The president has chosen to recommend that the nation abandon its leadership on the space frontier," Griffin concludes.

Ground control to major tom, sang Bowie.

Leadership in Business

The whole world is going through a change in business practices, from Harlem NY to Jakarta Indonesia. There are companies both in the United States and in the United Kingdom that are taking advantage of these new trends. One of these new trends is to hire temporary or contract personnel even for extremely skilled positions.

For example, in New York City there is a growing market for contract attorneys. So, in reality what is happening is that the attorneys that were laid off in the collapse of 2008 are now getting jobs again, but in a different world. They have no job security and no benefits. They may still be getting a fairly high salary, but not necessarily a huge one. For example, many contract attorneys are working for only $35 or $40 an hour on a six month contract. Now this practice has spread to other fields for the management in companies all over the world. Let's face it,
Interim Management is the new way of doing things. The only way to rise above the level of such interim management jobs is to get a permanent job hire. This may be easy in some cases, or could involve becoming a partner in a firm, or at least senior management in a regional market. So some guy or gal may be sent from the USA or the UK to Indonesia to be an interim manager. He or she will often get a permanent assignment, but sometimes an assignment for only one year. To be accurate, some of the temporary jobs can have benefits too. I guess that agencies and companies have to be somewhat flexible if they are making a working person become an expatriate and travel halfway around the world. On the other hand, with the contract attorney jobs in New York, most or all of these people are getting no benefits at all. They may be doing fairly menial work such as document review or coding hundreds of documents.

the Illuminati, according to book Cosmic Trigger

The Illuminati are said to be begun by Dr. Adam Weishaupt in Bavaria, in 1776. The Illuminati Conspiracy is said to be involved in hundreds of years of plots and assassinations, and is connected to ancient Greek Gnostic cults. In the United States, there is anti-Illuminati agitation, saying that the Illuminati control the Freemasons. Some theorists connect the Illuminati to the Jewish people, while others connect them to the Nazis. Later, the author, R.A. Wilson gets on radio shows to talk about the Illuminati, and is accused by a caller of being a member of the Illuminati.

Geithner Told a Big Lie

Politicians lie, but not often do they tell a $100-billion dollar lie. That is what Timothy Geithner, US Treasury Sec. did in the case of the September 2008 AIG bailout, really a bailout of Goldman Sachs and other banks. In the Congressional hearing where Geithner was on the stand, Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) pressed Geithner to prove that he had recused himself from decisions with regard to AIG: "Can you provide for the record a copy of the recusal agreement that you signed when you were at the New York Fed?" Geithner answered: "I did not sign a recusal agreement. I withdrew from day-to-day management, operations, policies of the New York Fed, and my colleagues both in Washington and in New York can attest to that. This was very important to do."

However, during the same hearing, Neil M. Barofsky, Special Inspector General of the TARP bailout program, testified to the following in his statement to the committee: "On November 7th, 2008, FRBNY employees involved with the negotiations reported to then-FRBNY President Geithner on the efforts to convince AIG counterparties to accept haircuts on their claims against AIG in return for unwinding the CDS contracts. Noting both the willingness of UBS to negotiate a small haircut and the generally negative reactions from the other counterparties, these FRBNY offials recommended that FRBNY cease negotiations and proceed with paying the counterparties the market value of their underlying CDOs and permitting them to keep the collateral already posted, effectively paying them par for securities that collectively had a market value, based on the amount of the collateral payments of approximately 48 cents on the dollar. According to these FRBNY executives, then-President Geithner 'acquiesced' to the executives' proposal. When asked by SIGTARP if the executives felt they had received their 'marching orders from then-FRBNY President Geithner to pay the counterparties par, one FRBNY official responded 'yes, absolutely.' The decision to pay effective par value was then brought before the Board of Directors of the FRBNY and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. Each body gave its approval."

Moreover, at the end of the hearing, according to the Financial Times, a previously unpublished e-mail was disclosed: Written by 'TFG75' — Timothy Franz Geithner — to senior Fed officials, it asked: 'Where are you on the AIG counterparty disclosure issue?' The e-mail was written on March 15, 2009, the day on which the names of AIG's counterparties were released. We got Timmy in a lie, and he has to go.

Trade Show and the Truss

If you are planning to put your products on display at a trade show, the right presentation requires careful planning. Make a hit at your next trade show in New York, whether it is at the Javits Center, or somewhere up in Harlem NY. Trade shows can be expensive just from the fee for renting space, so make sure you do it right. Display your products and services, and use a variety of shapes and surfaces.

Perhaps the most unique thing about great trade show displays is the truss available for every need. It's amazing how you can have a round cylindrical truss to put up your poster around it, or rectangular, or just about any other shape. These heavy duty products can hold up lighting and all kinds of stuff, and may be just the thing that your company needs at your next trade show displays. Decorative truss is used at trade shows for an extra sensational touch. It can be custom made to fit so you can hang graphics and banners from them. Truss is a product that also has permanent uses in stores, churches, and even in decorating fine homes.


Just in case your prospective customers are in the dumps a bit and are looking down, there are also logo floor mats, which should be enough to make them look up and check out the rest of your display. Anyone in business should take the time to study the variety and forms of the exhibit booths that are on sale, many of these able to be set up in minutes. Logo floor mats are used by all types of business and organizations as entry mats with a logo or message, sort of like a fancy floor for your exhibits. So make a splash at a trade show, and on with the show.

Geither Lies on AIG and Goldman Sachs Deal

Geithner has been in a lot of trouble about the huge bailout of Goldman Sachs, through the bankrupt insurance company, AIG, with US Govenment money. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) pinned down the probably outgoing Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner at the Jan. 27 hearing, on the fact that Geithner has, and still does, oppose any restoration of the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act, repealed in 1999. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) attacked Geithner's "Secretary Pinocchio" today. Geithner had lied about his role in the bailout of Goldman through AIG. Goldman's own public statements and internal admissions showed they were "locked in battle" with AIG over which company would loot the other of the losses from toxic derivatives; those derivatives touched 50% of Goldman's net worth. Goldman "expected to take a haircut"; Goldman knew that as soon as the government OR bankruptcy court took over AIG's holding company, by law, all its derivatives contracts and hedges were worthless and it would lose $2.5 billion at least. "Did you know that?" Kucinich asked Geithner. Geither said no. However, this issue is not going away. How could Geithner, then head of the NY Federal Reserve, not know exactly what he was doing?

Get Your Sanyo Incognito Phone, Harlem

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This Sanyo phone has fine features like 2MP camera with VGA camcorder, music and video player, and enhanced web browsing. What a great deal you get with the SANYO Incognito and Boost Mobile's $50 Monthly Unlimited plan. That includes unlimited talk, text and web and comes with no contract. This phone is amazing. It's got an alphanumeric touchpad. That's pretty slick, Harlem dudes. I like the vibrating feedback when you hit a touchpad key, so you know for sure that your data has hit the spot and is on its way. The internal display measures 2.6 inches.

This phone has EVDO capabilities. That is the great 3G mobile phone technology that gives you a tremendous and fast data throughput that is wireless. It has a real QWERTY keyboard ust like a big computer keyboard. This way you can type away to Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites and share content with the whole gang. Multi-Media messaging (Picture & Video)is what you get at blinding speed, as well as Stereo Bluetooth Capable & GPS Enabled. Why if phones are this great, who needs a laptop anymore? Get the good stuff.

Toasted Obama

The word from the oligarchy is that toasted Obama is going to be pushed off a cliff. It seems that Obama's reply is that they can, just "keep on using me, until they use me up" as the old Bill Withers song went. A sad story, Harlem dudes. London Financial Times Washington Bureau Chief Edward Luce wrote of "Mr Obama's rapid fall ... lame duck president ... humiliation in Massachusetts ... suddenly a weaker president ... Mr Obama's back is already against the wall."

"In his [State of the Union] speech and in the forthcoming budget, Mr Obama must show he is serious about the fiscal outlook,... must show he is willing to look at much bolder solutions — including deeper spending cuts and a broadening of the tax base. At this, his congressional allies will squirm. If they do not, his speech will have failed."


Time to put the financial system into bankruptcy reorganization, and issue credit for productive activity. Then we need the Four Powers, China, India, Russia and the USA, to do that sort of thing internationally and globally.

Great Eyeglasses Deal

Have you ever asked yourself, why are eyeglasses so expensive? There are a number of reasons, but basically you have to pay for local labor that is done totally on an on-call basis. However, if you want to buy your eyeglasses for a much cheaper price, there is a solution. These glasses are manufactured by Zenni, and are imported. All you have to do is go to your local eye doctor and get a prescription for your eyes. You only need your PD number, your pupilary distance, which is information that your eye doctor can provide you with, if necessary. Then you get to choose eye-frames and glasses at incredibly low costs. You also have to week a few weeks for the glasses to be made and mailed to you. These eyeglasses are highly recommended by the New York newspaper, the Brooklyn Liberal Examiner, which is an article online.

The bright side is you can get many pairs of glasses at these prices that start at $8. From there, it is amazing all the other upgrades that you can get at low prices. I will not list the prices, but when you have a basic eight dollar starting price, I think you get the picture. These eyeglasses are ordered by mail and come by mail, so you can live in anyplace in the United States. You can get all the extras like sun sensitive lenses that darken under a strong sun. It is also possible to get either bi-focals or progressive focus lens. In fact, at Zenni you can get just about anything that is available at your local high price eye shop, with the possible exception of the latest fashion lenses. However, I was still impressed with the wide variety of lens frames that are available, and some of them are quite fashionable.

Obama as Nero, to Murder Seneca

Now that Obama has lost out on his Nazi healthcare push, he is mad as hell. He is pushing a total austerity commission, like the billionaire Peter Peterson. The word out is that the charade is over. The darkness is here.

Who will Obama want to fire, or even murder, as his Seneca. After all, if Obama is Nero, someone is a Seneca. Even Hitler had his Rudolf Hess. Perhaps, Hillary Clinton will be axed as someone reminding Obama of reality too much. Or perhaps Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, with his half-baked no good proposal to regulate the banks, has outlived his usefulness to Obama. Harlem dudes know the score, Obama is about to lash out.

US Nuclear Renaissance Stops before it Begins

While much of the world, centered around developments in Asia, is going nuclear, in the U.S., which has been planning for a ``nuclear renaissance" for a decade, that
rebirth is quickly disappearing. As of the end of last year, more than two dozen new U.S. nuclear plants were planned, with license applications pending before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Now, electric utilities are questioning the feasibility of new nuclear builds, and are delaying, and may end up canceling, the projects they have underway. The drop of more than 3.5% in electricity consumption last year has led to a reevaluation by utilities of how much additional generating capacity they will need. Since it can take ten years, from planning to operation, to bring a new nuclear
plant on line, it becomes a game of Russian roulette, trying to guess what demand will be a decade from now. The utilities have been unable to raise the capital for a
multi-billion-dollar nuclear plant. To ``stimulate'' the nuclear investment, the federal government is supposed to be providing loan guarantees to the companies, to lower the ``risk'' (as seen by Wall Street), and, thereby, lower the interest rates the utilities have to pay to borrow. Interest on capital can be HALF the cost of the entire project.

Pizza Sunshine

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Tony's Pizza. All opinions are 100% mine.

I hope you like the pictures of the empty Tony's Pizza cartons on the floor, because that is all that was left after we ate all the pizza. Yes, I admit that I was sent a coupon from Tony's Pizza and that I ate the cheese pizza along with my wife and child. It was great and a perfect meal with a salad for a small family in the Bronx or Harlem NY. I forced myself to bake the pizza in the oven, but I was too cleanliness conscious to bake it directly on the wire mesh, so I probably lost out in some of the possible crispiness of the crust. Still I really like Tony's Pizza for a number of reasons. The toppings are fine and all that, but what really gets me going is the basic cheese and sauce of the pizza. I don't know what it is, but the tomato sauce had a sort of tartness and subtle spiciness that I did not expect, and also was not extremely salty. I looked on the ingredients on the box and found out that the sauce contains a good amount of paprika, and I could tell that they used the real stuff. It was weird because somehow my family was more excited about eating the two pizzas, than they usually are when I order take-out pizza. The shape of the pizza is kind of neat too, because it is a square, but it has rounded corners. I had to keep the pizza in the oven a bit longer, to keep it warm but with the oven off. Then the cheese browned so nice, and I don't know what kind of cheeses were there other than mozzarella, but the cheese browned real nice. Plus check out the really neat contest that Tony's Pizza is running. You blog on their sites and you can win great prizes of various electronic gifts.

Senate Health Care Bill Will Not Pass

Like the French General said at Verdun in World War I, they will not pass. The healthcare bill will not pass. In fact, Rep. Serrano of the South Bronx told it like it is, it did not have any votes at all. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she does not have the 218 votes in the House to vote up the Administration-approved Senate version of the health-care reform bill. This became the administration's Plan B, after the victory of Scott Brown in the Massachusetts Senate race eliminated the Senate filibuster-proof majority, to pass the Senate bill in the House, so that there would not have to be a second vote in the Senate.

After meeting with the House Democratic Caucus on Thursday, Pelosi said: "I don't think it's possible to pass the Senate bill in the House. I don't see the votes for it at this time."

As it turns out, this was an understatement by super-tightly-strung speaker. As Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY) reported after the caucus meeting, there was, in fact, not a single Democrat at the meeting who spoke in favor of passing the Senate bill. LaRouche is telling it like it is, it is not passing, and that is good.

Bronx Museum, Pregones Theater, other Pictures

The first picture is a duck in the summer of 2009, by the Hackensack Pond, in New Jersey.

The next picture was from the show at Pregones Theater in November 2008, Aloha Boricua. These actors portrayed the so-called Hawaiian Puerto Ricans (ie. Boricua).

The last picture was from a funny event at the Bronx Museum in October 2009. Short movies were shown including of the last season of the Astroland Roller Coaster in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY.

Do you like these pictures? Are they fun?

California Car Body

All this cold weather in New York City, Harlem and the Bronx, NY has me dreaming of warmer climates. Florida is nice, but it rains too much, so the hottest fantasy still remains Southern California. It sounds like a great thing, but I'm too much of a New Yorker to leave for California, at least so far. A friend of mine came in recently from Corona, California, a large city and municipality in Riverside County, by the so-called Inland Empire.

One thing that makes me decide to not leave New York is that we still have so much public transportation and of course our wonderful NY City Subway. In California, you really have to drive everywhere, and there is always the possibility that your car will break down. That is what happened to this dude a while before he visited me. He had to call auto body corona which wasn't that expensive, but if you drive all the time, something is going to happen eventually. You are likely to break down in the hot desert sun in the middle of nowhere, and just hope and pray that your cell phone has coverage in the area and that you can summon a tow truck.

California sounds like a great place to be, but the question is, are there going to be jobs there. The California boom has collapsed, starting with the real estate boom, and with Gov. Schwarznegger in power, it is overall a scary situation. So, like the song says, California rest in peace. I'll stay up in cold New York City for a while. At least it's warmer than Chicago, Illinois.

Bronx NY Events and Party Pictures

Lots of great pictures while covering stories in the Bronx over the past years. From the bottom: The picture from August 15th, 2009 is a boxing event at the Morrison Avenue Street Festival in the South Bronx, near Westchester Avenue. The middle picture is Mr. Janco Damas at Rebuilders Source, the environmentalist warehouse, sort of a Green Home Depot. The top picture is a recent appearance of the Ben Allison Band at the Bronx Museum. Mr. Ben Allison is in the middle on the string bass.

Getting Down with a Slow PC, Harlem

A slow PC can get anyone down, Harlem, NY. The idea is how to take a sad song and make it better. PCs can be slow because they are under the weather, but you better hope that they don't have a virus. It doesn't have to be that bad at all. In fact, very simple things can slow a PC down a lot while cruising the internet. One of the first things to look at is your internet cache. If you visit a lot of websites they are going to be stored in your internet cache, but you can do something about this. Just go to "tools" on your browser bar, and hit "clear recent history." It can help a lot if you want to make things faster. There are other things to think of regarding how to increase pc speed. One thing you may want to do is to delete your "cookies." Cookies are not viruses or anything horrible. If fact, if you look carefully in your cookie list, you are going to find many websites that you like, and that you gave your email to, so they can send you stuff. It needs to be added that this is not always the case, Harlem and Bronx NY dudes.

You have security options to get rid of all your cookies, but that can have major consequences, if you use other websites for various purposes. So getting rid of cookies should be done one by one, and with care. Viruses are a problem, but if you have a reasonably good security suite, like Computer Associates, or Norton, that can usually be kept under control.

Making your PC fast has a physical side to it. I was once a total novice about computers, until I find out about memory, or RAM, meaning Random Access Memory. If you have only 512 MB of RAM that can create problems in things like web browsing and other basic computer tasks. The best thing is to make sure that you have at least 1000 MB, or 1 gig of RAM. It really makes a difference. If you have more RAM, at least you can fill your internet cache with a lot more crap, before that slows you down. It is not that hard to add RAM. You research on your computer manufacturer's site how much RAM you can have, and then you look inside. If you have only 2 sticks of RAM, and four slots, it is time to fill up the other 4. Just try to be careful and read the computer manual, usually online.

The Obama Spy Man, Sunstein

The word from Greenwald of the online magazine, salon.com, is that Cass Sunstein is a dirty rat. Cass Sunstein has long been one of Barack Obama's closest confidants. Often mentioned as a likely Obama nominee to the Supreme Court, Sunstein is currently Obama's head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs where, among other things, he is responsible for 'overseeing policies relating to PRIVACY, INFORMATION QUALITY, and statistical programs.' In 2008, while at Harvard Law School, Sunstein co-wrote a truly pernicious paper proposing that the U.S. Government employ teams of covert agents and pseudo-'independent' advocates to 'cognitively infiltrate' online groups and websites — as well as other activist groups — which advocate views that Sunstein deems 'false conspiracy theories' about the Government. This would be designed to increase citizens' faith in government officials and undermine the credibility of conspiracists.

Sunstein advocates that the Government's stealth infiltration should be accomplished by sending covert agents into 'chat rooms, online social networks, or even real-space groups.' He also proposes that the Government make secret payments to so-called 'independent' credible voices to bolster the Government's messaging (on the ground that those who don't believe government sources will be more inclined to listen to those who appear independent while secretly acting on behalf of the Government). This program would target those advocating false 'conspiracy theories,' which they define to mean: 'an attempt to explain an event or practice by reference to the machinations of powerful people, who have also managed to conceal their role.'

Saving Money in Harlem NY

Saving money for the average working person is not easy, especially in Harlem NY and the Bronx NY, with the high cost of living and of housing. The current interest rate on CDs and other forms of saving are quite low. Of course, you still have to save money to make a down payment on a house, to start a business, to get an education for yourself or your child, but it is not easy. A good way to think of it is that it would be faster to save money, if interest rates on savings were 5-percent or more, but you can still reach your saving goals by waiting a few months or a year or two longer. That is why is it still worthwhile to research what is the best savings account to get for your family.

Don't be discouraged that results take a long time. For many people, the idea of having a large amount of savings and then retiring has become an impossible dream. In fact, if you look around at the American population, the percentage that can afford to go into full retirement is getting small all the time.

For example, is it worth it to get an online savings account? A leading online savings account institution is now offering 1.25 percent. That is higher than .1 percent, but is still low, where many people were used to getting 5 percent a year. Now, if you buy a CD, you are not allowed to withdraw money until the CD is matured. So you can get a three-year CD with a percent interest about 2.4 percent. You can get a CD with 3.5 percent, but that is with a 10-year term, a huge amount of time. So, as you can see, the former standard rate of 5-percent or more is now out of reach for everyone who wants to make only secure investments. Now, in the old days, before the financial crash, some people thought they had a deal that was safe to buck the market. They were getting 8-percent or 10-percent a year return. Of course, we should remember who was running that investment. It was the infamous Bernie Madoff, now serving life in the federal penitentiary. So, try to save money, but please be realistic about it.

Google is British

In effect, Google is operating as part of the British financial empire, by threatening to get out of China, according the NY Times on Google. This is part of what the British, London Economist magazine promised as the attack on China. Part of this is in revenge for China refusing to sign on to the fraud of Global Warming dictatorship. China refused to approve set and required reduction of burning fuels, not only for China, but for any country. It was backed by India, and covertly by Russia. This was the British Empire's big scam for a one world dictatorship, and it got creamed.

Real Business Grants

It sounds incredible but businesses are getting real business grants out there. For example, in the Dallas Texas area, four businesses received a total of over $60,000 in grants recently. They were, $4,500 for Guardian Angels LLC, $25,000 for Jan-Ash LLC, $6,750 for Land of Enchantment Mobile Home Supply and $25,000 for the Candyman Strings & Things to buy a building that they needed. In this case, this involved the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Century Bank. If you are a small businessperson in any part of the country you may want to know a lot more about how to get such a business grant. The link is to the National Institute of Small Business Grants website, and there is also a link to their Twitter account, blog, YouTube, and many great articles.

My friends have an excellent website that details how to get such Business Grants and other funding. It's worthwhile just looking at the website to get some ideas. For example, many branches of local government are giving out business grants to get jobs in an area. In Harlem NY, that could be the office of the Borough President of Manhattan, as well as the Mayor of New York. Even Community Boards may have some ability to channel grants from non-profit sources. Major corporations as well are part of this game. For example, you have heard of the Ford Motor Company, which is in relatively good financial standing. From long ago, they have the good old Ford Foundation. Many other large companies are associated with foundations that make grants to local business. It is your business as a businessperson to find out what these foundations are looking for in businesses to receive such grants. If you network with other businesses at social events, ask around about grants. You could be in the right place and right time to learn about an opportunity and get it for your business.

Ben Allison Jazz Band at the Bronx Museum

Ben Allison, a from Carnegie Hall show, was quite good at the Bronx Museum. It's a jazz band led by bassist (that's a big bass) Ben Allison, with a violin, guitar and a drummer. I liked how, at least for the first 45 minutes, the music was quite structured, with a limit on wild solos. And the violin and string bass sound were solid and reassuring. After that, it sort of went to type, of lots of jamming. Maybe, the band really has a solid 45 minute set, but their venues demand two hours, so they have to provide it. Favorite songs, all without vocals, included "Fred," "Kramer vs. Kramer vs. Godzilla" and the song written by guitarist Steve Cardenas, Language of Love.

Bronx Summer Daydreams of Motorcycles

The Bronx is really cold and frozen in snow now, but it won't always be that way. Soon, it will be July again. I remember the last July in the Bronx, NY and it was a lot of fun. There was the fish parade in Hunts Point. Part of the fun of the parade was a short procession of a friendly motorcycle gang. I'll never forget how wild it was. I was turning my back to the parade and talking to someone, when suddenly I heard this loud Rivco electric horn pierce the air. I thought it was by them, since I had heard how loud and impressive before, and I was right.

This was a very friendly motorcycle club. It was run by a bunch of Bronx Puerto Ricans, also sometimes called New Yoricans. The bikes not only had been electric horns, but were superbly decorated. They had been given some room in the parade to ride in, otherwise I think they had been sort of half walking the bikes up the road going toward Baretto Park in Hunts Point, Bronx. After the motorcycle club led the way, a bunch of children and adults followed them. Many of them, especially the children were dressed as mermaids, octopuses, sharks, and other real and imaginary creatures of the ocean deep.

The motorcycle guys went to the side of the park and parked their motorbikes there. I got to talk to some of the guys there and they were pretty cool. The leader of the motorcycle club had many metal and other decorations on his bike, including a raccoon fur tail tide to the back of his bike. I really liked it, though I hope he kept that raccoon fur away from his skin in the hot weather.

Screw up the Health Bill

The idea is to screw up the health bill, because it is Nazi. The new thing in the NY Times is that the anti-abortion Democrats like Bart Stupak are being mobilized. Good, anything to screw up this anti-constitutional, dictatorial piece of crap. It can still be defeated, with its British empire style clauses that its IMAC health care rationing is supposed to be unchallenged and continue forever. Take that, Obama and your Hitler mustache.

London Terrorist Lover

He was a guy with lots of cash;
At London U. he made a stash;
This is the story of london lover;

He flew to Yemen,
To Amsterdam;
The wire bomb was made in Japan;
Al Queda and the Queen, terrorist lover;

Having love with arab girls and arab boys;
Letting the Queen give him her sex toys;
Brit intelligence having lots of Muslim fun;
Running clothes bombs on planes on the run;

dud dud ud uduu dudu du you and me;
London terrorist lover;
Tony Blair and the Queen;
London terrorist lover;

spoof song: Stevie Wonder, Part-Time Lover