i know i'm not much of a Kennedy supporter despite Irish ties to Massachusetts but today i was reminded of the "what if" factor had JFK not been assassinated. All family issues of the repeated crashing of girls into water and bootlegging aside, their is a part of me that buys into what could have been accomplished in that presidency.
Reviewing the Soviet/US space race to the moon i discovered that Kennedy was trying to work with the soviets midway through on a joint venture to put an astronaut and cosmonaut on the moon together. This would have combined the two super power's technological know how and could have been an enormous step in ending the cold war.
Imagine how different the world would have been if the cold war came to its conclusion during the Kennedy administration. Better yet ending without a winner or loser but with friendly relations while both countries were at their respective pinnacles of power, sharing technologies.
Much as with our current political turmoil, wondering "what it" does little to change our present situation but one can't help but sadly image the missed potential of an alternate course. Why do i keep finding my inspiration/answers in the moon lately? Am i a lunatic?
Feb 16, 2007
I Can
i don't know why it took me so long to get this but man, i can't recommend it enough:
"I Can't Get Behind That" by William Shatner featuring Henry Rollins
Holy shit! Bill and Hank together, AT LAST! This is record gold. The brilliant creator of the Shatner-Pause and the punk spoken word hero in the studio together. Forget Sun Studios, Electric Ladyland, and Abby Road... that studio is going to be the next IT studio to go down in rock 'n' roll history. Can i schedule a tour now?
"I Can't Get Behind That" by William Shatner featuring Henry Rollins
Holy shit! Bill and Hank together, AT LAST! This is record gold. The brilliant creator of the Shatner-Pause and the punk spoken word hero in the studio together. Forget Sun Studios, Electric Ladyland, and Abby Road... that studio is going to be the next IT studio to go down in rock 'n' roll history. Can i schedule a tour now?
Feb 13, 2007
Valentine's Day Dilema
Valentine's Day is a mean holiday. First it makes people who aren't in love feel bad, then it makes those who are (or think they are) feel guilty about having to buy something to show just how much they love their significant other. What a crock: alienation or rampant consumerism.
i happen to be one of the lucky ones, i am pathetically in love... to quite an embarrassingly lame extent... but then again my favorite movie is Star Wars and i ride around on a Vespa so you'd think i would no longer be embarrassed about my lameness. Everyday is a bit of a holiday when you're in love.
The other day i realized that i am fully capable of expressing my anger and frustration in writing but have a difficult time describing happiness or enjoyment. The reason, i concluded, was because i have needed to develop ways to release anger and sadness but have never felt the need to quickly expel pleasant feelings.
On the same note, those of us in love don't need a holiday. Shouldn't holidays help to provide a positive feelling for all? St Patrick's Day is great because everyone is considered Irish for that day so all of you who aren't can be one with us that day and have a great time. Valentine's Day (as in St Valentine's Day) is an exclusive holiday to those who are in love.
It seems to me that there are only two options for keeping people from being excluded on this holiday:
1. Refuse to celebrate it
2. On Feb 14th everyone has to have sex with everyone else
As much as i enjoy sex i am not sure i want to have sex with EVERYONE. There are lots of diseases out there and i like my penis where it is, i don't want it rotting off on me. The only logical option seems to be a boycott of this day, so i for one will not be celebrating Valentine's Day.
i happen to be one of the lucky ones, i am pathetically in love... to quite an embarrassingly lame extent... but then again my favorite movie is Star Wars and i ride around on a Vespa so you'd think i would no longer be embarrassed about my lameness. Everyday is a bit of a holiday when you're in love.
The other day i realized that i am fully capable of expressing my anger and frustration in writing but have a difficult time describing happiness or enjoyment. The reason, i concluded, was because i have needed to develop ways to release anger and sadness but have never felt the need to quickly expel pleasant feelings.
On the same note, those of us in love don't need a holiday. Shouldn't holidays help to provide a positive feelling for all? St Patrick's Day is great because everyone is considered Irish for that day so all of you who aren't can be one with us that day and have a great time. Valentine's Day (as in St Valentine's Day) is an exclusive holiday to those who are in love.
It seems to me that there are only two options for keeping people from being excluded on this holiday:
1. Refuse to celebrate it
2. On Feb 14th everyone has to have sex with everyone else
As much as i enjoy sex i am not sure i want to have sex with EVERYONE. There are lots of diseases out there and i like my penis where it is, i don't want it rotting off on me. The only logical option seems to be a boycott of this day, so i for one will not be celebrating Valentine's Day.
Feb 12, 2007
Holes Whole
It's the human condition to have holes within us. What we do to temporarily appease and plug those holes is what makes us who we are. It's what gives us our character. In my life there are two times when i just feel right: when i'm playing the drums and when i'm riding a skateboard (no matter how much skill i lose over the years). A few years ago i experienced a third: going to Ireland. Being on that tiny island just felt right, peaceful, as if a part of me finally made it home if only for one week.
This brings me to this weekend. i spent a bit of time at my favorite skateshop with a gift certificate burning a hole in my pocket (don't forget i've got a theme going here). Being in a place just for skateboarding, surrounded by other people who were into skateboarding, and being greeted by people i've been getting to know better helped to recharge my battery. If only temporarily i felt a little more whole.
That feeling stuck with me until Sunday but then was rekindled today after work as i slid on the new Emerica jeans i bought this weekend at said skateshop. i still want to save the world, i still want to fight to make things better, but sometimes we just need to be with people like ourselves so that we can recharge, relax, and enjoy letting down our guard for a period of time. It's important for our sanity. What do you use to fill those holes in your soul?
This brings me to this weekend. i spent a bit of time at my favorite skateshop with a gift certificate burning a hole in my pocket (don't forget i've got a theme going here). Being in a place just for skateboarding, surrounded by other people who were into skateboarding, and being greeted by people i've been getting to know better helped to recharge my battery. If only temporarily i felt a little more whole.
That feeling stuck with me until Sunday but then was rekindled today after work as i slid on the new Emerica jeans i bought this weekend at said skateshop. i still want to save the world, i still want to fight to make things better, but sometimes we just need to be with people like ourselves so that we can recharge, relax, and enjoy letting down our guard for a period of time. It's important for our sanity. What do you use to fill those holes in your soul?
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