Harold Pinter Passed Away

“The invasion of Iraq was a bandit act, an act of blatant state terrorism, demonstrating absolute contempt for the concept of international law,”
“How many people do you have to kill before you qualify to be described as a mass murderer and a war criminal? One hundred thousand?”
“The crimes of the United States have been systematic, [...]

And Now…for no apparent reason…Puppies

Officer Veers Into Kid at 70mph, Killing Him

by Scott Creighton
On Oct. 17 of this year at 7:42 pm, a horrible accident occurred in or around Dallas. An officer, traveling 30mph above the speed limit without lights and siren on, struck and killed an 8 year old boy. The accident was captured on his dashboard camcorder and you may view the news report [...]

XP AntiVirus Wiped Me Out

by Scott Creighton
Hello All;
Well, somehow or another, I got attacked by the extortion-ware, XPAntivirus.
What it does is change the administrator setting on your computer so that you can’t access Task Manager and shut it down, then it goes after multiple settings, even changing your entire desktop into a link to their site so you have [...]

How an Average Guy Became “A Truther”

by Scott Creighton
There is nothing special about me.
After college, I went into construction, and worked hands on for over 15 years. I hung steel on the NB Handy Building in Lynchburg Va. I attended Mountain Productions Rigging School, I was Head Rigger for Showman Fabricators in New York City and installed the new (at that [...]

The Real Story of the Staffy

I own a mix of one of these. Church. He’s a “Blue-Pit”. He has his own kitten. Kitten. Kitten follows him everywhere and used to bite Church on his floppy lips and hang on. These are beautiful animals; great pets. They are loving and loyal. Don’t buy the lies about these [...]

World of Hate: A New York Cop and the Tennessee Trucker

by Scott Creighton
 
Something altogether sinister binds together the stories of Officer Patrick Pogan and unemployed trucker and veteran Jim David Adkisson. It is something that lies just beneath the surface like the shark you never see in the ocean till you feel it. There was a time in this country that [...]

George Carlin: It’s Bad for You

One of the most successful outspoken critics of not just the administration, but the system that runs it and the bullshit myths they feed us to keep it running, George Carlin, has moved on. No wait, that’s not right for George; he’s dead. He’s a dead fuck. That’s better. He’s gone on to the digital [...]

I Hate Zoos

I used to take pictures all the time. I never got into digital cameras, but I just recently got one, and to be honest, I like it. I was surprised he let me get this close. I hate zoos. (Click on the picture to see the larger, full size version.)

Being Poor

(I found this and I wanted you to see it in light of the steep increase in fuel costs and the release of the unemployment numbers. I’m doing a little project in a very wealthy section of Tampa, and the condos down there are starting to look like a ghost town. This war on the [...]