This week’s Republican wingnuttery is provided by a congressional candidate in Texas who says the Republicans must win because the alternative is Armed Insurrection. I can’t make this stuff up. He’s not the first, mind you. Sharron Angle in Nevada rather famously (infamously?) discussed “2d Amendment remedies” in the absence of government that pleases the extreme right wing. See, if angry white southern males are in control, it’s democracy; if blacks, Hispanics, Asians, women and/or poor people win, then it’s voter fraud/Socialist/Communist/Progressive/New Black Panther Party/ACORN tyranny. So, that’s the reason why we have to have fully automatic AR-15 assault rifles. Otherwise, how can we kill all you Libtards? You have the freedom to vote for extreme right Republicans but otherwise it’s democracy at the point of a gun. Very constitutional, don’t you know.

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I hate it that I have another death to report in my life. This time, it’s Tom Alder who shot himself last weekend. This one is pretty close to the bone. He was a lawyer who left the law, a recovering alcoholic and obviously a fellow sufferer of depression. It wasn’t all that surprising in the sense that he’d tried drinking antifreeze a couple of times the past two years. He leaves a daughter and grandchild and I know for a fact that he adored them both.

So, I’ve been thinking about heaven. I have this notion of all my buddies going over on a Wednesday to DNA Oz’s double wide on the outskirts of town for a little get-together. I think it has to be Wednesday because I am not all that sure about the whole Friday vs. Sunday shabbat thing. Anyway, we all take a break from choir practice and get together and then what? There aren’t any mysteries. There aren’t any problems. No obstacles to overcome. What do you talk about? Did you get an A ticket so you could get into meet Jesus and Buddha or do you have a D ticket and a Mozart live concert was the best you could do this time? Did you really tell St. Paul he was a misogynist old queer? Wow. Woulda liked to be there for that one. I’m not personally so sure how heavenly it will be if there are no adventures in heaven and how can there be adventures if there are no mysteries and your heel never strikes a rock? Heaven is worse than Falls Creek because there’s no sneaking behind the bushes and snogging some gurl from Dew-rant.

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Oklahoma plays Missouri tonight and OSU plays Nebraska this afternoon. Should be a couple of good games, but I’m very jumpy about the state’s teams’ chances. OU isn’t at its best on the road and the Pokes have a dismal record against the Huskers. I’d like to see the state teams be undefeated going into the Bedlam game and I’ll be cheering on both of ‘em. Update: Big 12 South slagged; OU, OSU and TX lose.

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I’m treating Sinatra for fleas and that means keeping him inside. I hoped he wouldn’t get too bent out of shape since the weather hasn’t been that good, but he’s completely pissed. He did watch a little of the movie last night with me, but apparently he’s no fan of Harry Potter. He was far more interested in my Hideaway Big Country pizza.

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Speaking of the weather not being all that good, the rainy cold is making my right side feel like it’s on fire. It’s Ghouls Gone Wild parade of the 1000 Flaming Skeletons tonight, but I just don’t see me standing out in the cold for a couple of hours, as much fun as the parade and afterparties have been in the past.

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Get off my lawn!

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