Blog exposes “The Big Lie”!!!!

Hear Ye – Hear Ye! Wisdom follows here: many years of news paper reading – news watching – aging and cynicism have led me to the conclusion (about 40 years ago) that “We” are not a Nation of Law.” We are a nation of “What I can get away with”. And with the present GOP hegemony it has been elevated to “what I can get away with in a blatant, unvarnished and unapologetic way art form”. Henh, henh, henh – head nod, smirk. The trick to fucking the American people is to only attack their liberty and way of life but make sure you come down firmly against those all important moralistic issues such as: Blow Jobs in the Oval Office, flag burning, lack of school prayer, teaching evolution, gay marriage and abortion. Regardless of what Pat Robertson might say – We indeed are going to proverbial Hell in a handbag.

So dear reader public education touting the checks and balances of a government with the rule of law – - – WAS ALL BULLSHIT! In the past presidents and ruling parties were generally discreet about it – tenderly nurturing the voters like prized mushrooms – feeding us copious amounts of sweet smelling shit and keeping us in the warm damp darkness. Its different now they have no shame – illegal wiretaps and data mining, unsupported war, stealing elections, etc.

But there is an ultimate solution – APPOINT ME EMPEROR! (for life of course) Jack Par Adua The First Emperor De Luxe – It has a nice ring to it! My birthday is coming yaknow. Enjoy universal healthcare, full funding of higher education for the middle and lower classes, fetal stem cell and cloning research, a crackdown on corporate welfare, I’ll dissolve The Parliament of Whores (congress) and throw all the bastards out. You’ll bask in an age of enlightenment – ride the breaking wave of secular humanistic tolerance and values – enjoy the rewards of social engineering – How peaceful it will be I’ll set everybody free – there’ll be Japanese kimonos for you, Italian shoes for me! I wonder if all that would fit on a bumper sticker?

Next week your Emperor will translate to the Winter Palace in the Florida Keys. My Imperial Highness will be generally indisposed, sailing, fishing, snorkeling, drinking, smoking cigars, and enjoying friends and family, as well as hobnobbing with my fellow wizards. So don’t expect much in the way of Imperial Edicts. Perhaps a posting or two on the Imperial Blog and some fish pictures if Ying brings his computer to the keys.

Technology dawns on the Reign of Jack Par Adua The First Emperor De Luxe.

You are missed.

Last Friday was witness to the demise of one of my favorite people on earth – David B. Henderson. Dave was one of the formative elements of my life. Dave taught me to play pool, play badminton, lose to Dad at horseshoes, appreciate ribald songs and off color jokes, play high-level 500 bid, fish for carp, turn an artful phrase, appreciate the small things in life as well as many others too numerous to mention here. But the most valuable thing I learned from Dave is to have fun. Whether its diving into a pool in Big Run only 3 feet deep or tossing small pebbles at sticks floating down the stream or fishing for inedible fish – fun is to be had anywhere and everywhere for anyone tutored in the zenlike ways of fun.

His passing is sad yet I constantly remind myself that I would be a much less likable and fun person had I not known him while he was here and I must celebrate the life and not dwell on the passage. Fun people never live long enough. Farewell Dave.

But wait, there is balance, today marked the birthday of a new member of the extended Baxter Clan. The Baxters are indeed fun people, so the fun balance may be regained soon. – Happy Birthday Eva Ellen Massimino!