Pantheism rules...

...if you don't know about pantheism, learn about it starting here. And you don't have to take my word for it. Here's Henry David Thoreau's:

As I stand over the insect crawling amid the pine needles on the forest floor, and endeavoring to conceal itself from my sight, and ask myself why it will cherish those humble thoughts, and hide its head from me who might perhaps, be its benefactor, and impart to its race some cheering information, I am reminded of the greater Benefactor and Intelligence that stands over me the human insect.

Word.

Kurt Vonnegut wisdom...

...via his character Bokonon in Cat's Cradle:

Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God.

Amen. Let's hit the road.

Happy Birthday, Mom

San Diego has waves and fish
and beach and sunshine like no other,
but the best part is I get to wish
a “Happy Birthday” to my mother

Back on the Farm

A short montage of video shot back on the farm in Wisconsin, with ever-so-ethereal music from Iceland's Sigur Ros.

FW: Really bad jokes!

...Perfect for my amigos and amigas! Happy Friday!

Q: What's blue and fucks old people?
A: Hypothermia.
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Q: What is the definition of "making love"?
A: Something a woman does while a guy is f*cking her.
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Q: Why did God create yeast infections?
A: So women would know what it's like to live with an irritating cunt once in a while too.
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Q. What's the difference between acne and a Michael Jackson?
A. Acne usually doesn't come on a kid's face until he's at least 13 years old.
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Q. How do you turn a fox into an elephant?
A. Marry it.
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Q. What's the height of conceit?
A. Having an orgasm and calling out your own name.
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Q. How can you tell if you're at a bulimic bachelor party?
A. The cake jumps out of the girl.
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Q. What's the difference between oral sex & anal sex?
A. Oral sex makes your day, anal sex makes your hole weak.
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Q. How do you know when it's time to wash dishes and clean the house?
A. Look inside your pants; if you have a penis, it's not time.

Re: Update - I've changed jobs...

dear ***
I encourage you to embrace baldness
I am dancing with some serious thinning up top
but I am going with it

like its equally feared cousin, gray hair,
baldness conveys an aura of seniority and experience
(whether deserved or not)
which admittedly sucks in some situations
but is curiously valuable in others

just remember the thin hair paradox:
the shorter you cut it, the fuller it looks

I don't care why that's true, it just is

anyway, with this info
and the right attitude
you'll be hitting more stripes than a cue ball
no pun intended

Mark Twain wrote a funny line once...

Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Notebook, 1904

RE: Asia

good to hear from you ***...glad to hear you are living the life of the curious monk, wandering the world in search of humanity, philosophical foundation, and what the chinese call "quichi," or in some mandarin dialects, "poontang." your quest is inspiring to me, and at one point - sooner than you think - i will join you for a small portion.

with that happy encounter simmering in your mind's eye, let me ask you a favor: if, in your upcoming travels, you should bump into one Indiana Jones, pass him a message for me. tell him i'll pay double what Monsieur et la Cuunt has offered him if he'll deliver the sankara stones to a negro i employ in Jakarta. if Jones asks for the password, raise one eyebrow and whisper "Dusseldorf wienies."

that's all for now from San Diego, where it has been constantly raining, and where the mud slides down the hills like it did from you when you had that case of Montezuma's revenge in Me-hi-co. ciao for now!

Subject: yo yo

big *, what's up dude! our mutual comrade *** the Vulgar tells me you're in germany, spreading your good cheer and screwing desperate east german chicks in the ruins of the berlin wall. i'd expect nothing less, of course.

anyways, i'm writing because i'm going to be in NYC in March, and i was wondering (though i haven't seen you in years, and had hoped to keep it that way) if i might be able to crash at your pad for a couple of nights? obviously if you are still in germany or have several orgies scheduled at that time, i can find other accomodations. but i thought i'd ask anyway...and if you are in town, at the very least i'd like you to take me out on the town and buy me a drink.

drop me a line if you get a chance, my good man. and not that you need it, but here's a tip on german women...they love it when you say "i'd buy that for a deutschmark!"...for whatever reason, those words are the keys to the volkswagen if you know what i mean. that's a free one from me to you, my man! peace.