Hersh's Latest

Seymour Hersh's latest piece for The New Yorker, Preparing The Battlefield: The Bush Administration Steps Up Its Secret Moves Against Iran, is a must read...

"Admiral Fallon acknowledged, when I spoke to him in June, that he had heard that there were people in the White …

Monitor Troubles

While I could search the Apple forums for an answer to this problem, I thought that I would try and post something here first to see if anyone has any ideas.

Last fall I purchased a new 24" iMac and have been extremely happy with. It has a glossy screen, so I was …

Day Of Days

On the day that I was born, Alaskan Senator Mike Gravel officially entered 4,100 pages of what would later be known as The Pentagon Papers, initially copied and leaked by Daniel Ellsberg, into the official records of The Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds. …

Tired Old Man

Fuck God

That's what God would say

Prayers like post-its

A room full of crow cloaked Grendel's

Rubbing their scaly hands

Polished diamonds

Silver and gold

Little boys and little girls

Fuck God

That's what God would say

Pummeling Whiskey

Pulling on a Camel

With his gay …

Some Pictures - Afghan Wins In The Month Of May And Likely June

The spring offensive rages on. Allied casualties outpaced Iraq in Afghanistan in May and likely will in June also.

At the Toronto show there was girl who asked my what it was like to be a soldier there. I don't know why anybody other than a soldier would want to know …

Champion Of Everything

37 years ago today two of the most wonderful people in the world celebrated the birth of the first of two amazing sons.

Who would have dreamed back then the impact this little fellow would have on so many lives. Devotion, loyalty, ethics, morals, integrity, honesty, …

Happy Birthday Video

First, a big thanks to everyone who came out to the pre-show meet and greet the other day. Most of you probably saw me walking around with my camera at one point getting little video clips of people. Well, here's the end result, plus a couple of additions from a few …

It's Good To Be Alive

I spend most of my time dealing with darkness. I do so because to present it to others, to confront its realities, means that we are all forced to look for the light that is found within it, to search its seemingly impossible recesses for hope. That is why I spend the …

After Show Signing: Apologies To Vancouver Fans

I want to apologize to all those fans that waited by the bus last night for autographs. Normally I would have done my usual after show signing, but last night was the first time that I got to see my father since I've been home and he's been out of the hospital, so I …

The Wave

That, right there, is the most powerful man in the world. A man that the people of the United States elected twice, and one that will go down in the annals of American history as one of the worse Presidents in the nation's history.

The image is of George Bush arriving …

Scott Ritter On The Dangerous Lie That Is David Albright

If you read one thing this weekend, or month for that matter, read this piece by former UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter. In it, Ritter confronts the shady practices of David Albright, the president of the Institute for Science and International Security, an …

Score One For Pyongyang

North Korea has been removed from the auspicious "Axis Of Evil". After handing over documentation regarding its nuclear practices to Chinese officials, the Bush Administration announced that it will be lifting key trade sanctions against Pyongyang. Of course, the North …

The Last Venue Standing

Being that I grew up here, and have played almost every live music venue of note that this town has had since I started performing live in the early 90's, tonight will represent a milestone. I have never performed at The Orpheum, and tonight's show will mark a personal …

Crazy? I Think Not !!

See, I have been preaching the precautions of urinal infractions and the likes for years. Sure people commonly refer to me as Howard Hughes and a neurotic nut job: "You shower 3 times a day Rod? You avoid public washrooms and third world hookers like the plague? You …

This Is Priceless

I received this email today regarding my entry to do with Lloydminster...

"I guess someone who reads your blog called into the GOAT (radio station here in Lloydminster) and told them what your blog said about the fights outside the Kooler and that there were a lot of …

Foot In Mouth Disease

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo was at the White House today seeking aid for her nation, battered by a devastating typhoon and a tragic ferry disaster. During some joint comments outside the Oval Office in which proposed US aid was to be announced, Arroyo politely …

Effigy

Bleeding is rare in protection fields

Toppled governments are just afterthoughts

The new prime numbers of our souls

Chewing cud from a thousand angles

Taken for raw meat

All the dough boys are standing near

Singing towards the clouds, while clouds rain pain

I was a new …

Home, Sort Of

I'm back at home, for a night at least. There's a lot going on out there in the jungle, plenty of nonsense that I could spend my time writing about. But I'm not going to, I'm too tired and too jaded at the moment.

That said; it's good to see the boys. I was also …

Back On Center Of The Universe Time

Mountains. When you grow up with them right on your doorstep they become a symbol of comfort. Almost as much as the ocean, which, for me, represents home more than anything else. As much as I love the experience of traveling across this country, or any country for that …

Sometimes People Accidentally Tell The Truth

In the world of politics and punditry, one expects the bullshit to be knee deep and fragrant. However, every so often someone makes a mess of things and tells the God's honest truth.

In a feature story within the latest edition of Fortune, John McCain's top strategist …