It’s Bizarro day on Fivethirtyeight.com, so I just had to let my true political feelings be known…

As an avid John McCain supporter, I must say that all this vice presidential nonsense is distracting us from the truly important issues facing the next American president. And that is, whether the next Leader of the Free World will be a genuine war hero or a junior Senator who recently visited Pearl Harbor in order to buy a snow cone (which he prefers to call “shave ice”). His colors of choice? Lime green, guava orange, and communist red!

Naturally, I am in no ways questioning Mr. Obama’s patriotism; however, I have always felt that is the responsibility of the leading candidates for the presidency of this country ensure that the great red, white, and blue are always given their proper respect. I have no doubt that John McCain would have purchased a snowcone with cherry-pie red, vanilla white, and blueberry blue flavors.

Americans deserve an American President who will not disrespect the veterans and POWs (did I mention that John McCain is a POW?) who died for our country with their choice of anti-American snow cone flavorings.

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“Gosh I’m tired of divisive exchange,
And I got one or two things
to say about change
Like the change we must change
To the change we hold dear
I really like change
Have I made myself clear?”

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“So, how’s Green treating you?”

Thanks to Robb for the link.

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Topic: Laughter

What do I mean by laughter? My doctor wants me to laugh more. I NEED to. It’s supposed to help with the symptoms of my chronic pain.

When does it hurt? she asked. When does it not hurt, I want to reply?

I say: When I distract myself. That’s when I expected her to say that I should distract myself more. But no, she says: yes, and when you are distracted, aren’t you finding yourself laughing.

It’s true. Laughter distracts me. Laughter lightens me. Light… Avoiding?

Topic. Laughter. What do I know about light and laughter? I want to feel light; I want to laugh. But my skin just is too painful. My body blisters, cracks, peels, flakes, bleeeds, itches, and generally feels so uncomfortable I can’t stand to be me. All the time. This has been going on, to one degree or another, for six months. But if it’s not this, it’s another issue.

Avoiding? Topic. Laughter.

I avoid laughing. Because I … want to feel the pain? That doesn’t sound right. Avoiding?

Pain and laughter. I don’t feel pain when I laugh.

My doctor says I can induce laughter even if I don’t feel happy or joyful or want to laugh. Even if nothing’s funny. Then we sat for a while and did the hee-hee-ha-ha-ho-hos in the office. She showed me that it’s possible to make my body go through the motions of laughter, and begin to change my state conscioussly.

I guess I already knew that; it’s simply Mind-Body Interaction 101. Changing states of consciously by directing consciousness towards our statement of mind, and thus producing a greater mind/body synergy. Sounds good. And hearing my doctor talk about the importance of laugher somehow makes it more legitimate.

Avoiding? … But I don’t WANT TO! Why not? Something about authenticity. Something about damn authenticity. And misery feels very natural to me. Something about pain seems real; something about doing the he-he-ha-ha-ho-hos seems phony.

I have to work on losing my authenticity. I need to be more phony. My life may depend on it.

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