Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Ashton Kutcher, once his and wife Demi Moore’s celebrity-paychecks have been deposited and they have their mobs of adoring fans, would like to be left alone.
Even though Kutcher has become the unofficial poster celebrity for Twitter, he decided to take to MySpace for his “brief retort to the critics”—after all, tweets are limited to a mere 140 characters each, and he has plenty to say.
Kutcher addresses many of the recent attacks against him…Among the highlights:
Kutcher admits it was probably wrong to air his complaints via the Web about his neighbor’s early-morning construction work, but argues he should be allowed to sleep in peace and quiet. “Yes I live a very fortunate life and for that I am very greatful [sic],” he writes. “I do however work for a living. I have a family that I support and a company that I run daily. And I cherish the 4 to 6 hours that I sleep a day.”
:
As for his new love of twittering, he insists he and wife Demi Moore hope it helps them better connect with their fans. “We have dedicated ourselves to building a coalition to abolish 21st century slavery and are smart enough to know that we can’t do it alone,” he explained. “But truth be told we are having fun connecting with people and if we are to be defamed for doing so, so be it.”
This is my third post about Ashton Kutcher and his big blow-up at the construction folks; perhaps my obsession is due to the weirdness of the juxtaposition between everyday “owl feces cougar placenta jack bone dick!” Ashton, and the “I Pledge” Ashton.
Let’s be fair to Ashton; we are all Ashton Kutcher.
Or at least, all the folks who voted for Obama wanting to bring about this “hope and change.” There’s a little bit of Ashton Kutcher in each of ’em.
The thing that shines through here, about which it seems nobody wants to talk really, is that it’s really hard to keep your perspective on things like voting for strangers you’ll never actually meet, and seeing a dividend come out of that in your everyday life. Barack Obama can’t stop construction workers from waking up Ashton Kutcher earlier than Ashton wants to be woken up, any more than Obama can find some qualified nominees whose taxes are in order. But who cares? The American political scene has a systolic and a diastolic. When the current-year is divisible by four, people care. When it isn’t, they don’t. They forget all about the pledges they took to be better people, “meet my neighbors,” “find out their name,” “give ’em a smile”…and start tweeting on Twitter about owl feces jaguar dick, or what-not.
As for the twenty-first century slavery, I have no idea what he’s talking about there. (I checked his page and he doesn’t elaborate.) I would think the first step to abolishing it would be defining it.
Could he be talking about members of Congress who impose tax rules on the rest of us, and then ignore their own rules?
Well, that’s the lesson here. Those know-it-alls from last year who were so sure Obama was the answer to all the nation’s problems, don’t really care. They’re just a bunch of Ashtons. And deep down, I think they all understand they weren’t really making a logically effective or beneficial decision, quite so much as participating in a social event; wanting to “Be A Part Of This Thing.” During the odd-numbered years they really don’t give two shits one way or t’other.
That should be of intense interest to the rest of us. It ought to captivate our attention enough for us to remember the next time we walk into a voting booth, because during the odd-numbered years, people in power are still making decisions. Even when the people who voted for them, have forgotten all about the whole thing and are busy tweeting away and cussing out construction workers.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Excellent post Morgan, really good stuff.
Ashton Kutsher and the rest of the O voters are like the ‘girl ghost’ in the last post. Fake, but makes for a good show. (Unfortunately, their actions will last for four years while the video was a mere minute or two.)
- tim | 02/04/2009 @ 13:28