“The Chinese government said Sunday that formerly restive areas were under control and accused the Dalai Lama of trying to harm China’s image ahead of the summer games.”

Yeah, I don’t think China’s image is something of which they should really be proud.  But we all better be careful… they could unlease their weather dominator against the rest of the world.

The PA Legislature is at it a-fuckin-gain… This is also a bit old (not really) and something I haven’t been able to write as concisely as the PGH Comet just has.  Let me sum up my thoughts on the recent incarnation of PA’s idiotic attempt to define marriage:

It’s like PA is now getting sloppy santorum seconds from someone whom I now call Santorum Jr. (I’m not sure whose bright idea this was this time around (Boyd? Gordner?), the idea is unfortunately not new - 2006 was the latest attempt at this.  I’m willing to bet the 17 co-sponsors just held a big gangbang for the bill and there’s plenty of santorum to go around the house floor. I would hate to be the custodial staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee)

Why are people so closed-minded and bigoted toward this? It doesn’t affect them one bit. It’s like they think their marriage is going to be suddenly worth less.

Hello? Most marriages are worthless. It’s hypocrisy at its finest example (who knows, maybe one of the co-sponsors has had an affair or may be another Larry Craig in hiding).  Marriage doesn’t make people stick out tough times more than being not married - a story with which I’m well familiar.

It basically is constitutionally-protected discrimination.

All of their arguments are closed-minded and based on bigotry and / or fear; their own insecurities of some people being just plain different; they go and hide behind religion and morality.  The Comet goes on to trash that hiding spot.

I’d like to also argue that this is primarily the conservative / christian-right that goes on to pervert its sense of purpose of imposing its will on the populace.  The problem here, as the Comet points out, is separation of church and state.  Something many people do not, cannot or flat out refuse to understand.

People fear the “radical muslims” because of their overt tactics. And well we should, but we should also fear the subtle and subversive indocrination of the radical religious-right that spreads the same fear possibly causing more damage over generations of time.   They spread FUD (fear, uncertaintly, doubt) mistrust, hate under a mask of love and peace.  It’s disgusting.  If Pat Robertson’s true self were to be unleashed, I don’t doubt he would engage in a Holy Crusade.  I wonder how dangerous Fred Phelps or Robertson would have been had they grown up under some of the fanaticism in the mid-east.

My Faithful,

What is happening with Our beloved Steelers these days?  What happened to the days of old when aggression was taken out on other teams on the field? Months ago, at one of Our Gatherings, I gave a speech on the virtues of not being involved with people who bring drama into Our lives.  To distance Ourselves from those who may be prone to inciting a police stand-off when pushed to the edge.  This was of course in reference to the January standoff between Lindsey Paulet, ex-girlfriend of - now ex-Steeler - Cedrick Wilson, and police.

I know what it’s like to be stalked and harassed.  It can be a frightful experience; one that, if you live through it, gives life that quality of surreal antiquity.  How when you wake up suddenly at three in the morning and instead of being upset that you awoke, you are relieved that it wasn’t because of the phone ringing, and ringing, and ringing, and ringing.  Then there are the notes left on your door.  Your mail left open in your mailbox.  The key scratches left on your car door.  Your missing kitten (seriously, that’s comparable to crossing the 38th Parallel).  These are reasons to get Wargs for Our protection.

The events of January seemed to be of that quality that Ms. Paulet could have been the type of borderline personality-type stalker who would pull a stunt of such proportions to attract attention.  My first guess may have been unfairly wrong.  Because of My former experiences, I empathized with Wilson after the original reported incident. My apologies, Ms. Paulet.

It is very rare that I am wrong…  I hope it is not repeated.

There seems to be good reason why Ms. Paulet was armed and now seems most definitely self-defense.  Because what the fuck is wrong with you, Cedric Wilson?

At around 8 last night, Mr. Wilson approached 26-year-old Lindsey Paulat, of Fawn, at Patron’s Restaurant near Route 910 and Perry Highway in Pine, police said. He then pushed Ms. Paulet, the mother of his 16-month-old daughter, and punched her in the face when she turned around, according to a criminal complaint charging Mr. Wilson. [sic]

Which is it, Paulat or Paulet?   Regardless, let’s hope she stays as the ex-girlfriend of Wilson.  Anyway, Push in the back is a fifteen yard penalty, Wilson. Maybe this will net you fifteen months.  Steelers wide receiver’s coach Randy Fichtner released a statement which said that this tactic is not taught and would be considered offensive pass interference.

Jokes aside, what is interesting?  For Me at least, which means it should be for You as well: In elementary school this exact same thing happened to Me on the school bus in fifth grade (sans a 16-month-old hellspawn - I was probably not even shooting blanks yet). My first day at a new school. The kid’s name who pushed me in the back then decked me in the face when I turned around?  Cedric.  I hated being the new kid.  His last name wasn’t Wilson.

The Harrison incident is masked under the blanket of good will as he wanted to take his son to be baptized.  But both incidents are disturbing.  At least we don’t have Randy Moss running down women in parking lots.

 [T]eam spokesman Dave Lockett wrote in a statement. “We needed to increase the prices to remain competitive.

Competitive against whom? I must have missed the announcement that Pittsburgh started another NFL franchise. And then, usually you lower prices to remain competitive.  Not like you don’t have a salary cap and a 30+ year history of selling out every single game. First the drink tax, now this? Well, it didn’t stop people from drinking and the ticket hike isn’t going You from giving Me tickets to games in the offering plate.

At least since announced on the same day I can peacefully blame Cedric Wilson for the increased price of tickets for home games.

Luke ruined the party for everybody.  Because the city has a stick up its ass, drinking outdoors - one of the only reasons to even go to the St. Patrick’s Day parade - has been limited to Crackhead Market Square and only between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in hopes to make it more “family friendly”.

Today, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced a plan that keeps boozing indoors to make the event safe and more family friendly.

The city’s lax open-container policy is a thing of the past.

I’m sure the Mayor is just worried about getting too drunk himself and having another run-in with the police.

Ah well, there are better places to be than fighting traffic to get downtown.  And what better place than Claddaugh Irish Pub (South Side Works) to see the PG’s Bill Toland get his head shaved.  He’s even raised his goal twice from the initial $1,000 to $2,000 and beat the goal.