Serious D’Lissues: lay-DEEZ and GENTLemen: JAHNA D’LISH!

December 30, 2002: “Where is Raed” is posted on MeFi.

dhartung sez:

Also, in case it isn’t clear, it’s my understanding that Salam is in Baghdad, and Raed is in Amman. And although the front page of his old blogspot site is fux0red, his archives are not wiped: July 02, Aug 02, Sep 02, {somewhere in here it gets more substantial, as where_is_raed is discovered by other bloggers and begins responding} Oct 02, Nov 02. As one can find, Salam’s point of view is complex: he doesn’t like Saddam one bit, but neither does he whole-heartedly endorse an invasion. (Note, of course, that salam and pax are the words for “peace” in Arabic and Latin respectively.) Also, he is completely skeptical of US intent and the bona fides of exile opposition groups.

Also, MeFi overlord Mathowie posted a link to Paul Boutin’s investigation into Salam’s weblog.

What’s all this talk about a “Coalition of the Willard“?

Don’t touch that dial: Salam (I think!), in Baghdad, blogs the bombing. Or whatever it is at the moment.

I suspect he’ll end up offline pretty quick since you’d figure phone lines will be the first things they try to knock out.

from a March 16 post:

Do support democracy in Iraq. But don’t equate it with war. What will happen is something that could/should have been avoided. Don’t expect me to wear a [I heart bush] t-shirt. Support democracy in Iraq not by bombing us to hell and then trying to build it up again (well that is going to happen any way) not by sending human shields (let’s be real the war is going to happen and Saddam will use you as hostages), but by keeping an eye on what will happen after the war.

I found this, of course, at MetaFilter, which appears a mite slow just now.

0format: 100 Thrilling Updates in a Day: Dennis Mahoney lost his mind on January 16th of this year.

The next day others followed suit.

I have no idea how I missed this.

Idle Words declares it to be French Week, and proposes that the site provisioner will spend seven sweet days of bloggin’ love on the French! En garde!

Via childhood partner in all sorts of shenanigans Eric Sinclair, whose TiBook has been pressed by a feline of late.

Crispin Glover does “Ben” [MeFi]: Viv and I have been jokingly singing “Ben” to each other for three weeks now.

But I NEVER expected this.

Ladies and gentlemen, in celebration of the upcoming release of the Crispin Glover remake of 1970’s rat-pack classic “Willard,” Crispin Glover in performance, singing the immortal Michael Jackson number, “Ben.”

Kitty Joyce Logs On – warning: cute cat picture behind this link.

Did you know I once made a logo for dear Kitty Joyce?

Here it is:

Monkey Hot or Not? (Modren humorist via house8)

Because it’s ALWAYS better with monkeys.

SpirographX (via Jerry, who is moving to MT shortly) for Mac OS X.

Oooh! Select “animate”.

But can I get the gears to grind? An’ what about the ineffable pleasure of the pushpins?

(I hear the Balvenie calling my name from down the street. MUST … RESIST … … MUST … NOT … GIVE … IN …)