Quote of the Day - Misconstructed

Gay marriage legalized on the same day as marijuana makes perfect biblical sense.

Leviticus 20:13:

"A man who lays with another man should be stoned."

Our interpretation has just been wrong for all these years!

Reality Refugees

Bad Lip Reading

Lots of gibberish . . . a nod to the debates tonight on national television.  This is a new one with Paul Ryan, plus previously shown Romney. NSFW

Change of pace.

Picking on the big boys.

Shown in their own media in a rather unfortunate way, if there was any sense of history in the real world.

But words, language, math, weather, and much more have been stolen and redefined to fit an imaginary world.

Therefore, lip reading gibberish is not a stretch . . .

Final tweaks for debate prep.  And don't forget this for tonight.

Yes, We Have a Winner

 ❧ Princess Narcissus 

The winner is Encinitas Guerilla with our thanks for coming up with this. Kristin Gaspar couldn't have a more fitting title.  On this one you hit it right (whoever you are). This one is going to stick.

"Princess Narcissus Gaspar cited her heels and roller skating in Yucaipa, which all saw as natural and appropriate reasons to oppose the bureaucrats’ proposal."

No roller skating photos for the recent Skatepark / Dog Park / Hall Park ground breaking.  Princess Narcissus dresses herself to dig at the groundbreaking, wearing platform heels and a shiny mini skirt - as you do. We know about the shiny smiles, shiny clothes and shiny shoe thing from observation.

Outfitted like this, it's a fitting metaphor of "look at me, look at me" instead of judgement for the requirements at hand.  It isn't just wardrobe.  It is words and behavior too.

Old White Men In Charge

Jim Bond is not alone in making a fool of himself.  It is becoming standard fare for a certain party.

"Rumor has it that Clint Eastwood apparently thought the most opportune time to begin live read-throughs of his one-man show -- "Crazy Uncle Liberty Reads His Emails From The Internets!" -- was onstage, during prime-time on the biggest night of Willard Romney's political life." driftglass

Jon Stewart's "Fist Full of Awesome" is really good. Check it out here at Crooks & Liars.

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Why No Comments Here?

THIS

xkcd internet classic "Duty Calls"

Muir Hits the Ground

The recent article on Mark Muir beginning his campaign had a line that jumped out.

Muir’s experience with various local agencies allowed him to hit the ground running when he began his Council term, he said.

Why this line?  The image that asserted itself is of Humpty Dumpty falling off the wall, hitting the ground and running - running yolk that is.

Why Humpty Dumpty you might fairly ask? The answer is straightforward.  Muir always has and always will, for one blogger here, trigger the Beatles lyrics for him and his cronies with their brittle shells,

"I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.

I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob."

Why the vast unknown?  Just like this vapid article quotes empty phrases, at council meetings Muir uses these kinds of phases and buzz words like best practices, re-examine criteria, look at different methodologies, etc. What the hell does he mean?  And self describing himself as a fiscal conservative or government efficiency fighter should send the hypocrisy meter into critical zone. Yes, let's have a deep and hearty laugh over Mark protecting the public purse from overly generous pension benefits. He says, 

“I almost kind of put myself in a position like (San Diego Mayor) Jerry Sanders, (when) you’re part of that pension thing,” Muir said. “And now you’re fighting the pension thing because you’re in a different role.”

Mark Muir could never be accused of being articulate.  But, even simple sentences could link a series of empty phrases to describe a world view, a belief system an overarching goal. With this candidate there is nothing.

And that brings this back to "I am a Walrus" lyrics. When John Lennin was interviewed he admitted that the whole string of unrelated phrases didn't mean anything, they meant NOTHING.  He'd joked, let them try to figure out what this means. 

You can play along at home, Mark Muir's campaign statement has sustainability in it.  Did you find any reference to sustainability in the article cited here? No, you will not find it as Mark must have belatedly gotten the Gaspar/Westbrook/Andreen memo on sustainability.

Nothing to see here people, move along. 

According to Mary: Transparency

2009 Cartoon Parody in Real Time - REDUX

The Crest Drive Appeal brought 30 public speakers before the city council last Wednesday night, August 15 to defend the historic pines and vegetation along their street.  When reviewing the various city council member's discussion it was clear the parody from Leucadia blog in 2009 was being acted out in real time. The images from the 2009 Encinitas City Council Guide are included after each clip from last Wednesday.   What do you think?

"Jerome Stocks is Eddie Haskell. He has a tendency for being insincerely courteous. When the spotlight is turned off his true side comes out. He is the most willing council member to put his own fortunes ahead of the citizens, and he does that in the backroom as much as possible so he doesn't have to take responsibility."

 

"Jim Bond is Grandpa Simpson. Grandpa Simpson might have been a mover and shaker when young and still eager. He still belts out some classic lines of wisdom from time to time, but he is worn out. Expect him to provide a guiding hand on the lucky occasion, but he is over it. His heart is the right place but there is no leadership left in him."

 "Teresa Barth is Lois Lane from Superman I. Not just on the job, but eager to dig in and get to the bottom of the story and then do something about it. From an outside perspective some of her interactions might seem awkward or uncomfortable, but that is because she is so focused on the big story and has that in mind." 

It was fun to revist that lively period in Leucadia blog's history.   Ironically this parody was published on the same night that the great Leucadia tree cutting at Orpheus Park brought a crowd to city hall speaking out for the beloved trees in the neighborhood. Three more years with the council majority in control has meant very little has changed.  

Quote of the Day

“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.” – Kung Fu Monkey

Speaking of Orcs . . . Strategy of campaign as battle zone will soon commence as Jerome Stocks has officially entered the 2012 city council election.

The one thing that unites Encinitas voters across all kinds of party lines and differences is simply this one thing we all can agree on together, it's time to end Stocks council career. There are so many opportunities in our communities going unexplored and unsupported.

I'm Dizzy!

Sometimes thinking about our mayor and the council super majority just gets a person down. Need to laugh - hard. A couple of us have watched it a half a dozen times and still laugh every time. Bless his little heart.

Watch on YouTube

Earth Day

Last Wednesday, candidate for council Lisa Shaffer spoke about hearing the 14th Dalai Lama speak recently at UCSD.  I thought of the picture shown here. 

This further inspired me to think about our connection to animals in relation to Earth Day's celebration of all life on earth and our close connection to nature.

Another good one here.

  I found an animal (bird) image that made me think of Teresa Barth when she was sworn into office when re-elected in 2010 (and was passed over minutes later) to became a Mayor in Exile as she so often functions more like a mayor than the mayors and deputy mayors who have served since. This pairing prompted thoughts of wisdom and predator control.

Not all obvious pairings were as serene or uplifting, like the honey badger (viral video seen by more than 42,000,000 viewers). Mayor Jerome Stocks, City Attorney Glenn Sabine, ex- Fire Chief/now Councilmember Mark Muir, Deputy Mayor Kristin Gaspar, Jim Bond and Planner Patrick Murphy.