It is a time of freedom and fear, of Gaia and of borders, of many paths and the widening of a universal toll road, emptying country and swelling cities, of the public bought into privacy and the privacy of the public sold into invisible data banks and knowing algorithms. It is the time of the warrior's peace and the miser's charity, when the planting of a seed is an act of conscientious objection.

These are the times when maps fade and direction is lost. Forwards is backwards now, so we glance sideways at the strange lands through which we are all passing, knowing for certain only that our destination has disappeared. We are unready to meet these times, but we proceed nonetheless, adapting as we wander, reshaping the Earth with every tread.

Behind us we have left the old times, the standard times, the high times. Welcome to the irregular times.


If you give a Bush a Ballot
Sunday, December 21, 2003
 
If you give a Bush a ballot, He'll probably give a tax cut to the rich.

When he gives a tax cut to the rich, he'll pretend it goes to the middle class.

Pretending is fun. So he'll pretend some more.

He'll make up all kinds of stuff.

When someone asks him to provide his evidence, he'll call his friends.

His friends will take care of everything.

Then he'll pretend some more.

Pretending is hard work. So he'll take a break.

A month-long break at a Dude Ranch.

As he sits in his recliner, he'll reach for a pretzel.

Or maybe a French fry.

Eating is hard work.

So he'll relax with a nice game of solitaire, then do a bit of coloring.

When he's done with his crayons, he'll visit some of his friends.

Speaking with his friends will remind him that he needs their help.

After he's gotten lots and lots of help in $2000 increments, he'll invite his friends to dinner.

He'll ask you to pay the bill.

And chances are, if he asks you to pay the bill, he's going to want a ballot to go with it.

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