In Iraq the US has approximately 130,000 - 140,000 troops deployed at any given time. Most recently I saw the figure 138,000.

...the U.S., began Operation Desert Storm on January 16, 1991, to forcibly remove Iraq from Kuwait. The war ended on March 3, 1991, when Iraq accepted cease-fire terms. By the time hostilities concluded, 697,000 American service-members had served in these operations.

697,000 - 6 weeks in 1991 to Kuwait
138,000 - at any given time in Iraq.

Is this why recruiters were busted recently? Look at that lying fuck. An ABC News undercover investigation showed Army recruiters telling students that the war in Iraq was over, in an effort to get them to enlist.

Uncle Sam's Enlistment Lies - link

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saturday morning me//
fell outta bed with a nappy head/
long black laced skirt/denim shirt/scuffed up dingos/
coffee & bailey's/yogurt raisins/
3 candles glowing/2 incense burning/and a partridge.../
listening: comets of fire - avatar/
so how about you?/

Saturday Quote
We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same.
--Carlos Castaneda

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Hacking Democracy

I just finished watching the HBO documentary Hacking Democracy. This cautionary documentary exposes the vulnerability of computers - which count approximately 80% of America's votes in county, state and federal elections - suggesting that if our votes aren't safe, then our democracy isn't safe either. Premieres Thursday, November 2 at 9pm. It's fair. It's objective. And you won't soon forget it.

In 2002, Seattle grandmother and writer Bev Harris asked officials in her county why they had acquired electronic touch screen systems for their elections. Unsatisfied with their explanation, she set out to learn about electronic voting machines on her own. In the course of her research, which unearthed hundreds of reported incidents of mishandled voting information, Harris stumbled across an "online library" of the Diebold Corporation - which counted more than 40 percent of the presidential votes nationwide in 2000 - discovering a treasure trove of information about the inner-workings of the company's voting system.

Just think of how much pride we put into casting our individual votes. If you get HBO, try to catch a rerun of this documentary.

For more, see Bev Harris' Black Box Voting website.

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TESTING!!!!!

It's about fucking time.

UPDATE: Technically it's not really fixed. My host, your-site.com came up with a workaround to work with Blogger again. We used to FTP our site; now we sFTP our site to publish for you techheads out there. 11 days without service sucks out loud. Okay. Onward through the fog...

And, I ordered another webcam that I should have up and running soon. Then I can post a few pictures online.

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GREY GARDENS

A paper bird sits in a rusty gilded birdcage by the window in one of the 28 rambling rooms in Grey Gardens by the shore. We watch Little Edie place a loaf of bread onto the attic floor for the raccoon that crawls out from behind the wall and heartily digs in.

With no running water and cat feces everywhere in this dilapidated house, Little Edie always managed to dress each day in one of her "revolutionary costumes". She would knot up a turban and wear makeshift skirts with a lovely brooch decorating her daily headgear, always in high heels, and red lipstick. Under the skirt were hose. Always. Color: Suntan.

After all, socialites must look presentable.

Are you a "staunch woman?" Does your "best costume for the day" involve a moth-bitten sweater wrapped around your head and pinned with a jeweled brooch? If so, you're likely a devotee of Grey Gardens, the 1975 documentary about an elderly society mother and her aging daughter living in isolated squalor in an East Hampton, NY, mansion. The film, which fixates on the day-to-day insanities of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, 'Little Edie' (the now-deceased aunt and cousin, respectively, of Jackie O), has acquired an enormous cult following over the past 30 years, mainly due to the extreme eccentricity and campy joie de vivre of the women. Nowhere is this popularity more apparent than in last spring's loving adaption of the film to an off-Broadway musical, starring Christine Ebersole in the roles of both the elder and younger Edies (in separate acts). Ebersole entranced sold-out crowds during that first run, and now her powerhouse portrayal will hit the big time when Grey Gardens opens at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway opening night November 2.

Related:
* Fansite
* Documentary
* Yahoo Group
* The Musical

This post brought over from http://easybakecoven2.blogspot.com; date and time adjusted.

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