next time we eat democracy

all those kids on the food channel really aren’t kidding when they say to be careful with a ghost chili.  one of those sons of bitches wakes up a pot of chilli. it’s funny how you can be playing with food and everything is fun and the worst thing that can happen is a little to much salt.  then one day you’re playing with food and you pick up a ghost chili and before you know it one of your friends is blind in his left eye forever.  can’t ever drive a car at night again, or enjoy a 3-d movie or anything else 3-d again.

in a similar way it’s also funny how we can be playing around with something like politics; personal freedom, fiscal conservatism, a little bit less regulated market, a little bit tighter reign on “entitlement programs” and suddenly single mothers can’t get enough groceries for there kids.  i wonder, what are the long term ramifications of malnutrition on an entire generation?  that coupled with a little more outsourcing from our corporations, which are apparently people?!

i don’t know, maybe we should pump the brakes?  maybe we should give a damn about someone besides ourselves.  or maybe we should stop believing the wolves when they say they we don’t need to spend so much money protecting the chickens.

weeks feel like being repeatedly kicked in the ribs

it’s interesting what a human being can tolerate when they know exactly how long they have to suffer. not quite as interesting is how weak we are without this knowledge. enlightenment comes with the ability to achieve peace through the knowledge that we will not live forever. i am young and impatient. i am walking to enlightenment, and looking at my watch.