February 05, 2010
New Beef in the Senate

All of us here at Dakota are deeply ashamed of the abject stupidity of our fellow Massachusetts voters who "wanted change" and effected quite the opposite by electing that picture pretty truck sucker Scott Brown who cannot wait to flex his obstruction muscles in the Senate-- thus his demand to be sworn in pronto
Our esteemed senator is planning to give the people what they asked for. Just what are Republicans asking for these days? What are they thinking? They're not, according to The Daily Kos/ Research 2000 Poll of Self Identified Republicans. One might say that their views border on delusional.
O'Reilly and Rove think it's ridiculous that people really believe what they hear on Fox News. They'll give you an overview of the poll, as well a lecture and statistical analysis (from Turd Blossom - that's not a swear is it?) on internet potty mouthing.
Nate Silver, esteemed psephologist and statistician, offers a more thoughtful statistical analysis , and thinks the poll is right on.
Wonder if the Massachusetts citizens who voted for Scott Brown bothered to ask him about any of his views before they cast their ballot. Even though we were dazzled by his smile, we secretly hope he gets his weinie squashed in the centerfold before he goes on the ticket with Sarah P..
Photo note: Unhappy voter being cut off at the knees with a scythe as handsome man in a suit is sworn into office. It's hard to locate the hidden demon in the picture, isn't it? A metaphorophoto that we just happened to have lying around in the archives.
The Kos Poll in greater detail
February 02, 2010
The Unconscious Deals With Customer Service

a narrow passage
in shiatsu
dreams
over lichen on a
winter wall
a mid sized
dragon
lurks
green and
hissing
fuchsia tongue
behind its
sharpened fangs
and then the
sweetest smell
of any dream
wafts gently
toward my face
along the
dragon wall
I see the source
just at my knee
a fragrant
foxglove
blooming
out of season
but then
the keeper warns
of cynanide
emissions
and I dash
through the
narrow
passage
completely
out of turn
translucent sheets
of thinnest cells
shearing
from the
source
fall neatly on
the table
and of course
I've lost my
purse
as in every
other dream
Photo note: the best lichen covered wall that could be located quickly in the archive View larger image
Adaptive context: Dream during tui na nap after a week long disagreement with vitamin manufacturer service department regarding sulfurous smell in bottle.
January 31, 2010
Okay Okay

All of us here
at Dakota
are aiming for
a pointed
daily
entry
for
starters
Photo note: Points at the DeCordova View larger image
January 29, 2010
Dusting Off the Cobwebs

Trying to
resuscitate
the old
blog
we'll see
if she comes
back to
life
Photo note: Cobwebs View larger image