friday’s post of cool stuff #28: sunday edition

The Golden Hour of Words. Sponsored by Guinness. This week’s episode: SUBSTITUTES FOR CONSCIOUSNESS

i do solemnly swear (or affirm) that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states.

hm.
By COLLEEN LONG and HARRY R. WEBER, Associated Press Writers Colleen Long And Harry R. Weber, Associated Press Writers – July 18, 2010, 6:00PM EST

NEW ORLEANS – A federal official said Sunday that scientists are concerned about a seep and possible methane seen near bp’s busted oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.

Both could be signs there are leaks in the well that’s been capped off for three days.

The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because an announcement about the next steps had not yet been made.

The official is familiar with the spill oversight but would not clarify what is seeping near the well. The official said bp is not complying with the government’s demand for more monitoring. bp spokesman Mark Salt declined to comment on the allegation, but said “we continue to work very closely with all government scientists on this.”

Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen will make the final decisions on the next step. The official said Allen would issue a letter to bp shortly allowing testing to proceed in 24-hour increments, but also requiring more analysis of the seep and the possible observation of methane over the well.

If Allen doesn’t get the response he wants, the testing could stop, the official said.

The custom-built cap that finally cut off the oil flowing from bp’s broken well three days ago was holding steady Sunday.

i find it interesting that i can’t feel a large portion of my right forearm since the martian dogfish attack that i miraculously survived a thousand leagues under the sea just holding my breath. i’ll have to pick up my guitar again some day to see if i can still play, counting the blessings on my table to multiply and divide.

i find it equally interesting that the huge numb spot encompasses a nine-inch area comprised of a tattoo of my ex-wife. glad to be finally over her. so are a few women in my life. sad that i had to cut my arm half off to discover that. oh well. one more step before i can faithfully reproduce a living pirate. ****. there goes my bit part in a disney movie. f**k! how else can i meet johnny depp?

bebop blues in a busted stereo speaker:

somebody stop me with a shopping cart from walmart
when the riots happen and i’m contemplating looting too
shake that thank you please i’ll have another
when the police man wags his finger
like a big black stick
upon a big black head
mister city policeman wags my finger
you’ve been bad
see that line behind you
they are all gonna wail on you

walking nationwide boulevards of strip mall wannabe billboard signs
a f***ing mile high
arg! screamed the sun
it’s burger king!

what a great thing to be in love
to never care the sentence structure
remembering bukowski
when the spirit is lost
the form comes

time for another drink

walking streetside remembrance of alleyway drug deal f**k scenes
she wore her sunglasses at night, too
lying w**** stole my money
i found her passed out at her kitchen table
four a.m. with her hand stuck in a jar of mayonnaise
i found her on the floor a few minutes later
when i pushed her there
that’s what she got for coming after me

america is called the homeland now
that makes it amerika
with a k for hurt you too
like a hitler fantasy for the three times his **** ever got hard
its heartland
if the destiny of america can be nicknamed
if what she means to the world in times of darkness
can be reduced
it would be less frightening of world domination
at the expense of bill of rights gone wrong
wrong address
wrong phone number
wrong time to demand obedience
wrong abstract concept for control
wrong military operation
wrong spin tactic
wrong intelligence
wrong idea
wrong corporate memo
wrong cheese-filled pitchfork
wrong time to pretend it doesn’t matter to you if you can afford it

what have you given up lately
to make someone else rich?
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