Banshees Scream

Whiskey, I love you. You are a friend to me. Sometimes I think we lose ourselves in the madness that is reality. We then stand back from it all and pause for a moment. If only we could all remain a certain way forever. In my mind, that's what I dream of. Bringing all of you back to a place that you've forgotten. We all tend to forget. I think that's what heaven is. A place we forget about.

All I can say is that the evolution of mankind cannot be set into motion without cooperation, it can only come to life with force. Without cooperation, force is essential. The human perception is that force itself deprives freedom. If there were an incentive, some kind of bribe that could motivate humanity to cooperate that would be a step forward. Unfortunately, I agree with Mr.G. We are our worst enemy. Can we rise above expectations? Hm, I don't know about that. Assuming that we are in deep shit, which is probably .. very .. a little exaggerated, I'll say that we need something revolutionary to take place in order for us to be different. What exactly? I don't know, you tell me. For a moment - close your eyes and picture planet earth in your mind. View intelligent life on planet earth as a project. Tell yourself about the most intelligent species of that planet. Know they are brainwashed, know they cannot control themselves nor their desires. Understand they are insensitive to life around them. Understand they have no regard for themselves. Understand some of them are incapable of going to the next level. Understand how many years it will take to change them. Open your eyes and know that it's beyond you.

I woke up this morning and went to the TV Guide channel so I could find out what time it was. Somehow I came across Tiger Woods reading a written apology. It sounded very rehearsed, very artificial. I'm not saying that it wasn't his voice, but it's as if he hired somebody to write it with him.

I'm planning on living in a hotel someday. It's all I would ever need. .

I admit it. I am Why Not?. The performance of Why Not? in the HPDP is honorable to say the least. They manage six hits, five of which were in the 1-2-3-4 and 5 positions. However, the new HPDP champion is .. Drum roll please .. Notapotato. I suspect that a place called Hartlepool was once his hometown. I cannot be sure of this, but it seems to make perfect sense. For all I know Notapotato could have originated on planet Venus thousands of years ago. .

Clinton has undergone more heart surgery. It must be Hillary.

Hakimullah isn't the media, Devon. The media never sets any limits. That's why you are feeling drained and hopelessly overwhelmed by the games they play. It leaves you to wonder if anything is real. All of a sudden the media says those pictures you took were fake. Before you know it, the word will be that your working with the Taliban to fake Hakimullah's death. So, when is your flight? Welcome to the twilight zone by the way. .. Post fades out

Do not satisfy the hunger. The existence of this creature persists because one contributes to it. If you starve the creature, it dies. Its like the media in a way. If the media doesn't obtain a story, the story itself cannot grow. TMIB represents the media and guest represents the story. The story cannot be news without the media.

While we have to wait .. Relive the Superbowl commercials. The Hundai commercial featuring Brett Farve steals the show in my opinion. Let's just say that it's not beyond the realms of possibility.

Unless of course you happen to be me.

I voted for Oscar Niemeyer. He passes in his sleep after a short illness on February the 28th.

I banged my fists on the gate as I said "let me in!" The gardener, who spoke in broken English, opened the gate and said to me "they've been expecting you". As the mansion glared back at me, I wasn't sure if I was in India or Santorini. A man answered the door; he greeted me kindly and led me into a room with a long red carpet. Beneath the carpet were black and white tiles - to the left of me were french doors painted white and a dining room with a table and a chandelier. He offered to take me on a tour, but said the house had doors that led to nowhere and stairways that lead to nothing. I told him no thanks. The guests began to gossip about the arrival of Dennis Hopper and his wife. But Dennis Hopper's divorced? I told myself this. One of the guests said "I heard he's married to a French gypsy who never grew up". Some of the elderly women who appeared to be Eunice Kennedy Shriver with a dark sun tan nodded in agreement. I found this to be very puzzling. Suddenly, I hear a knocking at the door. They tell me to greet them kindly. I open the door. A blond girl sees me and drops a glass jar filled with ashes. My black shoes are covered with ash and glass. She extends her hand in excitement and introduces herself with two words. Lady Gaga.

Dead! J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author who wrote "Catcher In The Rye" is the first hit of 2010.

45 minutes is enough time to finish something. I'm not sure if 45 minutes is enough time to create something. (No wait, it's usually enough time to create something) Oh, and If anyone has any questions about my team, feel free to ask. Because I want to know what it's about too. I've been trying to figure it all out for some time now .. and for longer than 45 minutes. You'll know which one belongs to me.

Giles Oakley, a columnist for The Guardian, is battling some advanced prostate cancer. He claims to be very taken by what Mike Marqusee said: I don't need a war to fight my cancer. I need empowering as a patient. The name Giles Oakley kind of sounds like a baseball name. Maybe a very undervalued player.

Jyoti Basu has died, aged 95\96?

The Times Of India says that Mehsud was injured in the attack. Possibility A: He has or\will die from his injuries. Possibility B: He won't die from his injuries. Possibility C: He's already dead and his status will remain unconfirmed. It was a very ballsy pick, DDT. I neglected to list him because I wasn't even sure if he was alive or not.

I like the way Russel made his exit at Bangladesh. Most performers take that final bow, but Leon didn't. The guy stood up and walked off the stage without drawing any attention to himself. He just walked off. I wonder what Leon Russel's motto for life is? Edit: Quotes from Leon Russel. Treatment for it is not all that effective, Mosquitoes are a very important agent for transmission of zoonotic diseases, ... I`d worry first about mosquitoes and then about water quality.

TMIB: I think you definitely made the right decision, and I will not be withdrawing my team. It was enough that the Telegraph screwed me .. why should I screw myself? I do have a gut feeling that 2010 will be a very original and eventful year. Maybe the year of prosperity. The year everyone reunites with that mindset of summers passed. The year everyone regains what they thought was gone forever. Yeah .. I could see that.

One thing all competitors have from the start is that equal opportunity. The reopening puts those recent entries at an advantage, and my interpretation of this is that these recent entries were "somebody's sense of humor" that has ultimately bought you out and I find that very disturbing. I do not see anything wrong with adding the list of Twelvetrees to the group, but his tardiness shouldn't have opened a door for a peeking Tom who did a little browsing and collected all the good stuff. And if you did win the DDP - it would be a victory earned. All unique picks who die are earned. I'm pretty sure luck makes us all innocent.

That's fuckin ridiculous man. About an hour ago I was going to say how I felt reopening the entry deadline wouldn't be a very wise move. The deadline is the deadline. That's it. I actually thought it was ultra generous of you to extend the deadline to 11 AM New Years Day. This is an outrage. I'm going to pull for you tonight. I think you should delete those entries. If you take your team out of the DDP because a couple of schmucks stole your picks .. a couple of scum bags who are laughing their way to the bank with your picks .. which was probably intentional .. I'm out. I can't be apart of the DDP if it's organizer will let a misjudgment ruin his 2010 DDP experience.

Thank you, HCW. I've had a stellar birthday so far. At my age you have something from within that only lasts for a little while.

"The Big Unit" Randy Johnson has announced his retirement after 22 seasons at the age of 46. I'll always remember him as one of the most fierce and intimidating pitchers to ever play baseball in my lifetime. At one point, back in the mid 1990's\early millennium, his fastball was probably hitting 100 MPH and he could also throw a 97 MPH slider. They have described his pitching style as being almost "violent" back in his prime.

Excellent. I wonder if you'll have it up by the 7th? On Zsa Zsa Gabor: I think she'll keep Von Anhalt married for a while.

I'm currently reading the book "Outliers" and I'll probably be starting "Freakonomics" in a day or so.