we were rocked

breanna saw it with school

and loved it

so we bought 5 tickets

and brought the wee hysongurls

because jewelgurl

a big big queen fan

selflessly had to work

so put that in your file jill's employer

-

instead

we took the next biggest fans in the house

the afore mentioned wee hysongurls

we weren't front row center or nothing

but the view of the stage was still good

it was laugh outloud funny

and touching

and clever

and a great excuse to get into the city again

more about cuba

people we met in cuba - azmi

by the clothes he was wearing

i knew right away

this gentle spirited man

was travelling without a wife

-

having met ashleigh earlier

we thought it might be fun to send him home

with a photo like this on his camera

to show his wife

-

impressed easily by his intellect,

points of observation and good nature

i was somewhat saddened to find out

he's Lebanese

-

because

travel ain't easy

for a boy from lebanon

-

while he is rather homogeneous at a glance

tall

grey green eyes

not really dark

or overtly ethnic looking

he's well spoken

and

while he lives and works in canada...

-

once the authorities see his name

it looks vaguely like one of those names

an amalgamation of parts

of all those names we've heard over and over since 9-11

-

well

he tends to get special treatment

-

i got special treatment once

i didn't like it much

i understand it better now

-

he seems to understand it

conscious of the indignity

and inconvenience

detached from it's bitterness

but nonetheless

oblivious about mixing patterned garments

flashback - new years eve

what we didn't do new years eve

is sleep

we left for the airport

at quarter to two in the morning

new years day

to go to

cuba

-

more about that laterbut

before we did that

we did this

warm saki

japanois cuisine

and

clever culinary trickery

-

formerly sushi culture in whitby on thickson road

in the plaza

behind taco bell

they've changed the name

to

SHOGUN

jimmy says go there

desiderata

Beyond a wholesome discipline

be gentle with yourself

You are a child of the universe

no less than the trees and the stars

you have a right to be here

And

whether or not it is clear to you

have no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should

happy birthday diana

being a classy sort of guy

i took diana to see

randy and mr lahey

from

trailer park boys

on her birthdayno, really

she wanted to go

she got drunker than lahey

and we all laughed like the shit wind was tickling our

our naughty bits

-

happy birthday to you

happy birthday to you

happy birthday

diana diana diana beautiful diana

happy birthday

to you

xo

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice

every normal man

must be tempted

at times

to spit upon his hands

raise the black flag

and begin slitting throats

H L Mencken

it's a beatiful thing

near park centrale, habana cuba

this one's for you leanne

no hay nadie como tu - calle 13

i know it's more like

jewelgurls thing

than jimmy's

nevertheless

i'm posting a song of the day today too

heard it in cuba - you must watch the video
calle 13 - no hay nadie como tu

fucking brilliant.

cuba chris ur in trbl - i cn hlp

so this guy tells us

he's picking the weird fuckers up

and squeezing 'em till they pop‏

From:
rotten rat bastard (futher.mucker@hotmail.com)
Sent:
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:59:15 PM
To:
chrsr@hotmail.com

you are the scourge of jellyfish everywhere

i've heard that the "society for the dignity of dead invertebrates"

has you on their list of motherfuckers that need to be dealt with

i want you know amigo

i got your back on this one

you've been through a lot lately

and while i believe

that picking up dead bloated jellyfish

and squeezing the bastards until they pop

is not something any normal person would do

ur life

hasn't exactly been normal for some time

those jellyfish society whores will have to understand this

we may have to make them understand

we'll have to strike first

strike hard

and forgive ourselves for what needs to be done

we'll get through this buddy

don't you worry - leave that to me

it's just one thing after another isn't it

listen

i'm not gonna get all soft

and say i miss you

but there are many stories that didn't get told

and many more societies to offend

with impulsive libertine behavior

let's go downtown

act drunk

and carve the nuts off the fuckers that pick us up

ho ho

i'm having a good time just thinking about it

your relentless fiend

jim swinghammer

mmmmm you sexy beesh

yummy

it rubs the lotion on it's skin

-

or else it get's the hose again

-

oh yes

it's the hose again for you

kitty kat

-

click here for the naked sex photos

soy amigo de cuba rob-tographer

happy birthday emska boo-bawski

you are my

best friend boo
thank you for the laughs, the love, the company

and thank you most of all

for all the times you've reminded me

what it was like when breanna was three

hugs for you

habana cuba - we are all poets

desiderata

Take kindly the counsel of the years

gracefully surrendering the things of youth

Nurture strength of spirit

to shield you in sudden misfortune

But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings

Many fears are born

of fatigue

and loneliness.

havana cuba: flo-rida keeez rob-tographer

the art according to cuba

art is everywhere in cuba

really incredible art for a culture that produces

some of the most hideous souveniers known to man

original works

with broad influences

whispers

and screams

of

classics and contemporaries

picasso dali monet climenhage van gogh warhol

even that god awful norman rockwell fucker

next time

i'm leaving an entire day

just for art