The Books and Rilke

I've been listening recently to the Books' Thought for Food, and I like it very much, in a way that I don't think I've ever liked a piece of music before. For those who do not know it, it's a concatenation of what appear to be found sounds, loops, and country-ish guitar. It's disturbing and yet comforting, because it feels like a musical distillation of how I feel right now. It also puts me in mind of a line from Rilke's Duino Elegies, about death: Strange to see all that was once in place, floating so loosely in space. 

Have I mentioned lately that Michael Mukasey is a piece of shit?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-b-mukasey-the-ghastly-transaction-that-freed-sgt-bowe-bergdahl/2014/06/04/325d9780-ec04-11e3-93d2-edd4be1f5d9e_story.html

Does the Bible Hate Homosexuality?

This is a very interesting argument as to why the Bible does not actually ban homosexuality. Despite the fact that I am of course highly sympathetic to the argument, I find it somewhat unconvincing. The argument is essentially that the Bible (Old Testament, for you Christians) doesn't ban homosexuality, except when it does, except that Jesus changed everything and the entire Old Testament can be tossed out the window, except that Paul also hates homosexuality, except that we can disregard what Paul said because he was an old fart who didn't understand sexuality the way we do today.

The argument therefore is not that the Bible and New Testament do not ban homosexuality, it is that opinions expressed in 2000+ year-old books are irrelevant to how society treats homosexuals.

As the constipated man said to his gastroenterologist, "No shit."

Bodies of 800 babies found in septic tank of Irish home for unwed mothers run by Catholic nuns

So tell me again about the sanctity of life, you Catholic fuckers.

Where is Big Pink?

A number of years ago (before the age of the Internet) my wife and I went on an expedition with some friends to find Big Pink. Our only clue was that it was in Saugerties, NY (mentioned on the album) and that it was pink. After questioning people we found in Saugerties, we found the house. It is on a dirt road off of Stoll Rd. in Saugerties. We didn't know it then but the street is called Parnassus Lane.

Here is a map: