Today,
Suzanne Plunkett donated a photo shoot for new headshots as a prize for one of the bowlers at this coming Monday's
Bowl-O-Rama, Season of Concern's annual bowling fundraiser.
Yes, a "bowling fundraiser." Don't judge.After watching REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER last week, I think I know the person who needs this prize the most. This is from Bill's NEW RULES section...
New Rule:
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed must get a new head shot.
Dude, I don't care how long your resume is; with this photo, you'll be lucky to get a gig blowing up a dinner theater.
Look at you. You're like the Arab Nick Nolte. You look like Ron Jeremy with a hangover!
You think you were tortured before? Wait until we start waxing off that chest hair!
And, by the way, "Shaikh" -there's nothing chic about that outfit. That shirt doesn't say "Death to America." It says, "Flashdance, What a Feeling."
I can't believe we have the same agent.
Funny stuff, but guys, does anyone actually believe that this man was the "
mastermind" behind the 9/11 attacks?
The news has been all atwitter about KSM's (
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed's) "
confession"...
...and can I just say that our use of the English language is both lazy and ridiculous when "
foreign" names are shortened so we won't have to be bothered with difficult tasks like "
understanding someone else's culture" or "
learning how to spell."
...and yes, I did put quotation marks around the word "
confession" because it is utterly idiotic to believe anything KSM "
confesses to" after being tortured by
waterboarding.
I chose to display this picture of waterboarding because the pictures I've seen of actual waterboarding make me feel sick and disgusted - - with the picture and my country.If you waterboarded me, I would say anything, I would do anything, I would confess to anything because I would think to myself...
"If I tell them something, even if it's a complete lie, they won't kill me. And I don't want to die."
A year or so ago, I was watching the episode of
SIX FEET UNDER where David picked up a hitchhiker who pulled a gun on him and took him through a city-wide terror ride of stealing and drugs and violence. Near the end of the episode, the hitchhiker pours gasoline all over David, has a lighter in one hand, a gun in the other and asks him which way he wants to die.
Usually, when you watch a television show that is airing in the middle of the season, you know that a major character will not be killed off or die. It's like watching a highwire act and knowing that the acrobats won't get hurt because there's a saftety net below them.
But watching that episode of SIX FEET UNDER, I didn't relax because there was no safety net. If any television show would have killed off a major character out of the blue with no rhyme or reason, it would have been SIX FEET UNDER.
So, I was terrified as I waited to see what would happen next.
Until recently, Americans all shared a safety net - - the Constitution, the Bill of Rights - - and while we knew that there were people in other countries who may want to harm us, but we didn't fear our own government.
Now, we have Torture. We not only have it, we condone it. We rationalize it. Some people even praise it for the "
information" that we are receiving.
But how much of that information is legitimate? How many tortured prisoners are saying anything, lying and confessing to things they have never done, so that the torture will stop?
And what if you're innocent, but you won't create a false story or you won't confess to an crime you did not commit just to make the torture end? I guess the U.S. will simply continue to torture you - - dumping water down your throat - - until you die.
Before, American citizens, as well enemies of the American people, knew in their hearts that the United States would never kill someone "
out of the blue with no rhyme or reason."
Now, KSM and others like him know that America will hurt, maim, torture and quite possibly kill you if you don't tell them what they want to hear. It seems like America doesn't want the truth, they want you to tell them what they want to hear.
So, KSM is waterboarded and later on confesses to being the brains behind 9/11 and many other planned attacks.
A
CNN online poll shows that 74% do not believe all of the claims made by KSM.
That what happens when you no longer have a safety net and don't trust the government of your own country.
So here I am again, terrified as I wait to see what happens next.
...and if you did miss it, all I have to say is...
"Bowling fundraiser." 
Sure, it may not be the most brilliant theme we've ever chosen, but check out these guys from Steep Theatre.
Remy Bumppo always, Always, ALWAYS is at the head of the pack at Bowl- O- Rama with their cool costume ideas.
A closer look at the logo on the back will show you just how fabulous they are!
Here's Leslie, front and center, surrounded by her team from DePaul Unversity.
I knew this guy was going to win.
My favorite medal of the night, however, is awarded to the person with the lowest bowling score.
This picture really doesn't do the "Cozmic Bowl" justice, but it's my way of including a pic of one of The Goodman Theatre's teams.
She is remounting, for the second time, her kick-ass, MUST SEE cabaret show of the music of Bruce Springsteen entitled TRAMPS LIKE US!
Yes, that IS what I mean when I say "do your back." Won't you help us ensure that no one faces breast cancer alone? On Mother's Day, I will be participating in honor of my mother, Arleen Coon, in Y-ME's Race to Empower. My mother is a constant inspiration to me and a wonderful person. She does not have breast cancer, but I walk because I am grateful she is healthy. I walk because she is a strong force in my life. I walk in hopes that she will never know the pain of this horrible disease. My goal is to raise $100 (But my personal goal is to raise much more) to help Y-ME continue providing its indispensable programs and services to anyone touched by breast cancer. Please support me if you can. Every little bit helps! If you can spare even $5 or $10, it will make a difference!
Well, since Alanda is Alanda, she has already busted through her first goal of $100...
And if you can't give $25, give what you can. And if you aren't in the financial position to give at this time, send Alanda a "shout out" of encouragement for the race. That good energy will go a long, long way."This has been all over the news. It really started on March 16 and since then 15 cats and one dog have died, and it's been all over the news.
And by the by, am I the only person on the planet who immediately thought of 9 to 5 when I heard that the pet food was contaminated with rat poison? 
If they aired AMERICAN IDOL and it's ratings fell below a syndicated re-run of MAMA'S FAMILY, you can bet your sweet ass that IDOL would be cancelled faster than you could say, "Seacrest out!"'
...but then again, if those people don't like it, they don't have to read it, now do they?
Hopefully, it will help me remember that we're at war, that good people are fighting and giving their lives for our country and that I need to do everything in my power to make sure that our government is working day and night to end the war, stabilize the horrific mess they have made of Iraq, mend relations with the other nations of the world, and above all else, that they bring our troops home as soon as possible.
Back in January, I mentioned that my longtime imaginary boyfriend, TiVo, and I were on the out's and a new man had captured my fancy.
I remember watching that movie with a bunch of my gay friends in college and afterwards, we could talk about no one else except the cute, charming, well-mannered Prince Eric with his buns of steel.
You see, in the latest issue of SUPERGIRL, we find out that Powerboy has not only created a huge, eerie "Supergirl Collage" on his bedroom wall (which, by the way, is the size of Rhode Island), but he also starts to "hit" Supergirl because he "loves" her and he can make her "perfect" if she will just calm down and "listen."
For example, when Supergirl starts to fight back after being knocked down by Powerboy again and again, she towers over him and says...
Except, there are subtle differences.
Which is odd, because that's the same reaction I had every time I saw my ex naked. And believe me, his abs could NOT grate cheese. His abs might have looked like cottage cheese, but that's about as close as it got.
I mean, Britney Spears successfully completed rehab in a mere month...
Unfortunately, that victory over the demons of homosexuality was short lived. Ted received an Undergear catalogue in the mail a few days later and by page 4 (jockstraps and g-strings), he was once again registered as an official "Friend of Dorothy."
Many, many thanks to Whim, an old and very dear friend, for awarding me with a Thinking Blogger Award.
I know that we've come far, but I feel like I'm living in a world surrounded by folks in The Mattachine Society and I'm aching to throw bricks at the cops outside of The Stonewall Inn.
This is Andrew Anthos. Andrew's death angers me.
Andrew then slipped into a coma.
Andrew's death and the death of Matthew Shepard, Harvey Milk and all of my friends who died of AIDS before Ronald Reagan would even say the fucking word must lead to Acceptance.
Thank God, Larry Kramer is back. But sadly, what Larry said about AIDS years ago is still true to this day.
Those of you who know me know that I have a very loud, guttural attack of a laugh that comic book fans might think is similar to Black Canary's 
...and yes, I did put quotation marks around the word "confession" because it is utterly idiotic to believe anything KSM "confesses to" after being tortured by waterboarding.
Before, American citizens, as well enemies of the American people, knew in their hearts that the United States would never kill someone "out of the blue with no rhyme or reason."
