Clark: Sad to hear about Kim Lancaster, do you have a way over there to check & take care of the dog? me: uh, the thing about that is me: turns out he's alive and fin me: fine me: my mom and aunt went over there just now me: apparently he had a bad day me: was about to kill himself and then didn't me: just slipped his mind to tell me that me: fucking Uncle Kim me: so, yeah Clark: wow good, -- maybe better rectify the tweet before some 3rd party does something screwy me: I was downloading old pics of him to make a memorial something or other Clark: like send flowers or something me: yeah, just did me: thank God they hadn't told grandma yet me: but now mom and aunt kay can put out the fire, as for me I'm turning off my fucking phone Clark: i just refreshed twitter and its gone Clark: he fought communists in africa? me: no, southeast Asia me: we lived together in Africa Clark: ok Clark: i cowered in the graduate schools during the SE Asia events, tend to forget so many my age did otherwise Clark: anyhow, glad he's hanging on me: he's a Blue Dog Democrat me: yeah, now I can go kill him Clark: if i were in his shoes, the dog would be a big concern, so good that he's got you to entrust with him/her me: yeah, I'm not taking his fucking pit bull into my efficiency, that'll have to go to a family member with a yard Clark: i never had a pit bull, i had a couple of german shepherds long ago, dogs that intimidate people are a lot of extra effort to take care of Clark: even if they are sweet tempered me: this one just doesn't fucking behave me: he jumps and runs on top of you when you're trying to smoke weed on the couch me: he used to have several huge fucking dogs back when he was a crack-smoking geologist millionaire in Midland and I would fight them off with a whip when I was 7 and got sent to visit me: before that we had a cocker spaniel that constantly attacked me me: I basically spent a lot of my early childhood fighting dogs, after which I spent a lot of time alone with cats me: I think I should get a fucking medal for even occasionally behaving well Clark: after a lifetime of dogs and horses, i took a feral cat from the barn in after he got run over, and he survived,and then was a house cat for 16 years me: I love cats me: playing with them, being attacked by them, getting them mounted if they're bobcats, whatever Clark: yeah my cat was the best pet of all of them Clark: he made the transition from ferality to living on the 26th floor when i moved to chicago me: these guys are having fun me: http://diaryofdaedalus.com/2010/12/19/everyone-might-want-to-find-a-fire-proximity-suit Clark: maybe next time i see a green icon next to kim's name I will G-chat him Clark: is this true? It’s the symbol from Michael Moorcocks writings. The 8 arrows of chaos. Order is a single arrow. Clark: "prominent netizen" congrats me: not entirely me: it is used as the symbol for "chaos magic," which is not actually magic Clark: so these guys are conservatives of some stripe, and hate CJ because of his apostacy? Clark: apostasy Clark: RS McCain's account of events is garbled, he has CJ and you conspiring to out govt-computerguy Clark: but he (RSM) ends up liking you better than CJ, more congrats Clark: better than RSM likes CJ, i mean Clark: looks like RSM has a fake CJ commenting me: they always have that me: it's a joke me: was also going on in the same thread when Caleb was posting as Marvin Olasky me: which is why I told Olasky to fuck off when he told me to e-mail him and explain me: Olasky's a nice guy, though, but he needs to understand his place me: I may be acting like a "figure" prematurely, but it's only because I know how it will turn out Clark: donald douglas 5 hours ago: "I'm privy to inside information that I can't share in the comments, so McCain, perhaps give me a call later today and I'll update you . . ." sounds scary me: no me: I'm cancelling my suit against McCain due to the circumstances me: I just sent him an e-mail letting him know and wishing him a Merry Christmas me: as I told him me: he compared me to a Maoist interrogator once me: but he never actually floated the idea that I might actually be in the pay of Mao's state Clark: i got to go, glad Kim reconsidered, talk to you later me: word