rivercityvibe   “Puerile, smutty, schoolboy nonsense” – My Mom

“Bones was alive again. Consciousness was upon him before he could get out of the way; not for him the slow, gracious wandering from the halls of sleep, but a summary, forcible ejection. He lay sprawled, too wicked to move, spewed up like a broken spider-crab on the tarry shingle of the morning. The light did him harm, but not so much as looking at things did; he resolved, having done it once, never to move his eyeballs again. A dusty thudding in his head made the scene before him beat like a pulse. His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night, and then as its mausoleum. During the night, too, he’d somehow been on a cross-country run and then been expertly beaten up by secret police. He felt bad.”

I love animals. I am well known for preferring them to humans. I was once asked whether my compassion toward the animal kingdom extended to a concern for the well-being of my fellow man, particularly children. I thought about it, and gave the only answer I could……

“Curiously, no.”

Seriously, I’m as mystified as you are. I love animals. People? I can take ’em or leave ’em.

Anyway, with my bona fides established, I need to say something about those idiots at PETA:

1. For a start, they kill animals, probably (www.petakillsanimals.com).

2. They are the biggest bunch of bullshit artists going.

Exhibit A is their so-called Superbowl advertisement, which they claim has been banned from the airwaves. Apparently this is because it is too sexy to broadcast. I, however, think it is because it is low grade, un-resonant crap that should not be inflicted on a mass audience. There are some expressions of free speech that are so utterly worthless that the first amendment does not apply. This is true, by the way.  I looked it up.

See what you think:

‘Veggie Love’: PETA’s Banned Super Bowl Ad

And if you want to help animals, try First Coast No More Homeless Pets. These people are saints.