ABC's Person of the Year is Bloggers! Incredible. The decentralization of intellectual thought has really changed the human landscape. This is a beautiful thing, man. Bless you, Blogger. What a killer app you are. This was all foretold in the mid-seventies by Alvin and Heidi Toffler.

Phil Anselmo has basically gone into retirement...obviously fearing retaliation from Dimebag's death. I thought he had said he was indestructible? If I can ever become a full-time rock musician, I hope I can keep my head in check and not become obsessed with my own cult of personality as Phil obviously has. Phil has always said kind things about my work and I the same but I think he's lost his way and I'm sure he realizes it now. I hope this tragedy will make him smarter and stronger but what a price to pay for enlightenment. No one from the New Orleans scene was welcomed at the funeral. We have a bad rep here...were perceived as totally dysfunctional and wasted. Sadly, there is a lot of truth to that. Are we as bad as the rappers east vs. west feud? I don't see that tribal attitude in anyone I know but the trash talking in the aftermath of this incident seems more and more vitriolic. I hope we can take a step back and realize that were all just trying to realize our dream of making cool music and living outside of the boring mainstream of society. If we keep feuding, we'll wind up being the subject of some FBI investigation of the metal sub-culture.

New episode of Lost tonight? I believe so. It's about time. I've noticed several continuity errors while viewing the past episodes. My interest has diminished somewhat but I'm still intrigued. Hurly WAS on the plane so my theory about him may be off the mark. One thing I'm sure of, however, is that the island is able to 'make-real' the thoughts of the survivors. Locke making it rain, Walt manifesting the polar bear from the comic book, the appearance of Jack's dead father, etc.. This might explain the abduction of the pregnant girl...under the circumstances, the unrestrained imagination of a new born child could be very dangerous to everyone on the island.

On to the Iraq War...assasinations, car bombings and intimidation techniques are on the rise due to upcoming election. Why can't we set up boobie traps for these terrorist fuckers? Hide a bunch of special forces inside what looks like a defenseless convoy..wait for them to attack and then ...wham...suprise, suprise, suprise. UBL has come out with statements that make the argument that Democracy is an evil western construct. What a lame proposition this is. He is making our case for us.

An incredible earthquake in the ring of fire has caused devastating tidal waves in Asia. I fear the effects of the platetonic shift are not completely realized yet. God help all in the pacific rim.