working in a candy story means...

eating really good halloween candy that nobody bought...
right before bed...

Hammond's handmade candy

Art Candy
While our Art Candy may have the same beginning as our Candy Canes and Lollipops, it is put together quite differently. After the candy has cooled enough and color has been added, our candymakers transform small amounts of the candy into the shapes, which they know they need from years of experience. Skillfully, they arrange these shapes together to form one large 'picture'. They must work quickly, not allowing the candy to harden. This large 'picture' will then be wrapped up into a jacket (just like the candy canes) and placed onto the batch roller. Next, it is pulled by hand into a smaller and smaller diameter, until it resembles a long rope. As the candy is beginning to harden, the long 'rope' is sliced into small half-inch long pieces, and the reduced-size 'picture' is visible.

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Dave's Long Box: ELECTION DAY 2006 - WHOSE SIDE IS YOUR FAVORITE SUPERHERO ON?

Dave's Long Box: ELECTION DAY 2006 - WHOSE SIDE IS YOUR FAVORITE SUPERHERO ON?:
"It's times like these that make me wonder how superheroes would vote. Is Captain America a Republican or a Democrat? What about Batman? It's tempting to attribute one's own political beliefs to one's childhood heroes, but that would be wrong. We're in a No-Spin Zone here at Dave's Long Box, so I have examined the evidence and decided on a political party affiliation for some of my favorite heroes without regard to my personal beliefs.
So, in an effort to piss off readers of all political persuasions, here then is the breakdown. I can't wait for the Green Lantern fans to start flaming me in the comments section..."

funny stuff...
and I think fairly accurate....

Global Orgasm - December 22nd, 2006 - Peace through Global Ecstasy

Global Orgasm - December 22nd, 2006 - Peace through Global Ecstasy

Great idea...
or something,
but the music on the site
does not make me hard.

hmmm...

So TDU has this weekly gig now
and so we're looking for some
promotional ideas...
Working in a candy store I've been aware
of custom printing on m&m's via tha intraweb.

You get two lines - 8 characters per line -
two messages...
In trying to come up with appropriate phrases
for free m&m's at a TDU show I tried -
"Make Noise" "Not War"
and I got this message...
"sorry we cannot print offensive or potentially inappropriate messages."
with a phone # to contact them...
grrr...

Celebrate Amerca Day!

I decided to declare today
"Celebrate America Day!"

I celebrated America all right!
got up
got high
(on America)
went and voted
For Democrats when available
For Libertariants when not
and never for Republicans
never
came home
smoked some more
America
and went to see
Borat
disappointed
still a nice ride
on a beautiful day
then to the
other candy store
the one in the village
visited a bit
and bought some candy
then half price books
strindberg
shakespeare
beckett
and
the theatre guild anthology
first edition
1936
14 plays
I can't wait to read
and a great bike ride home
on a beautiful day

CELEBRATE AMERICA!

Go Vote!

Unless you were planning on voting for the bad guys,
then it's o.k. to stay home...

fr the rcrd:

Chris Bell gets my vote for governor.
His ethics complaint started the ball rolling
that eventually rolled over Tom Delay.
As far as I'm concerned he can do
anything but get as bad as Tom Delay
and he will now and forever have my
vote...
Maybe some of you folks don't understand
just how important that was. The man
had a stranglehold on our democracy
and Chris Bell stood up and pointed out
what everyone knew but nobody would
say, "The man is a crook."
The end result was Delay's resignation
and Nick Lampson's almost assured
win today.
So Bell gets my vote for anything
pretty much forever.

miscellaneous heathen / politics/061105dhs-papers.html

miscellaneous heathen / politics/061105dhs-papers.html:

"It doesn't matter if you have a U.S. Passport - a 'travel document' that now, absent a court order to the contrary, gives you a virtually unqualified right to enter or leave the United States, any time you want. When the DHS system comes into effect next January, if the agency says 'no' to a clearance request, or doesn't answer the request at all, you won't be permitted to enter-or leave-the United States."

land of the free my ass...
we are quickly becoming slaves,
and it is our cowardice making us so...

grr.