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contours provocations
journal - 2004-0315 - 2000 A hit man who mistook the victim for a minor mafia figure? "America Rocks"; New Planet and Mickey's Dog Yesterday, after about 45 minutes into watching "Spartan" at TinselTown, I needed to go to the restroom. So I quietly went down the steps and out into the hall. What struck me as odd was that there was not another person to be seen in any direction. The hallways run to the left and right of the lobby, but the entrances are at a 45 degree angle. But after about 15 feet, the halls turn back 45 degrees so that the halls are now perpendicular to the lobby. This means that if you're down the hall, you can not see into the lobby. Immediately, I thought about this as a movie set. A movie-goer slips into the hall on the way to the restroom, turns the corner and discovers a dead body. Shot at close range. There's nobody in sight. And no one would have heard the shot because of the movies. Was it the ex-boyfriend? The drag queen who everyone thought was the deceased's sister? The former alter boy turned pyscho? The two teenagers looking for a "thrill kill"? A hit man who mistook the victim for a minor mafia figure? At lunch, I stopped by Walgreens to pick up a prescription. (A drug that is supposed to prevent the formation of histamines.) For weeks, there has been a stack of sweat shirts, scrubs, tees within a few feet of the door. At three for $10, I'd already bought one set. And today, I picked up another set. I came away with an XL navy sweat; an XL bright orange sweat; and a 3X large tee that has a ruffled American flag and the words "America Rocks" on the front. As I wrote this, I was wondering where the tee was made. China? India? Bangladesh? Mongolia? (Let's pause as our humble author tracks down the tee.) Believe it or not, the tag sez "U.S.A." News reports indicate the possible discovery of a tenth planet. See New Planetoid Found in Solar System—Most Distant Yet. But some question if it should be called a planet. Questioning that also extends to the status of Pluto. Several years ago, I was doing some research on ribbon campaigns. And came across a green ribbon that stood for "Don't let them downgrade Pluto's status to a moon!" There was even a web site, but the address is now defunct. PAX! journal | archives | home | e-mail |
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