The Lack of Original ideas

Don't you hate it when you have an idea and find out it has already been played out??? Once I had an idea for a book and I explained the plot to my friend and he said "It sounds exactly like Clockwork Orange." So I get a copy and read it and at the end I said to myself "Damn. Another idea down the tubes."



My latest idea was Zoombie pets. The main characters in my comic book decided to give their pets a zoombie syrum. Well I rented Fido and guess what it is about pet Zoombies. It is a great flick that happens in the 1950's and there are all these pet zoombies in it who get treated like dogs. The children are required to have pet zoombies on leashes when they take them outside. Over all a fun flick.



When I read reviews of music in Rolling Stone, they often say stuff like "Sounds like Talking Heads mixed with African Tribal music or whatever.

Well I decided to go through with the zoombie idea anyway, but half the pets are getting rabies since they are going to make a documentary of the mall sabotaging and yes that famous zoombie movie (Was it Night of the Living Dead???) had zoombies in the mall. So I added rabid rednecks to the mix to give it a little bit of originality.



Some of you are probably thinking "Why is he bothering?" Well I need to create. That is why. I had this story perculating in my head for ages and now I am putting in on paper. A freind is doing a few illustrations for it. It is basically a comic book without the pictures. I invented all these characters. They clutter my head. I need to bring them to life.

War Protest March 19,2008

In case you did not know, on Wed March 19,2008 King Georges War just celebrated its 5 year anniversary. As conscientious objector I was out in full gear (Raincoat, several layers of clothing, glasses and peace sign covered with clear plastic bags)

My sign said "Iraq Five Years Too Many. I made it on the previous Sunday at the sign making workshop for Coalition For Peace Action of Bucks County. Several of my patriotic protesting freinds and I got our creative juices following so we could all have signs for this anniversary protest which took place at the Trenton Makes World Takes bridge that goes from Morrisville Pennsylvania to Trenton New Jersey, which is the New Jersey capitol.

I had to get up at 6:30 that morning which was way before my rise and shine time. I ready quickly and Pat called saying "Don't want to be out in the rain. I am not feeling to good." "Can you at least make the college. I can drive us there," I said. "No I just want to stay in today." She said.

So I ventured out into miserable rain. I picked my adopted mom, Eleanor, up at the church United Church of Christ, which about half of the people in the Lower Bucks County Peace Movement attend. (I tried to get my church more active. Lord knows I tried. But Morrisville Methodists are just not as politically active as these church going people.)

I drove us to the bridge.I parked and we gave out some extra signs and went crossed the street. We stood on the side that went from Morrisville to Trenton, right at about where the bridge started. I was talking to Bob. I think I was getting a little bit anoying since my mind was racing and I get annoying when it is racing. Bob runs Coalition for Peace Action out of Princeton New Jersey. According to Paul who I used to work with at Italian Bastards florist, Coalition for Peace Action is the largest peace group in the area.

There were about 30 people at the protest. Cars streamed by all heading to jobs at the capitol complex I imagine. Most were positive. Honking, giving us tumbs up or peace signs. One gave us the finger and when I looked at their bumper I saw a Ron Paul sign. Wait a minute I thought wasn't Ron Paul against the war. Wasn't that one of his main platforms. He was the only Republican to be against the war. Why were they giving us the finger then????

After the vigil I went home and tried to relax. I read all the coverage of the war. The local paper was filled with people saying it is time to get out. Some were for the war but the magority were not. The paper did a survey in which they said it was 4 to 1 against the war.

Did the college thing next in which I sat at a table with Paul, Angela and a woman who's name escaped me but I know it started with an A. The college kids were either gong ho or totally "Don't bother me with Iraq." One said "My husband is over there." then walked away. Anotehr said "Freedom is not free." Paul said he wished he could talk to the pro Bushees. A nice Indian student stood around the table talking to us for about a half hour. I told him about my deceased sister who insisted she was the great grand daughter of Gandi. There was another student who actually served in the military (I believe the Navy) She talked about the use of depleted urainium and how woman become steral from it.

Then I did the symposium which was about the business of war. How corporations profi off of it. This was not new to me and I was burnt out so I decided to leave.

I went home ate dinner then went to the Reach Out party, forgetting about the war, just like alost every other American.

People Have the Power

Yes as Patty Smith said sometime in the 1980's People have the power. Last night I felt powerful as I held my peace sign as all these cars went by during rush hour from 5:30 to 6:30 on Oxford Valley Road. There was about twenty five of us and a photographer was there for www.phillyburbs.com. He interviewed me and said that we would be on the site by Friday 14. He recorded us so there will also be sound. I said how there are all these corporations profiting from war. Most of the people going by were giving us the peace sign or the tumbs up. But some shouted at us. One said "WE should nuke them all." I was talking to my friend Chris who is also a poet. He wants to speak to the Creative People in Recovery group I run.

Next Wed (The 19th of March) will mark the 5th anniversery of the IRaq War. We, The Coalition For Peace Action, will be out protesting at the Trenton Bridge from 7:30 to 9:00. Yes, Patty Smith, People Do Have the Power.

Amen

Quakers United for Peace Marie Poem 37

You were little miss Quaker pacifist
Saying "As a quaker I am a conscientious objector.
All true Quakers are pacifists.
All true Quakers are against the American War Machine,
all those evil corporations making money off of war.
We, Quakers refused to go to war
throughout history
But we did contribute to the rebuilding of Germany
and Europe in general after World War 2.

I remember going with you to a fellow Quakers
house and discussing with them
peaceful means to heal the world
embracing all human beings as equals
who deserve all the things
we Americans take for granted.

And now every week I feel your presence
Cheering me on
As I hold my peace sign
declaring to the world and all those cars
full of people passing by
that I am an America citizen
opposed to war and war profiteering
corporations like Dick Cheeny's Haliburtan

I feel the essence of your soul there
every Saturday morning
cheering me and my compatriots on
as we speak out and try to radiate peace
in a nation divided by a needless war
You'd be there to
with your loving aura