Things That I Like This Week
You know, dear reader, the sweet, chaotic symphony never fails to deliver.  Some days it’s  the little things – like getting ludicrously overcaffeinated and figuring out how to seamlessly link two sections of your book.  Other days, it’s big, bold strokes of insanity on the global and cultural canvas that make you sit back and go, “Yeah, that’s the kind of chaos I can toast to.”  And then you bust out the desk whiskey and do exactly that.  Today is one of those days.

1. Israel just destroyed Syria’s military – they blew up the air force and sank the Navy. Like, the entire fucking navy.
   Do you remember waking up yesterday morning, dear reader?  I do.  It was pleasantly uneventful and actually quite pleasant.  As are most mornings, lately.  Imagine waking up in Syria yesterday to find out your entire fucking navy has taken an unceremonious belly flop straight to the bottom of the ocean.  That’s what happened on December 9 when Israel recognized that the new Syrian regime might be even worse than the one that was just ousted by Turkey and to take out some massive threats in the neighborhood.  These were “ships equipped with sea-to-sea missiles” that Syria had chilling in the port of Latakia.  No mas.  Under the cover of night, Israeli missile ships cruise right into the port of Latakia and blew the ass out of every Syrian warship there.  Meanwhile, over in the skies, Israel’s Air Force is busy demonstrating that gravity is a totally overwhelming force when you blow things up efficiently.  Poof.  Military threats neutralized.  Took about 20 minutes.  This level of tactical efficiency has become the norm from Israel, but their efforts in Gaza, Lebanon, and now Syria, leading to the ultimate downfall and maybe sudden collapse of Iran’s Whole Terrorist Deal.
   There will be peace in the Middle East soon.
2. Guns N’ Roses and the Sex Pistols are going on tour.  Together.
   There are bad ideas.  There a brilliant ideas.  And then there are ideas so chaotically beautiful they make you want to grab a leather jacket, smear on some eyeliner, and cackle at the absurd wealth of rebellion this world still offers.  Or it’s more likely just a massive sell out by two of the biggest rebels in rock history.  Either way, doesn’t matter…this could be amazing.  I saw G’n’R on the Use Your Illusions Tour, and saw the Pistols (with Glenn Matlock) on the Filthy Lucre Tour.  But both on the same ticket?  This  could be the concert that actually gets me out of the house next year.  Of course, I’d need to get to Europe, but I have some pretty audacious plans next year, so we’ll see.
3. McRib™ is still back!

N.P.: “Red Right Hand” – Null Device