Strange Speak, or, The Winds of Change
by Sub-commandante X

These days pro teams have no loyalty to the fans, so you can't be too surprised to see fans having no loyalty to a team that just might not be there next year.

Recently, in the Marlin's home stadium, the Boston Red Sox got an ovation for winning the game. Can't say that Boston has a large fan base in Florida.

The local press were all a twitter. What could this possibly mean? Maybe the game wins. Enjoy the show. And, may the best team win.

Could be the message to the owners, also, is,

"Buy your own damn stadiums."

May just be the winds of change. What passes for sports commentary nowadays is, largely, economics: salary caps, player's incentive bonuses, and free agency.

Nice to know I guess, but it's not the X's and O's, nor the real smell of the locker room, sports talk stuff, is it now?

The Marlins, you'll remember, won the '97 World Series and, owner Wayne (the weasel) Hizenga sold off the team for a tidy profit. It's a biz, just like any other, they say.

Where's the House on Un-American Activities Committee when we really need it?

(Underground) Bible Study:

"God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son."
Abe said, "Man, you must be putting me on."
God said, "No, you can do what you wanna,
But the next time you see me coming, you better run."
Abe say, "OK, where you want this killing done?"
God say, "Down on Highway 61."

-- The Old Testament
(as interpreted by Jakob's dad, AKA Bob Dylan)

Strange speak is creeping into the language. Like "Have a nice day," and the rejoiner is, "Don't tell me what to do, Sucka."

Or,

"Any representative will be more than happy to help you." How much more? I don't know about you, but I'd stop at being happy.

Who wants someone to be more than happy, anyhow? And would that be ecstatic, elated, or effervescent?

Quotes from the Transcendental Movement:

"Hitch your wagon to a star"
"The reward of a thing well done, is having done it"
"To be great is to be Misunderstood."

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

She left her phone number on my voice mail. I got back to the lawyer from the U.S. Forest Service:

"I think you should call my Senators, Connie Mack and Bob Graham of Florida. They're waiting for a written response from your office concerning this matter, then they will be reporting back to me."

I never heard from that lawyer again.

The American-born chica went to her friend's bachelorette party, but she was disappointed. Apparently, see didn't see enough to her liking.

She complained that, "Guys at their bachelor parties have girl dancers who take it all off", she said.

Well, I don't know about that. And, it's getting heavy, - the changing trends in co-habitation, bachelor and bachelorette parties, and all.

Don't have much to say on that, but...

Personally, I'm really proud of those male dancers who won't take off their panties for money. Kinda makes a guy proud of his gender, if you catch my drift.

But it's the bras that give the illusion of nipples popping out, that caught my eye (of course). But on a manager?

Company policy still says, "No sex" at the De Pot.

Yeah, yeah. But, who's complaining? Sure won't be me. "Something's happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear," like they say. But it is getting weird, better get used to it.

Sub-X is a survivor of the radical '60s. These days he's attempting to get beyond the 'Them' and 'Us' duality of Conflict Consciousness. Trying to eliminate conflict from one's reality is a lot like dealing with alcohol. It's an on-going process. Currently, Sub-X seeks solutions and asks, "Why not more beauty, love, and joy?" We know we can do so much better. OK, so why not?