As of late I have been having a hard time getting to the writing of this blog. As most blogs go, they react in flux and in flow with the authors who are responsible for their existence.

While trolling for fodder to add to this blog post I have been struck with a few instances of eureka!

The first being that, though I am not apologetic for anything written in this blog, I do recognize that some of the content may prove to be offensive to some readers. Some readers may have issues with spelling and grammar. Some may have issues with content, in and of itself. In response to the issue of spelling and grammar: This blog was originally conceived as an outlet for stream of consciousness writing, unedited, unedited, to allow for a cohesion of ideas irregardless of mechanical linguistics. To this end I do realize that in forming an idea and opinion of the author, a reader may be trapped by the advent of poor grammar and spelling, thus I pledge to work on resolving this issue.

As far as content goes I am responding to two items in particular, the first being the bacon filled condom. Yes, I though it was kind of gross, I also thought it was a cultural artifact that adds to textured sense of percolated constructionism. Also I would like to point out that letters to the editor are always welcome. In fact, I encourage those who choose to write in response, do so in the section that follows posts, the place where a reader may post a comment (and you don't have to be a blogger to write, you can be anyone). In this case I am choosing to republish an email sent to yours truly;

"How about writing about people that fill their gas tanks with $35
of gas in a big GM car and then drive a month on this gas and still have
some left at the next fill the following month. I agree about the pollution.
I drive about 2500km. per year. How about preventing unemployed easterners
from migrating from the east to the west and increasing the vehicles that
are already on the road and increasing the pollution. What are they coming
here for? For Ralph's Bucks? Too much money here anyway. That's why people
are spending $400000 to buy a house. How many young people under 25 can
afford a $300000 house and mortgage payments of $2000 per month?"

In response to this email, I must say that by criticizing the writings of an author, or the content that is written about, or the political bent towards which certain pieces are formed, would it not simply be more effective to reclaim the medium for oneself by actively participating in a dialogue that is made public, i.e., by writing in the comments portion or by creating a blog of one's own in response. Albeit, the means of production i.e., blogger may not be in one's own hands, but a venue for performance is certainly left up to the creative motives of individual authors.

Ahh. That feels better, that was an issue I have wanted to address for some time now.

In reference to these images at the top and bottom, I was fortunate enough to find a webpage that has archived, catalogued and made easily downloadable for use by d.i.y. folks who are looking for them. Perhaps, individuals who by some path have chosen to identify themselves more closely to diy than to mainstream ideological paradigms.

As is often the case, blogs that are linked closely are often found traversing similar ground at the same time. Borrowed from the Yolk.

"The Revolutionary Knitting Circle Proclamation of Constructive Revolution

We hold that all communities should have the means necessary to meet every essential need of their own people.

To that end, the Revolutionary Knitting Circle calls upon people everywhere to take up the struggle through the tools of local production. We shall bring forth not only our voices raised for global justice, but we shall rise together, with the tools to liberate local communities from the shackles of global corporatism.

By sharing in the skills and resources of our communities, we shall become free to cast off dependencies on global trade for our subsistence. In so doing, we shall all be able to enter fairly into meaningful and equitable trade of not only goods, but also those cultural intangibles that are necessary if we are to bring about understanding, justice and peace to truly enrich our individual lives and our communities.

By returning production of the essentials of life to the community, we can eradicate the dependence imposed by the elites - giving communities the freedom to guide their own destinies.

We call upon all people who would see their communities freed from corporate slavery to come forth to share in action dedicated to removing the production of essential goods from the hands of multi-national corporations and returning that production to the people.

This is a daily struggle." -Knitting Manifesto. A group based out of Calgary, AB

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To return to the original idea of this blog. I wanted to point out that images have played such an intrinsic role in my life, that I can hardly imagine a situation where I am hard pressed to associate it with an image. Thus I have been steeped and indoctrinated into a world of bold images, counter media images, images that reflect a diy ethic. These images have been influential in my life for some time now, they become referents, those that are not easily erasable from memory.

Vivisection: words cannot describe. Visit for images.






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