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Posted: 2013-02-10, 12:44PM EST

D&W Gashlight Village Meat Dept. - w4m - 25 (Gashlight Village)

I came in yesterday with my friend to get some pork sirloin and fava beans for dinner. You were the gentleman in the black framed glasses that helped me out. You seemed very professional and established, so I was shocked to see you on that side of the counter. Either way, you were super cute and now I feel guilty for not saying something to you at that moment because I was with my friend and she can be like a rabid dog at times if she sees me flirting with a cute hipster cub. And anyways my tongue locked and my mouth froze when I went to speak to you. You looked in my eyes as if to say, 'This is a Long Life" and handed me the wrapped sirloin. Perhaps next time I'll have the courage to say something to you if there is a next time.I'm moving to Zimbabwe in two months to teach English. I know you probably won't see this, but if you do, please respond.

• Location: Gashlight Village
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Mystery Image of the Month (February)

George W. Bush, The Painter

          I was annihilated by shock and awe when I saw the recently leaked images of oil paintings made by none other than former and possibly one of the worst presidents ever, George W. Bush. Who knew? But the wildest, most wacked out thing about it is that I actually really like the paintings. I have only seen two. Both are paintings of a man in a bathroom. Presumably these are self-portraits though you can't really see his face in either one. In the first, he stands without shirt on, grey haired, facing away from the painter.
          The only glimpse we get of his face is in the small circular mirror in front of him. We can barely see it and so there is no obvious resemblance to the 41st President of the United States. The other one is a view that just shows the man's legs in a tub of water as he takes his bath. Its, well, odd. Although each one doesn't necessarily  reveal the presence of some great draughtsmen like Da Vinci or Rafeal or whoever, they fascinate me and not only because of who the painter is.
         There is a playfulness to them. They are not hyper-detailed ultra realistic depictions of the human body in a closed space. They are painted and you can tell.
Already I have seen stories from various websites where big Art critics have come out of the wood-work to spew their psycho babble in a cohesive manner. One guy from the New Republic linked the bathtub painting to G.W's regret over his handling of Hurricane Katrina. Really? What can we tell from the actual paintings by looking at them with out a thought about who painted them?
         A few things: The subject does not want to be looked at. He faces away from the painting and the view of the painter, who is doing the looking and from us. The subject is alone in a space that is usually closed off from others while being used. (Aka: a restroom in the home) Issues of Isolation, Reflection, and Peace vibe off the paintings without trying too hard and that's a nice thing to pull off. They are wonderfully simple. I like the playful style and the odd, sorta anti-portrait portrait function thats going on. They are also unpretentious as hell. I just wish the man who made these two paintings would have been a painter instead of a President.

The One Thing I Like About John Boehner and Another Reason I Love Youtube

        
          Though I do not agree with virtually any policy issues that he may espouse and though I may view him and his Republican cronies as the real culprits for the gridlock and impotency of Congress, there is one thing that I actually respect about John Boehner. I like that he is a man who cries in public. I appreciate the fact that he shows emotion. It sounds too simple to say but I like a guy who isn't afraid to cry. John Boehner's ideas about how to run the country may be complete bullshit but he can't be all bad I say to myself.

          Recently I found myself watching youtube clips of pregnancy announcements and of marriage proposals and of surprise reunions and I didn't just watch one or two. The other day I watched these types of clips for about two hours straight! Was there something wrong with me? Did I develop a strange hormonal imbalance now that I am in my 30's? Would I still pee standing up?

          I think what I became addicted to was seeing authentic emotion. In most of these clips you see honest tears of joy. In a society filled with surface realities and a society where the media is always touting guns and violence and bad news it was so refreshing and rewarding to see people still celebrate joy in their hearts and still express love for one another. Then I stumbled upon a clip of Comedian and Talk Show host, Steve Harvey. During a taping of his show on his birthday, his producers told him they had a surprise. Via live satellite from Florida they showed a couple who looked like they were in their fifties wishing him a happy birthday. He started to sob. It was beautiful. Watch the clip for the explanation as I slide the Kleenex box a little closer.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oxEitLU9ps