gar's pipe hole

yard, back

Pano shot of the whole damn thing (bubbeh's by the sprinkler, pond not pictured).

Driveway plant with UFO-like bug.

Lolly's chill-zone #1 with view of pond/drinking fountain.

Bubbeh perched above Lolly's chill-zone #2, also known as nap-zone.

Koi pushing around our new Water Hyacinth, showing it who's boss.  pro-tip for plants new to the pond: the koi is the boss.

-gar

p.s. god bless my iPhone, god bless it everyone.

p.p.s. despite brook's disapproval, i just ate the Baconator® (not recommended*).

p.p.p.s. who watches the watchers?  i do.  i saw the Watchmen last night.  i liked it, fuck you.  opening titles w/ bob dylan were primo.  sex scene w/ leonard cohen was lusty.  Rorschach was badass.  i wish i had that actor's face.

*doing things against brook's wishes, eating things called the Baconator®.

amrika

i know what you're going to say.  9/11 is old news, we're fucking sick of it, Loose Change was TOTAL FUCKING BULLSHIT, etc.  and i'd agree.  especially the bit about Loose Change.  it was all over social networking sites and people were saying how it proved the government blew up the towers and a missile hit the pentagon blah blah blah.  it was a pretty serious blow to the discussion of the official timeline of the events leading up to and including 9/11, afghanistan, iraq, etc.  and until yesterday, i wouldn't have even challenged the accepted story myself.

however, there is a movie available to Watch Now on netflix called 9/11: Press for Truth.  it is NOT the fringe theories mentioned above and it cites reputable sources for it's statements.  in fact, a local TV station in Denver recently broadcast it.  there are some Appeals to Emotion that bookend the documentary, but largely it relies on facts or intelligent questions.  it left me with a HUGE fucking headache, but it was worth it.

give it a watch: link

-gar

p.s. freedom isn't free.  it costs a buck o' five.

p.p.s. AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!

bodies of water

with our day off, the wife and i took a trip up to east canyon reservoir.  there were lots of recently shorn sheep which made the most noise of anything up there.

we drank beers, ate cherries and chillaxed. 

i also smoked tobacco cigarettes, which is becoming e'er more expensive and looked down upon by society at large.  that same society, spent the better part of my first 20 years telling me how cool and happy i'd be if i just picked up a pack and enjoyed the bold, refreshing taste of burning tobacco leaves.  then, after i was "hooked", they started an unremitting campaign of derision and mean-spirited fear instillment.  thanks, society!  at least i can still smoke in my backyard, where ponds and cats offer no judgment.

as mentioned in my wife's post, bubbeh the kitteh climbs our newly installed window screen (thanks, honey!) and clings there until we let her in.  and when i say we, i mean brook, which changes the tense of the verb to lets.  anywho, it's both cute and irritating, which is a pretty good description of things pets and children do.

-gar

p.s. for updated pond pics check out gar's wife's (blog) hole.

p.s.s. remember the movie Nothing But Trouble?  I do, and i remember it being very weird.  after watching it again last night, i can confirm that it is and was indeed weird.  but also kind of awesome.  taylor negron is arguably the best part of the film yet his role is a small one and like many plot elements, he disappears for a large part of the film with little elaboration or clarification.  dan aykroyd directed the film and it's no wonder he was never allowed to do that to movies ever again.  although it has its funny and weird moments, as a movie it is constructed poorly and many of the musical choices have received very harsh treatment by time's passing.  tupac is in there somewhere, "rocking" the "house", as it were, with the Digital Underground.  Although Dan Aykroyd's character's character traits share most everything from a bygone era, apparently racism managed to fade away as homicidal rage towards bankers came into focus.  anywho, despite its faults, the movie is still worth a netflixin' and invite you all to do as such.

A movie sure to ruin your day, life, last shred of hope in your fellow (wo)man

"Dear Zachary"

Don't read anything about it, just Watch It Now on NetFlix. That is, of course, if you want to weep and gnash your teeth for the foreseeable future. 

-gar 

P.S. I was fortunate enough to have a spider descend from the ceiling on its web on a direct trajectory to my mouth right at a climactic moment. I managed to pause the movie and leap out of the way before it made contact. I negotiated a safe release for it outside as its web wrapped around my legs thus further compounding my status of creeped out.