A dear OS friend gave me frank advice: become more relevant. Search the internet for trends.

My idea of “trends” is Judeo-Christian mythology disguised as a tax break for puffed up or perverse sexually immature men.

Or: the lingering stench of narcissistic post-modernism, imported mostly from our ancient enemy France, who once was an ally.  Back in Napoleon’s time. Sold us all that swampland that recently had a flood of seemingly biblical proportions.

Another disturbing trend: the continued relevance of this fine collection of poetry to literal minded momma’s boys. Another: the dull recreation of Jesus’s life and times by scholars with nothing but good intentions, but a dry way of talking. Unlike their subject.

Two more of my (former) trends, til my trendy galpal set me straight about what is worth my attention.

1.the sexual revolution’s disastrous outcome, well-chronicled by our patron saint bitch Camille Paglia.

Trending today:

Weiner…. Ok…he is another sexually immature male in power who has lately been humiliated and stripped of power. There is a conspiracy against such men, I think. Him, Edwards, Arnold, etc.  I think it is Clinton.

Ah, but Bill or Hillary? Good conspiracy theories could be crafted for either of them. I have dozens of them. If you’re interested, comment on this blog.

Hope you saw my “solemn promise” in red on my banner. It has replaced my favorite Blake quote: “if the fool persists in his folly he will become wise.” Been there, just finished doing that.

I made a public mea culpa last night. That I am mortified. Wow. So are 67% of other men. Of them, only 2-3 percent deserve it. The rest were fucked over by the MotherState. The entity that grabbed power from the Big Brother state, and now uneasily shares it in a coalition from a bipolar’s best delusion. Uh, mine.

Miley Cyrus was in the news. She is in trouble for some new ad, which depicts a “Lolita”.

Lolita is an interesting trend. She is in charge of street level politics.

The homeless remain a growing trend. Give em a cigarette, if you smoke.

Anti smoking is a trend.

In politics, debates are again trendy.  Obama oughta debate Oprah. Should at least contain civility.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sports Competitive sports are still a trend. (Forgot about Tiger, earlier, re. men brought down).

I like baseball. For no other logical reason than that my dad loved his Red Sox. One of the only ways he had to communicate with me. Sox talk. Also weather talk.

Speaking of weather, disasters are a trend.

In the news.

On what my de-facto Brother in law, married to my 60 yr old Head Start social worker sis, Suzie Q, who'll hand u yr balls if ya call a woman a girl or a gal..uh, he calls the “weather porn channel”. On tv.

Which they never watch. They only listen to satellite radio and NPR.

NPR in disgrace, too, I think.

Hippies trending well. Hippy dippy ones. Not hard core ones like Bob and suzie. hardly them.

Summing up, disgrace in in.

Grace is always in.

Just pull your head out of trends, to find it. Or: really really commit to trends, and read the mythic meaning.

  1.1 "What is the price of Experience? do men buy it for a song?
1.2 Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, it is bought with the price
1.3 Of all that a man hath, his house, his wife, his children.
1.4 Wisdom is sold in the desolate market where none come to buy,
1.5 And in the wither'd field where the farmer plows for bread in vain.

blake