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| Resumpsi is
now in existence. Two people besides me know what this word means, and
that is how it will stay, so either don't get curious or figure it out
on your own. Two people besides me will know the reason for the
creation of a new Xanga and the abandonment of this one. That is how it
will stay.
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|  Bonaduce Gets Busted:
VH1 Strikes Gold with Pensive Reality Television Series,
Breaking Bonaduce
"I'm a car crash, man. And you have every right to slow down and watch the car crash."
So I'll try my hand at a more formal approach tonight. If this does not suit you... tough.
A little background, first. Danny Bonaduce was once a child star-
bassist and actor for "The Partridge Family." A good show, as I recall.
Watched a bit of it growing up. Right along with "Eight Is Enough,"
"Wonder Woman," and the 1960s "Batman."
Nowadays, he makes a living by doing standup comedy, mostly. He's
pretty much one of those people that has a lot of money, but nobody's
really sure where it comes from.
At any rate, he recently made a harch comeback into reality through the
television show "Breaking Bonaduce," on VH1. Simply put, it's amazing.
Currently, while Bonaduce is a standup comic, he has struggled with
drinking in the past due to an obsessive personality. He is a sex
addict. He is married to a woman that he only knew for 8 hours previous
to his marriage, yet in spite of that the two are deeply in love in the
best way.
He's a messed up guy. He's got issues. The series "Breaking Bonaduce"
is a chronicle of his counselling that he is recieving for the sake of
his wife so that she can get the good man that she deserves. Of course,
he's had counselling before. But within three sessions or so, the
counsellor has always been stumped and has discontinued the
arrangements to see him because of that.
Danny Bonaduce is a man who loves his wife very much, and she loves
him. Neither have any plans of seperating. They are devoted- he is just
not loyal. But why? Why does he go out after a gig to party? Why did he
have an affair, and then confess it on the air to thousands of people?
Simply put, it is because he knows he loves his wife, but doesn't know
how to do that.
Bonaduce is a self-described "car crash." The one thing he cannot do is
act on the love that he has and professes for his wife. Not because
he's an insensitive oaf- he is no different from you or me, and anyone
who denies this is simply stupid, or does not want to admit their
imperfections.
It's a real trip to watch this show. My mind was buzzing for hours
after it was over, rolling the issues over and over, analyzing and
thinking about this guy and his problems. I still haven't got it pinned
down. Is Danny Bonaduce messed up? Hell yes. He's got issues that would
make me cringe, if I were the sort of person that cringes. Maybe I'll
add onto this post later, but for the moment I will simply leave it at
this: Danny Bonaduce is an average joe who admits that he is an average
joe and wants to fix it. He just doesn't know how. People all over the
country are calling him a scumbag, a jerk, an ass. People all over the
country hate him. Personally, I think he's better than most people. I'm
not saying I admire his habits and customs. I admire that he wants to
get rid of them, and is placing himself in a nationally accountable
situation to do so.
Rock on, Mister Bonaduce.
In
the past, VH1 has had some great shows. The "I Love The __s" series is
brilliant. "Behind the Music" is good. They know how to entertain, and
they do it in a witty way. But this show really leaps right over the
bar that they had set for themselves before and just blows everything
else away. While I'm not entirely opposed to being mindlessly amused by
Terry Hogan's family and their nincompoopery, I am far more in favor of
watching a show that blasts the average joe out of the water and pushes
people to be better than they are. Before last night and the premiere
of this show, I was a big fan of VH1. Now I put them right up at the
top of the Brilliant stack when it comes to audio/visual entertainment.
End choppy, disjointed post.
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And now, because I have been without rant and thought lately, here are a few random things.
How does the book of Job in the old testament apply to possible
Christian views or divine reasoning for the almost literal destruction
of New Orleans? Think Eliphaz in chapter 21/22 and approach it
sarcastically.
Slavery: Right or wrong?
This is a trick question, and a stupid one besides. If you ask any old
person, they will say it is wrong and present to you a series of
well-reasoned (generally speaking) arguments on why it's bad to enslave
blacks and hispanics. However, this is retarded- where in the question
was the situation of slavery based on racial factors introduced? It
wasn't. The question is one of a blanket nature, and demands that you
base your answer on different situations. Thus is it a trick question,
because there is no correct answer. Now, bearing this in mind, I would
like a few of you to reason out the different scenarios, with a focus
on forms of slavery based on the breaking of social contract
(punishment for crimes).
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| Katrina came. Katrina is on her way to Canada. And I didn't even get any rain.
I am upset over this for a number of reasons...
1) While people usually hate hurricanes, I love them. In particular I
like to go out in them. The rain, the wind. It's fun to dodge the
branches. Call me stupid, but people do more dangerous things without
even getting out of bed in the morning. Like smoke. Or call their
mother in law.
2) I totally wanted the sun room to be obliterated. That is it.
3) I like lightning.
So I'm fine. I will post more later on the more cold-hearted,
passionless effects of this disaster as is my general style of doing.
Because ninjas ain't need no 'motions, yo. All they needs be dragons
(will you be mine?) and a shiney sword.
Or maybe a frisbee, in case seppuku should be made necessary without warning. Can't be caught off guard, you know.
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| Slavery:
Is it wrong?
Is it right?
Under what circumstances might it be right?
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