Chris

I JUST SIMPLY LOVE:
Freedom of speech and thought, My sweet and beautiful wife, my good ol' ma and pa, outsider musicians and artists, Halloween in Salem, Mass., Disneyworld and the awe inspiring surrealism involved, swimming pools, a dark sense of humor, entropy, Belgian ales, tequila, cookouts, playing cards, full moons, kittens, goats, Don Rickles, the Book Cyborg, Cindy Sherman's photographs, a lovely breeze, linguistics, the Johnson Clan, watching Chico play the piano, watching Harpo play the harp, sunshine, rainbows, ice cream socials, taffy pulls, misanthropy, the spoils of unearned wealth, working "blue", Razzle Dazzle, Pat (he gave me a post mortem kit), odd juxtapositions, Charles McFarland The 3rd, that song "Brandy", spittin' tabacky into a solid gold spitoon, playing guitar, guacamole, taxidermy, Diane Arbus' photographs, Joe Coleman's paintings, Sun Dog (a true prince), skulls of all sorts, scented candles, board games, Weartzisms, my cousin Mary O, the Singers, dancin' with Mr. D., large bodies of water, really spicy Indian food, the Hall Clan, Josh & Sofia, John & Nichole, Lou Malnati's in Chicago, when Captain America declares, "We blew it", George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Lewis Black, Paul Mooney, Paul Krassner, that episode of "Friends" where they're all attacked and mauled beyond recognition by a pack of rabid wolverines, weird films, antique prosthetics, antique surgical instruments, the macabre, having some sort of say in the matters at hand, monkeys and apes, Gene Gene The Dancin' Machine, the Comet with Jason Hounshell, shopping for kitschy furniture and knick knacks, oddities and abnormalities, pickled punks, sleepy time, having a good time, all of the time.
I JUST SIMPLY HATE:

political correctness, phonies, flakes, Michael Lang and Woodstock Enterprises, religion and the difficulties it has spawned throughout the ages, certain unnamed fundamentalist groups overseas and at home, bleeding hearts, white guilt, U2 and Bono, Poison, Motley Crue, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Smith, Star Wars, traffic, monetary matters, "talk" radio, having wet socks and shoes, houseflies, snow, humidity, Cracker Park (a.k.a. Crocker Park), Billy Joel, Hollywood, celebrities, Brett Easton Ellis, the "dumbing-down" of just about everything, politics and politicians, the infantile notion that "freedom of speech" should always be responsible and cozy to everyone, democrats, republicans, the Fox Networks, left-wingers in suits with smug looks on their faces, right-wingers in all states of dress with hateful looks on their faces, Bill O'Reilly, Al Franken, Geraldo Rivera, Michael Stipe, Michael Savage, Ann Coulter, Rosie O'Donnell, Rush Limbaugh, Hannity & Colmes, Bill Maher, Michael Medved, awards shows, poodles, mold, today's popular culture, mediocrity, catchphrases, people who take themselves much, much too seriously, those who foolishly stand in the way of the inevitable, these cracker-ass crackers, and Goddamned ANTS of any size, shape, sex or color.