Idiosyncratica Ex Machina

MY WIFE LIED TO ME FOR THREE MONTHS and I couldn’t be happier!!. She constructed a complete fiction, a work of genius which involved roping in workmates, family members, hell she even managed to drag my own travel agent into this wonderful deceit, and kept it all running in her head - and mine - for three months until yesterday when the truth was finally allowed to breath air and catch some daylight. I’m not sure how she kept sane through this, but somehow she managed it.

I’m generally peripherally aware, suspicious by nature and devious by design - but this Christmas I’ve been outdone and trumped by SusiQ. Make no mistake - this will take some beating. We are talking about imaginary work requirements, fictional pregnant arrivals from Australia, non existant clients and court cases, intricate traps set to divert and deceive me, layers upon layers of detail - all works of a beautifully deranged mind set on duping me.

So - what am I babbling on about? And what the hell does this have to do with the title of this post? Well - for that to make sense I need to get some quick definitions out of the way:-

There are many definitions for Idiosyncratic, but here are a couple which are applicable… Odd, personalized, peculiar, eccentric and often out of context and Deviating from the customary.
And as for “Ex Machina”… An unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot.

Now - put the two of these together and you see where this is going. I’d noticed little things - more now that I think back in hindsight - which didn’t add up over the last few months, but nothing which would have set off the alarm bells. I just assumed it was SusiQ being, well… herself; quirky, weird, a little mad and mostly perfect! Then of course I discover yesterday that we will actually be seeing in the new year in Venice, in a 5-star luxury hotel, on a private island. Absolutely amazing!. We leave Wednesday and return in the new year. The funding had been handled via backchannels to prevent detection and the intricate fiction was created to prevent me from attempting to surprise her with a vacation at the same time. This Coyote is one happy puppy this Christmas! It’s also a perfect start to the Year Of Debauchery - but more on that later. For now though, it’s time to start planning my revenge

Update: I should point out that this will mean low and slow updates - if any - until the new year, but worry not, we shall return rested, full of great italian wine and food and hopefully ready for the new year ahead

Santas Little Helpers

Just in case you were worried that Santa gets nothing in return for cruising hundreds of thousands of miles around this spinning rock of ours ensuring everyone gets their pressies…. meet Santas little helpers

Happy [Politically Incorrect] Christmas!

AH SCREW IT - JUST ENJOY YOURSELVES!! If you are expecting some form of politically correct “safe” christmas greeting from us here at Howl @ The Moon!… well don’t hold your breath If this post should offend anyone or possibly bruise some religious sensitivities…ah who am I kiddin? No one sensitive reads this blog do they?

And so - on to the advice on how to get through your Christmas break… ignore all the bullshit, get on with it and try to enjoy the festivities. To help you on your way here is some sagely advice and a few universal principles from the chief lunatic of the asylum here to keep you on the straight and narrow, when all else fails over the holidays:-

It’s your family - so they will probably forgive you, eventually. Make the best of the opportunity to settle some old scores and say all those things you have been building up throughout the year!

Avoid eye contact when sober - it will only lead to cringe worthy conversations of meaningless content and triviality… wait until the alcohol has been flowing for a while before getting caught up in a ‘deep exchange’.

Eat like a pig; drink like a fish; fart like you always wanted to in public… let’s face it folks, this opportunity only comes around once a year.

Remember - a doggie is not just for Christmas, it’s a great position all year around.

Your in-laws are there to amuse you - make the best of it!

If you see some stranger in your bedroom carrying a sack of stuff in the middle of the night - shoot first, ask questions later; better safe than sorry.

From all of the lunatics here - to all of you lunatics out there… have a great Christmas folks and let’s look forward to planning the revolution again in the new year!!

Irish Government Yielding to Pressure on CIA Flights!

MAYBE THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS AFTER ALL! Certainly if this story continues to develop the way I hope, perhaps we will get the best present of all in the new year - and end to US Military using our Airports to propogate their ‘conflicts’ (we can’t call them wars because then it would be illegal) and further outsource their torture needs. The good news is however that that Irish Government has pledged to act if it can be proved that the US lied about Shannon. This is all happening quickly now after months and months of pressure. Thus far the Irish Government pretty much ignored this situation and the will of the Irish people, but today the Irish Human Rights Commission took a stand on the issue of US Military and CIA using our airports for possible transport of torture victims and issued a pretty clear press release which insisted that the Government take action or face the risk of being in breach of both domestic and international law on supporting and facilitating systematic torture. This seems to be spark which has finally pushed the Government into action.

Latest news reports suggest the Government will respond accordingly however Irish anti-war activists today called for a more agressive stance, urging the Government to ban CIA flights completely from Ireland. Keep up the pressure folks. Do your part and keep as many people informed of progress as possible. It is not only our obligation to seek the truth of this matter, it is a privilege that we have this luxury at all, and a crime if we simply waste it and continue on with the illusion of truth. G’wan Santa - give us the pressie we all want, give us the truth for a change!

Irish Human Rights Commission on CIA Flights Issue

FINALLY, SOME ACTION ON THIS CIA “RENDITION” FLIGHTS ISSUE seems to be taking place in Ireland. The Irish Irish Human Rights Commission today issued a Press Release on the CIA Flights at Shannon Airport issue urging the Irish Government to take action and are insisting that all US Military flights passing through the airport are inspected to ensure no Irish or international laws on human rights are being breached. The story is being picked up by the usual sources (Online.ie Article), Breakingnews.ie Article, but I’d recommend you read the press release directly from the IHRC site.

To quote directly from the press release: The President of the IHRC, Dr. Maurice Manning, stated “The Irish Government has a clear obligation both under the Convention against Torture, the ECHR and under domestic law to prevent any actions on our soil which could in any way facilitate torture or ill-treatment even in another country. Thus far, the Government has said that it has received assurances from the US authorities that they are not using planes which are landing at Shannon in connection with the transport of detainees to locations where they may be tortured or ill-treated. In the Commission’s view, and in light of Ireland’s international legal obligations in this field, reliance on diplomatic assurances is not sufficient to protect against the risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment.”

I am delighted to be able to report on this news item today as it marks the first real step towards sorting this travesty out in Ireland. Hopefully the government will now be obliged to respond accordingly - as ever I will follow developments on this story which began with Money Talks and Irish Neutrality Walks and developed into Baldonnel Airport being used for CIA Rendition Flights. Stay tuned folks.

For Rent! - Trying Out a New Idea

I’M TRYING OUT A NEW IDEA here at Howl @ The Moon! called Rent A Blog. Essentially it works like this… I allow bloggers from Blogexplosion.com to rent some ad space in my sidebar for a defined period of time. In return I get credits over at BE which I can then allocate to my site. It’s a cute idea so I decided to give it a whirl last night and see what happened.

Unfortunately (for me) I had a bit of a typo and managed to rent away a full week of space on this blog for a nominal fee (it’s amazing what a difference a single digit or decimal point can make!!!), still I’m delighted to welcome my first squatter to the general insanity here. Tor of Tor’s Rants has decided to rent some space here for the week so if you get some spare time, feel free to drop by his blog and check it out. A thumbnail image and link to his site are included in the sidebar. Other than that - Life (as we know it) will continue on here pretty much as expected… meaning chaos and mayhem will reign supreme as usual

Big Brother Arrives in UK from March 2006

BIG BROTHER ARRIVES IN MARCH 2006 in the UK. Britain is to become the first country in the world where the movements of all vehicles on the roads are recorded according to this article. Using a network of cameras that can automatically read every passing number plate, the plan is to build a huge database of vehicle movements so that the police and security services can analyse any journey a driver has made over several years.

By next March a central database installed alongside the Police National Computer in Hendon, north London, will store the details of 35 million number-plate “reads” per day. These will include time, date and precise location, with camera sites monitored by global positioning satellites. More than 50 local authorities have signed agreements to allow the police to convert thousands of existing traffic cameras so they can read number plates automatically.

Data is to be stored for a period of 2 years initially, growing to 5 years eventually and the massive database is to be made available to MI5 as well. Those concerned about civil liberties are worried that the movements of millions of law-abiding people will soon be routinely recorded and kept on a central computer database for years.

Big Brother has arrived folks - Orwell was right!!.