Brewed Beverage of (non)Choice: A Cup of Echinacea Tea - I have a stomach thing-y
The other day as I was riding into work on the train I decided that my mind needed some time off after months of deep, progressive thought. During this time of thoughts my mind was devouring such topics as Lewis Mumford’s organic regionalism philosophy on urban planning; how silly it is for our Republican Governor Nominee, Ron Saxson, to propose a perfomance pay initiative for teachers - something the Teacher’s Union would never support; and the sociology of the pub. But my mind became full and so I decided it could take some time off, unknowingly mere hours before the affects of a stomach flu hit me.
And so I thought I would give you a picture of what my mind immediately latched onto right as I stepped off the train with my bike. Not only will you see how demented I can be, but how much pop culture can seep into anyone’s conscious. I will lead you into the whole scene because there is no other way without the use of video…and there is no way Matt Groening is going to give me authorization to show that.
Bart Simpson is in a Forestry Ranger Station standing before the figure of Smokey the Bear. Smokey here is being used as an interactive education device. On the stand in front of him are two buttons: one labeled “you” and one labeled “me.” And so the following begins…
The figure of Smokey says, “Only who can prevent forest fires?” Bart looks at the stand and presses the button labeled “you.” The figure of Smokey responds, “You have answered you, referring to me. That is incorrect. The correct answer is you.”
And so you have an even better idea of how strange I can be. I tell you it is a lot funnier in my head. And now back to my stretch of recouperation.
Prost!
the confucian brewer