Tales of the Freewayblogger: April 2008

Inland Empire

All signs placed by freeways in Riverside, San Bernardino, Pomona, Upland, Fontana and Chino.

"What one man can do, another man can do." -Nicolai Chukovski

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The world is a dangerous place to live... not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein

"We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same."- Carlos Castaneda

"Hope is a feeling that life and work have meaning." ~Vaclav Havel

"If you are going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill

"That which is used develops. That which is not used wastes away."
-Hippocrates

"In great attempts it is glorious even to fail." - Cassius

More From San Diego Earth Day

Signs originally placed in Balboa Park for Earth Day Festival, coming to the freeways soon.

“Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods. ” -G.W. Bush

“It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.”

“Some of the biggest sources of air pollution are the power plants, which send tons of admissions into our air.”

"First, we would not accept a treaty that would not have been ratified, nor a treaty that I thought made sense for the country." -President Bush on the Kyoto Climate Change Treaty, April 24, 2001

Recent Works

"Make things as simple as possible, but not simpler."
-Albert Einstein

"The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterward."
-Arthur Koestler

"War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses."
-Thomas Jefferson

"All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions."
-Adlai E. Stevenson

"Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."
-Friedrich Nietzsche

"What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it."
-Antoine De Saint-Exupery

"Out beyond our ideas of right-doing and wrong-doing there is a field. I'll meet you there."
-Rumi

Earth Day in San Diego

Obama in 30 Seconds

"We need an energy bill that encourages consumption." -President Bush, Trenton, New Jersey, Sept. 23, 2002

“I've been talking to Vicente Fox, the new president of Mexico... I know him... to have gas and oil sent to U.S.... so we'll not depend on foreign oil. ” -George W. Bush, Presidential debate, Oct. 3, 2000

"I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace."
-President Bush at HUD, June 18, 2002

“I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.” -President Bush, Saginaw, MI, September 29, 2000

Our Funny President

"The thing that's important for me is to remember what's the most important thing."

All quotes by George W. Bush courtesy of Paul Slansky via
Idiots, Hypocrites, Demagogues and More Idiots

"When you turn on your TV screen and see innocent people die, day in and day out, it affects the mentality of our country." - when asked about sacrifices Americans make for the war.

"Border relations between Canada and Mexico have never been better."

"Make no mistake about it, I understand how tough it is, sir. I talk to families who die."

"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."

"Our nation must come together to unite."

The Wit and Wisdom of John McCain

"Do you know why Chelsea Clinton is so ugly? She's the child of Janet Reno and Hillary Clinton." - at a 1998 Republican fundraiser

"The vice president has only two obligations: Inquire daily into the health of the president, and attend the funerals of Third World dictators." - straight talk on U.S. foreign policy

"At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt." - to his wife, Cindy

Signs placed in Phoenix, Arizona at the base of a peak renamed for Lori Piestewa, the First Native American Woman to die in combat with the U.S. military.

Will Lincoln Survive "Gettysburg" Comments?

Transcript from "Hannity's America" November 20, 1863

Sean Hannity: Well, we've got the transcript right here and it looks like Mr. Lincoln's really put his foot in it this time. The question for our panelists is: "After Gettysburg, Does Lincoln still have a chance for re-election?" Pat?

Pat Buchanan: I'd have to say no Sean. Right from the start he's set himself up as another liberal elitist, hopelessly out of touch with the voters. "Four Score and Seven..." The number he's looking for is eighty-seven. Maybe if he put down his chablis and brie plate for a minute he'd understand how real people actually speak.

Laura Ingraham: And the whole thing was written on the back of an envelope for cryin' out loud. Hey Abe, get a clue: it's called "paper." Not everybody can use a perfectly good envelope, which as all Americans know is meant for mailing things... and he uses it for scratch paper! Give me a break!

Sean Hannity: Let's go a little further down here to the comments that really seem to have set American's teeth on edge, the part about not being able to dedicate, consecrate or "hallow", whatever that means, this ground. Is it wise for someone running for re-election to tell us what we can't do? Does he just hate Americans? Pat?

Pat Buchanan: Sure sounds like it to me.

Laura Ingraham: Well, he certainly doesn't seem to care much for women that's for sure: "Our fathers"? "Brave men"? "All men are created equal?" I tell you, if women could vote, they certainly wouldn't vote for him!

Sean Hannity: And here he says we're engaged in a "Great Civil War." Really Mr. President? I bet there's a lot of Americans out there who'd like to know what you think is so great about it. He also says "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here..." I bet now he sure wishes we're not gonna remember!

Pat Buchanan: I know it's a small point, but isn't "Abraham" a Jewish name?

We love you Granny D.

Golden Gate Bridgeblogging

Demonstration details here.

Los Angeles/Film Quotes

"Dad always used to say the only causes worth fighting for were the lost causes." -Mr. Smith Goes To Washington

"Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof." -V For Vendetta

"You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your fucking khakis." -Fight Club

"What is finished, is the idea that this great country is dedicated to the freedom and flourish of every individual in it; it's the individual that's finished. It's the single, solitary human being that's finished; it's every single one of you out there that's finished." - Network

"We might as well be frank, monsieur. It would take a miracle to get you out of Casablanca, and the Germans have outlawed miracles." -Casablanca

"We don't have a lot of time on this earth. We weren't meant to spend it this way. Human beings were not meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, filling out useless forms and listening to eight different bosses drone on about mission statements." - Office Space

"Sometimes you got to specifically go out of your way to get into trouble. It's called fun." - Good Morning Vietnam

"I'm just an ordinary guy with nothing to lose." - American Beauty

Orange County

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." ~ Oscar Wilde

"The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry." ~ William F. Buckley, Jr.

"I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it." ~ Edith Sitwell

"The sons of torture victims make good terrorists." ~ André Malraux

"All we are saying is give peace a chance." ~ John Lennon

Arizona, Minnesota

Tempe, AZ

Minneapolis/St.Paul

Borrowing Billboards for Obama

hi scarlet ~ our blogging friend jeff is all hot for obama so he commissioned us to "borrow" the blank billboard in mission valley, above qualcomm stadium, again last saturday morning. we cut out 6' letters - painted them white, and he made a black pvc frame that was 18' high. we hauled all the stuff - including a 20' ladder - up the mountainside at 6:15am - we even wore orange vests. we attached the letters with zip ties to the pvc frame and hauled the whole heavy mother up onto the billboard with ropes, tied it off on both sides so there was no damage to the billboard itself.

the sign's still up there, looking pretty awesome. i couldn't take too many pictures because they had me trucking around way up there on the edge of the billboard walkway too. don't know how you feel about obama but, you have to admit, it's impressive :-)))) peace,kate