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This post doesn't mean anything. At least I don't think it does. To be honest I'm not sure what it means. It's just one of those weird things that sometimes jumps right up in front of you and starts yelling "look at me, I'm a weird thing!"

Any of you who have ever attended an outdoor Grateful Dead concert or still remember that MSNBC talk show program hosted by Allan Keyes* will know exactly what I mean by weird things that sometimes jump right up in front of you and start yelling "look at me, I'm a weird thing!"

*True Historical Facts Note: Allan Keyes is a past Republican presidential candidate, member of the second circle of Powers, Dominions, and Virtues - and - the former ambassador to the volcanic island nation of Cretin.

Anyway, who cares. What this post is really about (although it doesn't really mean anything) is what resulted when I Googled up corrente and discovered that corrente had been adopted by something called "shopping.service.com". Where, it just so happens, you can learn anything you need to know about "remarkable skin lightning lotion." Which reminds me of something I once encountered during an outdoor Grateful Dead concert in West Virginia. If you've never experienced "skin lightning" (or west Virginia) I suggest you try it. It's remarkable. You won't be sorry. Then again maybe you will.

In any case, remarkable.skin.lightning.lotion.shopping.service.com.htm here or cached here provides a wide assortment of valuable feeds and links and teaser leads to articles and websites featuring a remarkable variety of topics and products including "one minute manicures", "Jafra consultants" and a free vat of "royal jelly product". Use your imagination.

Also available: "Neways Snap Back... remarkable stretch mark cream", "cosmic energy stones" - in the event pea gravel won't do the trick - a "white bunny named Lightning," and "a remarkable 29 cent goldfish," from "The Oregon Association of American Mothers Inc," which, if you ask me, seems like a pretty good initial offering price for a goldfish from Oregon.

You can also learn about "joint problems in dogs," (something I know a thing or two about), "PRECURSOR" colonization and early hair coloring tips among "a group of plane faring (pf) and space faring (sf) races that preceded humanity and are now thought to be extinct," and an expression the residents of Alaska have coined for people entering Alaska; "they call it Coming into the Country."

Obviously, if it's cutting edge coined immigration expressions you're looking for, Alaskians are the go-to folks.

Then, there are links to useful archived scientific topics such as this:

NewsPro Archive - July 2001. Ohldepharte. Posted Monday, July 30, 2001 by admin. By Terry Moore. By now, what with all the alien sightings, U.F.O. ... they are rumored to bear a remarkable resemblance to groundhogs ... little samples of soap, skin lotion and dog food to ... little samples of soap, skin lotion and dog food to ...

Your guess is as good as mine. In any event, at some point, should you just so happen to be shopping for cosmic gravel or a white bunny named lightning - and who the hell isn't! - you will eventually discover a link to an earlier corrente offering which offers "Stupid Republican Pet Tricks," and a "Vietnam Veterans Against John Kerry' bumpersticker." Scroll even further down the page and you'll discover a link to this archived post by Lambert:

corrente / Leah, Lambert, Tresy & the farmer
The Blog of 4: Leah, Lambert, Tresy and the farmer. Saturday, June 12, 2004. Goodnight, moon. It's dark under the table, and I'm going to bed. Wonder if we're going to be able to nail that slippery little scut on torture? Well, we can dream. corrente.blogspot.com

Why are links to these corrente posts included on this page? Ya got me. But it all somehow makes sense if you think of it all as some kind of crazy integrated poetic whole. For instance, just prior to Lambert's old post cited above, you will discover a "Firecat Fanfics - Sakura and Snow - Exchange," link which will remind you:

In the shrine's inner sanctum, light fell into shadow: pale sun spilling slantwise through the open doorway and onto the tatami floor. ... the tube's cap, the glisten of lotion across Seishirou's fingers ... flowing over his pale skin, reflecting in eyes made dark ... with the potential for lightning--the frisson of a tender ...

Obvious conclusion: Loin! A tender loin! Nothing like a tender loin on a tatami floor! Especially when it involves a "Stupid Republican" and a free vat of "royal jelly product!" Just ask Jerri Ryan! Who can tell you whatever ya want to know about U.F.O.'s and "space faring (sf) races," and "Stupid Republican Pet Tricks."

See what I mean? All the dots connect somewhere down the line. Ya just gotta stick with it. Later on down the page you will be treated to a "KidsBookshelf Poems and Short Stories," link which originates from some place called www.kidsbookshelf.com and features this brief teaser:

KidsBookshelf Poems and Short Stories ... The Castle a most remarkable place Beautify with many ... on your skin it is not sticky; it is scented body lotion ... and she can make lightning come out of her ...

"...out of her..." what!? Good Gawd! Kids these days. Hey, wait a minute - that kinda reminds me of a Grateful Dead concert I once went to in West Virginia.

Oh well, at least I now know where all you Corrente readers are coming from.

Anyone know where I can get me "a scrappy Mutt" a "lightning bolt" and a "blistery stigmata?"

I'll bet Allan Keyes would know.

This post is dedicated to Matt Deatherage and Presbyterian church-basement tuba bands everywhere.

:-)