Cosmic Cabdrivers' Guide to the Universe, WWW.COSMICRAT.COM, presents:

RAT'S NEST

things you should gnaw
A page for humor, truth, social and political commentary, and philosophical thought. Know more, think more, and laugh more.


TO SEEK ILLUMINATION, ONE MUST OFTEN
LOOK INTO DARK PLACES

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RAT NOW!
commentary on important current issues


the Dove of Peace
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
The Dove of Peace flies from site to site through as many countries as possible. Please help it make a line around the globe by taking it with you to your site, by giving it to someone for their site, by passing it on to another continent, or to the conflict areas of the world...
My thanks to Cosmic Rose

political links


'RATS' spelled backwards is 'STAR'

Things aren't ALWAYS serious around here.... Here's a game that simulates positive social interaction, not destruction and killing:


Or, how about a little space adventure?
The site has some other fun and different games as well.


bumpersnickers by angel; see links page for site link

Friend, Do You Like Kids?
This is a pictorial essay created by a friend of mine from China. Everyone should see it, no matter what your politics, religion, or country may be, Look at it. Think about it. Whatever we might think of other people's governments around the world, the people themselves are basically the same as us. They have the same basic needs, and, like us, want most of all to live and love and raise their children in peace.

The people should have a way to say 'NO' to war!

talk radio
Progressive Talk Radio is Missing in Phoenix

Huge Erections are Dangerous
Very tall buildings are unneeded risks

Tweaking the Traffic Environment

Hail, Columbia, and Farewell

GROUCHO SINGS THE BLUES
-Tragedy on the home front


Ties that Bind

The Cab Ride
I didn't write this one, but it's definitely worth reading.

HOW NOT TO CHANGE THE WORLD
Advice for terrorists.

Freedom in Glendale
On the other hand,

Left or Right? Which is right, and who is Left? Why don't we all drive on the same side?

DRUG PEACE
If at first you don't succeed...

COPYRIGHT LEFT
Greed has stretched copyright until it broke


SMOKERS and NON-SMOKERS UNITE!
The anti-tobacco people act more like FASCISTS than Americans. They need to be stopped!

SEX
....captainrat says YES!

CYBERSEX
can be fun, but don't forget the people are real. Cyber affairs can hurt real relationships.

VASCECTOMY:
All Juice, No Seed...Enjoy the vas' difference!

THE ARTIFICIAL MIND
Thoughts on silicon cyber sociology.
cruising the last frontier
impressions of Alaska
A DIGITAL INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE
An easy-to-learn system to transcend languages...can you DIGIT?

Experiencing Election Day 2004

BUSH'S INTELLIGENCE FAILURE

Arizona's Last Call




LAUGH

Is the bread of strife

Keep Your WIT wit' You At All Times
THERE'S MORE 2 WIT
THE COSMIC COMEDY COLLECTION
...dedicated to higher risibility


Why 'Captain Rat?'
A NOSE BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SMELL AS WELL
In the minutes and hours between taxicab calls,
cartoons were born wherein the hero saved numerous nude and adoring damsels in distress as he emitted astoundingly wise witticisms. he evolved from 'captain cab' into 'captain rat' because, like his creator and alter ego, he also rode a 'rat' 1979 harley sportster called 'the ratster'.



Captain Rat also starred in several audio plays, along with his sidekick 'Hawkeye', presented via a telephone answering machine that could play a greeting up to 30 minutes long. Our dedicated fans would call hoping that we were not home.

The cosmic cab whose number was 203 became a legend in the valley for its customer-friendly approach and its pleasing colorful, sensual interior styles. The cosmic concept of personal transportation goes beyond simple spatial relocation. it recognizes that the trip is often more important than the arrival


COSMIC LINKICON

if you'd like to have an official captain rat cosmic link icon on your webpage,
here are 3. Compact, yet colorful and unique. Original cosmic rat works of virtual art!
it's a gif, of course. (right...no charge.)
good thing it's not a picture of a horse, since you should

never click a gif horse with a mouse!

I often use an ascii link along with an icon, so as not to perplex the pix-less.
as the famous sage once said, 'Ascii? No questions!'

For my many fans who are constantly asking for more pictures,
~~MY PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION!
Rat Pics
Rat Tats: My Art Collection
My Venice Pictures
Favorite People
More Favorite People
My Son's Wedding in Jamaica, September 2005
Back in Time
...are all at MY FRIENDLY UNIVERSE


Captainrat's Cartoons
Drawn by domelight during 20 years of waiting for calls



A New Anthem for Our Time
A suggestion for new lyrics appropriate for 21st-Century America.


OPINIONS?

Email or Instant Message


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As You Chews
Ruminations of the Cosmic Rat

MYFRIENDLYUNIVERSE.COM

My new site, a companion domain to Cosmic Cabdrivers' Guide, now contains Captain Rat's Chronicles
A growing collection of the writings of Captain Rat, from the near and distant past.
and my fictional short stories


RAT ART
...mousebrush paintings
ART and RAT are anagrams. Coincidence? Decide for yourself.



President Barack Obama:

Obama in Berlin
Obama's Foreign Policy

Obama's Speech on Patriotism
June 30, 2008, Independence, Missouri


Michelle Obama's Speech
at the Gay and Lesbian Leadership Conference
in New York City

Energy and the Environment

Obama's Blueprint for Change
A full and complete description of all his policy positions


The Obama Family
Barack Obama's Website
Learn more about all the issues


Google

READING LIST

courses in alternative thinking

Douglas Adams: HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY...RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE...

robert anton wilson: THE ILLUMINATI TRILOGY...SCHROEDENGER'S CAT TRILOGY... THE COSMIC TRIGGER... et al... deoxy.org

Samuel Clemens: LETTERS FROM EARTH

Kurt Vonnegut: SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE...PLAYER PIANO...CAT'S CRADLE...THE SIRENS OF TITAN...GOD BLESS YOU MR. ROSEWATER...et al

Vladimir Nabokov: PALE FIRE...LOLITA

spider robinson: CALLAHAN'S CROSSTIME SALOON... TIME TRAVELERS STRICTLY CASH

fritjof capra:THE TAO OF PHYSICS
a. c. weisbecker:
COSMIC BANDITOS

Hunter S. Thompson ..FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, et al

phillip k. dick: DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?

timothy leary: THE PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE... Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

Robert Heinlein..HAVE SPACESUIT, WILL TRAVEL...THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST...TIME ENOUGH FOR LOVE...et al

Harlan Ellison: I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM...LOVE AIN'T NOTHING BUT SEX MISSPELLED,,,DANGEROUS VISIONS

Aleister Crowley: MOON CHILD...NECRONOMICON

Isaac Asimov: THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY

Even if I didn't say 'et al', read their other books if you have time, too. This list is not meant to be all-inclusive, but it's a start

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