Here’s your daily dose of “oh my god we are so screwed!” Whose tire is your favorite journalist swinging on as they grasp for access like it’s crack rock and they are junkies willing to do anything, anything for their next hit. (Via Nat)
I need solitude like I need air. That is to say, solitude is necessary for me to be me and to center myself. However, just as breathing is necessary but not enough for a full and productive life, solitude is a basic need, one that I have to create regularly for myself, but in itself, …
There are a number of reasons why I’m leaving Las Cruces, and I’ve shared some of those reasons in a previous post before I had actually made up my mind to go. In the end, my decision was based on a number of factors that include short term financial needs, longer term financial goals, a …
I’ve been an a political kick the last couple of weeks what with all the convention folderol and elephant dung-slinging that’s been going on. But there are other parts to my life . . . like being a geek. Here’s my current desktop arrangement: (GeekTool is showing my current iTunes song, the background is “Surreal …
Is it just me or does this sound an awful lot like a recent political spectacle: In George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the Two Minutes Hate . . . is a daily period in which Party members of the society of Oceania must watch a film depicting The Party’s enemies . . . and express …
Ok, so I was a bit down on Biden a couple of weeks ago – but this is so refreshing after the past week of Republicans slinging elephant shit on the American people:
Spiteful Racist Hate-mongering Fear-mongering Thuggish Fascist Lying Duplicitous Against Constitutional Rights Against Human Rights Manipulative Self-serving Arrogant Pro-Torture Pro-War Pro-Death Sexist Homophobic Please add your own choice words in the comments.
Despite my cynicism and anger about some of Obama’s decisions – I do think he is someone to vote for and not a simple vote against the establishment.
I mean, really? Q: “So no contraception, no counseling on contraception. Just abstinence. Do you think contraceptives help stop the spread of HIV?” Mr. McCain: (Long pause) “You’ve stumped me.”[From McCain Stumbles on H.I.V. Prevention – The Caucus Blog – NYTimes.com] I have no words for this. The man is dumb as dirt.
There has been a rash of arrests and raids in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area as the Republican National Convention gets underway. Here’s one of the higher profile arrests: ST. PAUL, MN—Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time. Police violently manhandled Goodman, yanking her …