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Happy Twenty-Ten!
At this time last year, I was soul-crushingly idle at work, fat–well, pudgy anyway–bored, miserable, and lazy. The year ahead of me included my firstborn’s wedding and my own 25th high school reunion. I guess I forgot to include “old” above.
Old Question Answered
I’ve been playing around with themes, mostly for later application to the band site, but also for an idea I have working. Anyway, I stumbled across my old "why would JOHNATHAN be a restricted word" problem.
The answer is that I had already used the same name for the computer. I don’t really know why it [...]
Priorities
You know, I have no fucking idea where—or if—I’m going to be working a year from now, but I have to admit, life is good. On Saturday night, I’m going to Purgatory (potentially NSFW). I did promise. I’m only mildly—very, very mildly—disappointed that I’ll not be hanging out with tired, sweaty teenagers at ASU. I’m [...]
Then again…
…maybe I didn’t write him off too soon. (What I”ve been saying lately, but probably more coherently.) This country needs a hero, and all we can manage to get is cardboard cut-outs. /sigh
Corporations Playing Nice
I’m really not surprised, because Sam Adams has always been a class act. Via The Accidental Hedonist.
Couldn’t've Said It Better Myself
It’s going to be hard to do a worse job running America than the Republicans have, but if anybody can do it, it’s the Democrats. —PJ O’Rourke
When Life Hands You Lemons…
…and pitchers and sugar and water and …, you have to make lemonade.
It’s sad to see magazines dying. The one I’ll eventually miss most is Playboy, but you know if something so established mainstream as Newsweek is hurting, the ad-supported mags going into even greater depth or expressing more diverse views probably can’t stand [...]
I May Have Written This Guy Off Too Early
Just as black anger often proved counterproductive, so have these white resentments distracted attention from the real culprits of the middle class squeeze – a corporate culture rife with inside dealing, questionable accounting practices, and short-term greed; a Washington dominated by lobbyists and special interests; economic policies that favor the few over the many. [...]
